Lead Paint Risk in Troup County, Georgia

44.2%Pre-1978 Housing

12,939Pre-1978 Units

29,255Total Housing Units

18Census Tracts

How to Interpret This

This is an area-level screening signal based on Census housing-age data. It does not confirm lead paint in any specific home. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint, and certified inspection or testing is the only way to confirm a property-level hazard.

Reporter / Resident Story Kit

12,939 housing units in Troup County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 44.2%, compared with the state rate of 32.3%.
Local questions: Which neighborhoods have the oldest housing stock? Are lead-safe renovation resources available? Do renters and families with young children know how to request testing?

Highest-Risk Census Tracts

Individual census tracts ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage. Showing the top 18 of 18 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9608	1,287	1,575	81.7%	49	53	209	129	847
Census Tract 9604.01	1,329	1,735	76.6%	477	354	84	318	96
Census Tract 9601.02	915	1,470	62.2%	159	35	153	213	355
Census Tract 9610	1,340	2,312	58.0%	550	171	158	100	361
Census Tract 9607	1,017	1,996	51.0%	475	143	167	150	82
Census Tract 9605.01	973	1,913	50.9%	378	168	229	148	50
Census Tract 9603	759	1,604	47.3%	310	107	159	75	108
Census Tract 9606	1,014	2,293	44.2%	149	120	351	60	334
Census Tract 9609.01	831	2,042	40.7%	259	96	79	187	210
Census Tract 9611	442	1,169	37.8%	143	40	46	171	42
Census Tract 9605.03	893	2,470	36.2%	621	169	44	33	26
Census Tract 9605.04	342	947	36.1%	142	26	126	15	33
Census Tract 9604.02	438	1,654	26.5%	327	66	0	45	0
Census Tract 9601.01	347	1,341	25.9%	49	16	129	55	98
Census Tract 9602.02	261	1,111	23.5%	89	4	112	51	5
Census Tract 9609.04	226	1,014	22.3%	43	60	0	0	123
Census Tract 9609.03	244	1,159	21.1%	119	114	7	4	0
Census Tract 9602.01	281	1,450	19.4%	171	49	0	61	0