Lead Paint Risk in Warren County, Iowa

47.0%Pre-1978 Housing

10,094Pre-1978 Units

21,473Total 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

10,094 housing units in Warren County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 47.0%, compared with the state rate of 62.4%.
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 201.01	702	857	81.9%	150	360	121	8	63
Census Tract 207.01	175	224	78.1%	32	6	8	16	113
Census Tract 204	1,215	1,836	66.2%	482	341	140	40	212
Census Tract 210	792	1,208	65.6%	228	76	87	16	385
Census Tract 209	1,020	1,645	62.0%	551	290	86	34	59
Census Tract 208	690	1,163	59.3%	162	182	193	73	80
Census Tract 212	876	1,669	52.5%	318	118	102	71	267
Census Tract 205	539	1,039	51.9%	190	100	71	8	170
Census Tract 211	1,045	2,026	51.6%	340	62	63	42	538
Census Tract 202.01	819	2,234	36.7%	241	61	277	15	225
Census Tract 207.02	516	1,482	34.8%	188	54	120	38	116
Census Tract 203	405	1,249	32.4%	89	78	23	58	157
Census Tract 202.02	962	3,446	27.9%	443	408	76	0	35
Census Tract 206	338	1,395	24.2%	178	30	50	12	68