Lead Paint Risk in Lafayette County, Mississippi

21.8%Pre-1978 Housing

6,194Pre-1978 Units

28,418Total Housing Units

15Census 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

6,194 housing units in Lafayette County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 21.8%, compared with the state rate of 42.3%.
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 15 of 15 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9502.01	1,103	2,240	49.2%	412	168	254	23	246
Census Tract 9502.04	687	1,486	46.2%	159	103	162	105	158
Census Tract 9504.02	625	1,896	33.0%	225	122	77	40	161
Census Tract 9503.03	363	1,276	28.4%	32	246	66	19	0
Census Tract 9505.02	334	1,271	26.3%	136	69	105	7	17
Census Tract 9501	525	2,218	23.7%	251	127	50	12	85
Census Tract 9503.01	225	1,100	20.5%	105	120	0	0	0
Census Tract 9503.04	306	1,748	17.5%	162	144	0	0	0
Census Tract 9505.06	283	1,811	15.6%	98	13	67	105	0
Census Tract 9504.04	373	2,538	14.7%	231	53	89	0	0
Census Tract 9505.04	256	1,801	14.2%	199	10	34	5	8
Census Tract 9505.07	317	2,226	14.2%	131	35	82	23	46
Census Tract 9502.03	346	2,501	13.8%	210	136	0	0	0
Census Tract 9505.05	327	2,460	13.3%	188	52	15	67	5
Census Tract 9504.03	124	1,846	6.7%	50	0	0	0	74