Lead Paint Risk in Broward County, Florida
50.3%Pre-1978 Housing
434,401Pre-1978 Units
863,128Total Housing Units
417Census 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
- 434,401 housing units in Broward County were built before 1978.
- The county's pre-1978 housing share is 50.3%, compared with the state rate of 34.9%.
- 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 100 of 417 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.
| Tract | Pre-1978 | Total | Risk Rate | 1970s | 1960s | 1950s | 1940s | ≤1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 918.03 | 1,742 | 1,775 | 98.1% | 231 | 229 | 1,232 | 46 | 4 |
| Census Tract 1104.03 | 1,423 | 1,453 | 97.9% | 44 | 1,280 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 1105.01 | 1,087 | 1,114 | 97.6% | 82 | 311 | 639 | 55 | 0 |
| Census Tract 608.01 | 567 | 583 | 97.3% | 19 | 107 | 437 | 4 | 0 |
| Census Tract 903.01 | 1,285 | 1,324 | 97.1% | 205 | 382 | 331 | 198 | 169 |
| Census Tract 919.01 | 2,031 | 2,102 | 96.6% | 316 | 296 | 794 | 480 | 145 |
| Census Tract 1006 | 1,647 | 1,709 | 96.4% | 144 | 402 | 1,072 | 0 | 29 |
| Census Tract 918.02 | 1,075 | 1,124 | 95.6% | 53 | 133 | 802 | 64 | 23 |
| Census Tract 909 | 1,771 | 1,868 | 94.8% | 192 | 1,102 | 477 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 910 | 1,563 | 1,652 | 94.6% | 189 | 930 | 387 | 49 | 8 |
| Census Tract 505.01 | 1,310 | 1,387 | 94.4% | 143 | 374 | 770 | 23 | 0 |
| Census Tract 302.03 | 1,822 | 1,932 | 94.3% | 175 | 797 | 850 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 611 | 2,555 | 2,711 | 94.2% | 430 | 647 | 1,356 | 91 | 31 |
| Census Tract 101.03 | 2,076 | 2,206 | 94.1% | 870 | 695 | 466 | 0 | 45 |
| Census Tract 413 | 2,110 | 2,249 | 93.8% | 182 | 835 | 1,063 | 30 | 0 |
| Census Tract 104.03 | 6,246 | 6,676 | 93.6% | 5,693 | 300 | 154 | 70 | 29 |
| Census Tract 604.05 | 1,843 | 1,970 | 93.6% | 833 | 859 | 66 | 0 | 85 |
| Census Tract 410 | 1,041 | 1,117 | 93.2% | 143 | 438 | 412 | 48 | 0 |
| Census Tract 430.02 | 2,141 | 2,308 | 92.8% | 470 | 469 | 1,193 | 9 | 0 |
| Census Tract 912.02 | 1,432 | 1,546 | 92.6% | 31 | 828 | 573 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 604.01 | 1,884 | 2,047 | 92.0% | 1,489 | 262 | 67 | 66 | 0 |
| Census Tract 903.03 | 1,249 | 1,359 | 91.9% | 197 | 181 | 544 | 198 | 129 |
| Census Tract 402.05 | 2,443 | 2,668 | 91.6% | 848 | 1,283 | 290 | 22 | 0 |
| Census Tract 404.02 | 1,524 | 1,670 | 91.3% | 611 | 676 | 210 | 21 | 6 |
| Census Tract 101.02 | 1,462 | 1,608 | 90.9% | 221 | 960 | 281 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 603.06 | 1,292 | 1,421 | 90.9% | 1,043 | 80 | 123 | 46 | 0 |
| Census Tract 430.01 | 745 | 822 | 90.6% | 20 | 133 | 513 | 79 | 0 |
| Census Tract 409.02 | 1,308 | 1,447 | 90.4% | 103 | 176 | 951 | 34 | 44 |
| Census Tract 428.01 | 1,381 | 1,531 | 90.2% | 221 | 539 | 542 | 45 | 34 |
| Census Tract 908.01 | 1,246 | 1,381 | 90.2% | 248 | 757 | 207 | 34 | 0 |
| Census Tract 405.03 | 1,597 | 1,774 | 90.0% | 411 | 1,108 | 68 | 10 | 0 |
| Census Tract 915 | 1,556 | 1,733 | 89.8% | 184 | 430 | 925 | 17 | 0 |
| Census Tract 202.12 | 2,443 | 2,729 | 89.5% | 2,054 | 355 | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| Census Tract 1104.04 | 1,927 | 2,154 | 89.5% | 354 | 1,002 | 510 | 61 | 0 |
| Census Tract 507.01 | 1,223 | 1,371 | 89.2% | 234 | 629 | 225 | 39 | 96 |
| Census Tract 607 | 1,100 | 1,235 | 89.1% | 278 | 424 | 339 | 39 | 20 |
| Census Tract 309.04 | 2,107 | 2,368 | 89.0% | 673 | 997 | 437 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 401.01 | 1,153 | 1,303 | 88.5% | 229 | 638 | 259 | 27 | 0 |
| Census Tract 504.02 | 1,701 | 1,922 | 88.5% | 871 | 654 | 170 | 0 | 6 |
| Census Tract 109.01 | 1,215 | 1,374 | 88.4% | 419 | 629 | 167 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 506.01 | 1,487 | 1,682 | 88.4% | 399 | 503 | 549 | 16 | 20 |
| Census Tract 919.04 | 885 | 1,002 | 88.3% | 203 | 201 | 249 | 166 | 66 |
| Census Tract 402.03 | 1,067 | 1,213 | 88.0% | 473 | 543 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 429 | 2,285 | 2,598 | 88.0% | 123 | 457 | 1,647 | 28 | 30 |
| Census Tract 912.01 | 1,842 | 2,097 | 87.8% | 258 | 687 | 882 | 15 | 0 |
| Census Tract 908.02 | 2,013 | 2,301 | 87.5% | 808 | 1,036 | 132 | 10 | 27 |
| Census Tract 906.02 | 2,520 | 2,890 | 87.2% | 1,126 | 491 | 900 | 0 | 3 |
| Census Tract 609 | 1,315 | 1,510 | 87.1% | 181 | 933 | 201 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 604.02 | 2,277 | 2,617 | 87.0% | 1,512 | 614 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 414 | 1,197 | 1,378 | 86.9% | 181 | 368 | 399 | 249 | 0 |
| Census Tract 403 | 1,905 | 2,198 | 86.7% | 365 | 1,236 | 304 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 102.01 | 1,322 | 1,527 | 86.6% | 502 | 386 | 146 | 30 | 258 |
| Census Tract 202.10 | 2,222 | 2,567 | 86.6% | 1,059 | 706 | 432 | 0 | 25 |
| Census Tract 409.01 | 1,423 | 1,646 | 86.5% | 229 | 364 | 822 | 8 | 0 |
| Census Tract 503.16 | 1,291 | 1,492 | 86.5% | 478 | 753 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Census Tract 205.01 | 1,481 | 1,719 | 86.2% | 1,222 | 209 | 6 | 5 | 39 |
| Census Tract 505.02 | 1,686 | 1,957 | 86.2% | 526 | 441 | 637 | 24 | 58 |
| Census Tract 603.04 | 882 | 1,023 | 86.2% | 543 | 316 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 904.03 | 1,574 | 1,828 | 86.1% | 487 | 464 | 417 | 184 | 22 |
| Census Tract 913 | 1,099 | 1,276 | 86.1% | 117 | 435 | 547 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 109.02 | 1,856 | 2,159 | 86.0% | 833 | 662 | 350 | 0 | 11 |
| Census Tract 405.06 | 2,365 | 2,751 | 86.0% | 1,164 | 1,029 | 136 | 13 | 23 |
| Census Tract 104.02 | 2,696 | 3,150 | 85.6% | 2,417 | 164 | 38 | 5 | 72 |
| Census Tract 704.03 | 1,601 | 1,872 | 85.5% | 1,019 | 522 | 43 | 0 | 17 |
| Census Tract 422 | 2,530 | 2,964 | 85.4% | 994 | 878 | 646 | 0 | 12 |
| Census Tract 501 | 1,328 | 1,557 | 85.3% | 143 | 871 | 300 | 14 | 0 |
| Census Tract 407.01 | 1,373 | 1,613 | 85.1% | 241 | 90 | 938 | 83 | 21 |
| Census Tract 433.02 | 883 | 1,038 | 85.1% | 200 | 144 | 425 | 29 | 85 |
| Census Tract 601.09 | 1,529 | 1,802 | 84.9% | 858 | 619 | 43 | 0 | 9 |
| Census Tract 602.06 | 1,839 | 2,166 | 84.9% | 1,703 | 99 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 1104.02 | 1,255 | 1,482 | 84.7% | 685 | 562 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 905.04 | 1,056 | 1,251 | 84.4% | 350 | 256 | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 312.03 | 1,308 | 1,553 | 84.2% | 596 | 670 | 27 | 0 | 15 |
| Census Tract 904.04 | 1,654 | 1,967 | 84.1% | 168 | 205 | 992 | 182 | 107 |
| Census Tract 1008.03 | 845 | 1,005 | 84.1% | 206 | 157 | 482 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 404.01 | 1,355 | 1,616 | 83.8% | 886 | 376 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 602.08 | 1,660 | 1,982 | 83.8% | 962 | 597 | 90 | 0 | 11 |
| Census Tract 503.11 | 2,437 | 2,918 | 83.5% | 2,302 | 53 | 64 | 0 | 18 |
| Census Tract 431 | 1,538 | 1,844 | 83.4% | 246 | 342 | 878 | 47 | 25 |
| Census Tract 1003.02 | 1,009 | 1,210 | 83.4% | 440 | 411 | 124 | 34 | 0 |
| Census Tract 1105.02 | 1,470 | 1,763 | 83.4% | 412 | 957 | 88 | 13 | 0 |
| Census Tract 503.14 | 1,575 | 1,908 | 82.5% | 1,304 | 153 | 44 | 13 | 61 |
| Census Tract 1002.04 | 1,419 | 1,722 | 82.4% | 549 | 727 | 76 | 53 | 14 |
| Census Tract 427 | 2,110 | 2,567 | 82.2% | 653 | 554 | 794 | 17 | 92 |
| Census Tract 901.03 | 2,399 | 2,920 | 82.2% | 1,354 | 939 | 61 | 45 | 0 |
| Census Tract 503.15 | 1,179 | 1,436 | 82.1% | 871 | 249 | 27 | 0 | 32 |
| Census Tract 602.09 | 665 | 812 | 81.9% | 378 | 240 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| Census Tract 610.01 | 1,840 | 2,253 | 81.7% | 1,579 | 190 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 204.05 | 1,470 | 1,808 | 81.3% | 347 | 833 | 273 | 17 | 0 |
| Census Tract 406.02 | 1,300 | 1,600 | 81.3% | 117 | 418 | 663 | 62 | 40 |
| Census Tract 312.04 | 2,675 | 3,311 | 80.8% | 1,217 | 1,207 | 210 | 30 | 11 |
| Census Tract 311.02 | 1,875 | 2,325 | 80.6% | 354 | 968 | 544 | 0 | 9 |
| Census Tract 102.02 | 1,739 | 2,159 | 80.5% | 989 | 425 | 72 | 204 | 49 |
| Census Tract 312.05 | 1,139 | 1,415 | 80.5% | 715 | 218 | 200 | 6 | 0 |
| Census Tract 310.02 | 2,470 | 3,082 | 80.1% | 1,088 | 561 | 738 | 83 | 0 |
| Census Tract 310.01 | 1,157 | 1,446 | 80.0% | 170 | 323 | 524 | 99 | 41 |
| Census Tract 604.04 | 726 | 907 | 80.0% | 369 | 309 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Census Tract 1002.03 | 1,541 | 1,931 | 79.8% | 896 | 484 | 150 | 11 | 0 |
| Census Tract 311.01 | 1,243 | 1,561 | 79.6% | 562 | 540 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 309.02 | 1,742 | 2,200 | 79.2% | 443 | 743 | 472 | 60 | 24 |