Lead Paint Risk in Gila County, Arizona

41.2%Pre-1978 Housing

13,451Pre-1978 Units

32,614Total Housing Units

16Census 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

13,451 housing units in Gila County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 41.2%, compared with the state rate of 29.9%.
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 16 of 16 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 11	1,755	2,111	83.1%	309	352	161	173	760
Census Tract 13	418	537	77.8%	97	68	103	29	121
Census Tract 9	905	1,224	73.9%	130	48	93	153	481
Census Tract 8	470	846	55.6%	70	127	85	45	143
Census Tract 12	1,102	2,017	54.6%	298	371	154	161	118
Census Tract 10	1,148	2,177	52.7%	511	277	158	55	147
Census Tract 2	1,333	2,938	45.4%	530	459	289	41	14
Census Tract 3.02	834	1,878	44.4%	633	81	63	57	0
Census Tract 1	1,623	3,731	43.5%	1,159	321	104	0	39
Census Tract 9402	204	533	38.3%	145	46	0	6	7
Census Tract 6	412	1,113	37.0%	315	37	55	0	5
Census Tract 9404	501	1,716	29.2%	261	109	90	41	0
Census Tract 5	954	3,677	25.9%	702	98	77	77	0
Census Tract 4	892	3,522	25.3%	718	86	80	8	0
Census Tract 7	282	1,416	19.9%	223	24	0	0	35
Census Tract 3.01	618	3,178	19.4%	342	114	144	0	18