Lead Paint Risk in Pope County, Arkansas

35.1%Pre-1978 Housing

9,487Pre-1978 Units

27,033Total 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

9,487 housing units in Pope County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 35.1%, compared with the state rate of 40.5%.
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 9514	692	1,227	56.4%	469	146	72	0	5
Census Tract 9511	823	1,596	51.6%	389	135	79	51	169
Census Tract 9515.04	881	1,900	46.4%	278	226	180	45	152
Census Tract 9513.02	705	1,641	43.0%	242	148	315	0	0
Census Tract 9515.03	591	1,391	42.5%	473	48	0	32	38
Census Tract 9508	883	2,087	42.3%	545	84	110	85	59
Census Tract 9507	759	1,848	41.1%	306	118	133	87	115
Census Tract 9513.01	207	586	35.3%	82	92	33	0	0
Census Tract 9510	610	2,074	29.4%	293	161	72	76	8
Census Tract 9515.01	432	1,481	29.2%	338	68	15	11	0
Census Tract 9509.02	555	1,908	29.1%	242	147	29	30	107
Census Tract 9516.01	815	2,870	28.4%	361	294	76	23	61
Census Tract 9509.01	342	1,259	27.2%	275	15	28	0	24
Census Tract 9512.01	307	1,275	24.1%	236	48	23	0	0
Census Tract 9512.02	531	2,235	23.8%	398	103	15	11	4
Census Tract 9516.02	91	386	23.6%	59	20	5	0	7
Census Tract 9513.03	263	1,269	20.7%	120	143	0	0	0