Lead Paint Risk in Lee County, Florida

20.7%Pre-1978 Housing

89,088Pre-1978 Units

430,243Total Housing Units

223Census 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

89,088 housing units in Lee County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 20.7%, 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 223 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 403.05	1,308	1,565	83.6%	225	884	199	0	0
Census Tract 10.02	1,143	1,449	78.9%	260	292	240	85	266
Census Tract 108.03	1,036	1,376	75.3%	366	570	100	0	0
Census Tract 14.02	972	1,343	72.4%	418	347	197	0	10
Census Tract 4.01	736	1,025	71.8%	168	278	190	74	26
Census Tract 9	848	1,193	71.1%	110	178	423	42	95
Census Tract 6	1,217	1,744	69.8%	297	680	193	33	14
Census Tract 3.06	822	1,229	66.9%	277	129	191	140	85
Census Tract 7	664	992	66.9%	131	247	141	22	123
Census Tract 403.16	976	1,462	66.8%	597	241	81	40	17
Census Tract 108.02	1,776	2,694	65.9%	941	767	19	49	0
Census Tract 5.03	960	1,464	65.6%	371	450	38	0	101
Census Tract 403.04	1,735	2,684	64.6%	851	780	104	0	0
Census Tract 3.03	914	1,429	64.0%	234	255	309	64	52
Census Tract 11.01	1,056	1,667	63.3%	240	424	339	41	12
Census Tract 203.02	715	1,148	62.3%	480	136	88	11	0
Census Tract 208.01	958	1,591	60.2%	872	77	0	0	9
Census Tract 103.05	1,242	2,066	60.1%	843	313	86	0	0
Census Tract 601.02	1,803	3,028	59.5%	870	394	327	100	112
Census Tract 205.01	1,278	2,194	58.2%	972	188	77	13	28
Census Tract 203.01	1,111	1,924	57.7%	902	193	16	0	0
Census Tract 3.05	463	805	57.5%	115	158	66	0	124
Census Tract 108.01	915	1,640	55.8%	408	507	0	0	0
Census Tract 16.01	1,231	2,273	54.2%	475	649	93	14	0
Census Tract 202.01	338	641	52.7%	233	84	5	0	16
Census Tract 205.02	1,380	2,628	52.5%	614	390	238	124	14
Census Tract 603	1,086	2,167	50.1%	997	83	6	0	0
Census Tract 11.03	661	1,326	49.8%	621	24	4	12	0
Census Tract 601.01	548	1,114	49.2%	471	44	33	0	0
Census Tract 302.02	1,327	2,701	49.1%	1,193	134	0	0	0
Census Tract 602.03	774	1,577	49.1%	431	222	106	15	0
Census Tract 5.04	682	1,399	48.7%	364	209	47	60	2
Census Tract 106.02	828	1,705	48.6%	481	321	26	0	0
Census Tract 802.02	2,144	4,504	47.6%	1,972	129	30	0	13
Census Tract 208.02	574	1,221	47.0%	353	135	86	0	0
Census Tract 17.11	1,021	2,182	46.8%	902	115	4	0	0
Census Tract 206	1,303	2,796	46.6%	654	373	151	60	65
Census Tract 402.11	1,043	2,268	46.0%	832	179	22	0	10
Census Tract 107.01	1,049	2,291	45.8%	764	276	9	0	0
Census Tract 15.02	1,303	2,867	45.4%	804	473	26	0	0
Census Tract 602.01	1,126	2,481	45.4%	962	117	30	0	17
Census Tract 105.03	751	1,669	45.0%	505	194	52	0	0
Census Tract 5.02	700	1,558	44.9%	363	216	106	0	15
Census Tract 10.01	670	1,499	44.7%	365	99	190	0	16
Census Tract 107.02	1,110	2,512	44.2%	1,011	91	8	0	0
Census Tract 106.01	962	2,221	43.3%	813	149	0	0	0
Census Tract 18.02	862	2,005	43.0%	770	82	0	0	10
Census Tract 19.08	425	988	43.0%	379	43	3	0	0
Census Tract 17.08	1,259	2,932	42.9%	1,020	220	0	19	0
Census Tract 4.02	653	1,554	42.0%	424	229	0	0	0
Census Tract 502.05	421	1,020	41.3%	346	60	7	8	0
Census Tract 302.05	556	1,364	40.8%	401	74	59	0	22
Census Tract 105.04	641	1,609	39.8%	312	254	63	12	0
Census Tract 702.01	882	2,237	39.4%	382	395	105	0	0
Census Tract 403.11	800	2,086	38.4%	654	131	8	7	0
Census Tract 18.01	1,068	2,812	38.0%	668	333	42	15	10
Census Tract 803	753	2,015	37.4%	182	108	49	72	342
Census Tract 8	527	1,437	36.7%	184	176	65	76	26
Census Tract 13	558	1,520	36.7%	163	239	37	119	0
Census Tract 701.02	807	2,208	36.5%	417	155	235	0	0
Census Tract 303	482	1,347	35.8%	378	24	0	32	48
Census Tract 207	751	2,127	35.3%	340	303	87	6	15
Census Tract 15.01	559	1,682	33.2%	550	9	0	0	0
Census Tract 17.01	681	2,063	33.0%	530	116	35	0	0
Census Tract 201.02	805	2,486	32.4%	606	30	110	59	0
Census Tract 103.09	806	2,519	32.0%	718	54	34	0	0
Census Tract 802.03	566	1,811	31.3%	474	52	29	0	11
Census Tract 16.02	716	2,300	31.1%	648	29	20	11	8
Census Tract 501.04	803	2,673	30.0%	456	315	0	8	24
Census Tract 701.01	421	1,410	29.9%	227	100	58	8	28
Census Tract 17.05	918	3,181	28.9%	806	89	6	0	17
Census Tract 19.16	451	1,639	27.5%	333	108	10	0	0
Census Tract 19.22	496	1,815	27.3%	458	19	19	0	0
Census Tract 301	326	1,210	26.9%	130	91	98	7	0
Census Tract 11.04	348	1,344	25.9%	274	74	0	0	0
Census Tract 402.07	523	2,031	25.8%	374	138	11	0	0
Census Tract 104.12	689	2,703	25.5%	258	431	0	0	0
Census Tract 506.03	492	1,945	25.3%	228	68	86	0	110
Census Tract 901	298	1,181	25.2%	120	66	32	0	80
Census Tract 19.12	493	2,024	24.4%	371	96	26	0	0
Census Tract 502.12	431	1,792	24.1%	281	77	56	17	0
Census Tract 702.02	303	1,268	23.9%	242	35	26	0	0
Census Tract 802.04	518	2,210	23.4%	464	11	18	0	25
Census Tract 105.01	406	1,769	23.0%	347	49	10	0	0
Census Tract 505.01	400	1,750	22.9%	304	96	0	0	0
Census Tract 801	426	1,867	22.8%	286	39	24	18	59
Census Tract 401.13	126	581	21.7%	106	0	20	0	0
Census Tract 19.15	545	2,556	21.3%	369	143	33	0	0
Census Tract 103.02	697	3,281	21.2%	429	187	65	16	0
Census Tract 602.02	539	2,687	20.1%	458	67	14	0	0
Census Tract 202.02	209	1,080	19.4%	130	62	9	0	8
Census Tract 505.02	383	1,973	19.4%	137	173	73	0	0
Census Tract 103.03	535	2,787	19.2%	535	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 204	363	1,943	18.7%	127	194	28	0	14
Census Tract 19.10	513	2,784	18.4%	439	74	0	0	0
Census Tract 401.39	14	78	17.9%	0	14	0	0	0
Census Tract 17.10	257	1,527	16.8%	229	9	19	0	0
Census Tract 502.08	394	2,404	16.4%	310	25	0	0	59
Census Tract 14.01	519	3,198	16.2%	437	50	15	17	0
Census Tract 506.01	386	2,414	16.0%	332	34	20	0	0