Lead Paint Risk in Coffee County, Tennessee

42.0%Pre-1978 Housing
10,589Pre-1978 Units
25,187Total 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

  • 10,589 housing units in Coffee County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 42.0%, compared with the state rate of 41.7%.
  • 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.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 98011515100.0%000015
Census Tract 9710.021,6232,40367.5%169748485109112
Census Tract 9705.0135253665.7%35891337718
Census Tract 9710.0131652660.1%15416641765
Census Tract 97091,1521,92359.9%34632331610760
Census Tract 9708.047041,51346.5%283253158100
Census Tract 9702.028401,85545.3%41327015205
Census Tract 9708.018761,94045.2%29010531258111
Census Tract 9704.029192,08144.2%41422511054116
Census Tract 97016761,58742.6%335196545734
Census Tract 97077372,01036.7%2891811516155
Census Tract 9708.034671,29736.0%1241051615621
Census Tract 97066571,83935.7%2861821131363
Census Tract 9704.0124071133.8%1483616040
Census Tract 970323477430.2%11851141338
Census Tract 9705.026042,37425.4%26423310070
Census Tract 9702.011771,8039.8%27150000