Lead Paint Risk in Cherokee County, Texas

38.3%Pre-1978 Housing

8,029Pre-1978 Units

20,964Total Housing Units

14Census 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

8,029 housing units in Cherokee County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 38.3%, compared with the state rate of 34.4%.
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 14 of 14 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9505	808	1,188	68.0%	122	252	218	114	102
Census Tract 9506	1,240	2,295	54.0%	435	221	189	248	147
Census Tract 9511	414	813	50.9%	164	57	86	43	64
Census Tract 9504	291	573	50.8%	113	65	40	52	21
Census Tract 9509	449	891	50.4%	141	69	96	67	76
Census Tract 9510	632	1,436	44.0%	149	27	111	116	229
Census Tract 9501	731	1,748	41.8%	252	166	103	100	110
Census Tract 9502.01	435	1,322	32.9%	312	92	23	8	0
Census Tract 9508.02	521	1,583	32.9%	175	138	89	61	58
Census Tract 9508.01	543	1,747	31.1%	125	105	160	8	145
Census Tract 9503.02	703	2,270	31.0%	191	106	261	102	43
Census Tract 9507	429	1,518	28.3%	168	78	102	16	65
Census Tract 9502.02	502	2,091	24.0%	280	9	13	0	200
Census Tract 9503.01	331	1,489	22.2%	81	50	54	32	114