Lead Paint Risk in Chippewa County, Michigan

55.7%Pre-1978 Housing

11,320Pre-1978 Units

20,340Total Housing Units

17Census 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

11,320 housing units in Chippewa County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 55.7%, compared with the state rate of 62.5%.
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 17 of 17 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9704	1,023	1,102	92.8%	128	10	185	201	499
Census Tract 9709	854	947	90.2%	74	387	341	45	7
Census Tract 9702	1,293	1,725	75.0%	259	120	90	303	521
Census Tract 9703	1,100	1,688	65.2%	183	27	153	145	592
Census Tract 9705	1,169	1,961	59.6%	191	180	353	190	255
Census Tract 9710	1,059	2,010	52.7%	331	129	258	89	252
Census Tract 9708	1,041	2,091	49.8%	270	237	159	106	269
Census Tract 9707	959	2,050	46.8%	275	169	231	153	131
Census Tract 9701	852	1,892	45.0%	233	128	139	161	191
Census Tract 9706.01	607	1,460	41.6%	233	99	139	38	98
Census Tract 9711	881	2,178	40.4%	379	151	231	31	89
Census Tract 9706.02	482	1,236	39.0%	156	151	62	38	75
Census Tract 9801	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 9802	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 9803	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 9900	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 9901	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0