Lead Paint Risk in Johnson County, Kansas

36.6%Pre-1978 Housing
93,353Pre-1978 Units
255,320Total Housing Units
154Census 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

  • 93,353 housing units in Johnson County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 36.6%, compared with the state rate of 56.6%.
  • 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 154 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 9800.043737100.0%370000
Census Tract 535.5692497095.3%1143593633157
Census Tract 5061,8491,96494.1%83491970177128
Census Tract 519.021,7481,89792.1%3111,023396018
Census Tract 518.071,4181,54391.9%5582439310244
Census Tract 519.1288296191.8%16840130580
Census Tract 5141,2991,43390.6%1362968391513
Census Tract 536.0171479489.9%647932294155
Census Tract 521.0166974689.7%22016413924122
Census Tract 5011,9582,19989.0%141196507894220
Census Tract 5091,9652,21688.7%206290983357129
Census Tract 5101,4111,59888.3%6211579438951
Census Tract 521.021,1441,30287.9%18837328627270
Census Tract 5161,9822,25987.7%1662401,19335033
Census Tract 5001,9462,23187.2%7576468587740
Census Tract 522.021,1171,29186.5%4322813331457
Census Tract 5071,7041,98485.9%44921,11043226
Census Tract 5059361,09985.2%1402344186777
Census Tract 535.558811,04084.7%19314216754325
Census Tract 519.092,2882,71084.4%9041,105237420
Census Tract 520.061,3531,60884.1%310751280120
Census Tract 50872987083.8%3746301144201
Census Tract 5021,5721,87883.7%126160730312244
Census Tract 518.052,2382,71082.6%4711,285469130
Census Tract 5131,8642,29181.4%3072031,298488
Census Tract 523.041,8252,24181.4%1,1074731932230
Census Tract 5111,3741,69681.0%89285714135151
Census Tract 5151,5862,04077.7%19430095611620
Census Tract 5171,7292,25076.8%2786837124511
Census Tract 519.119611,27875.2%3603022011088
Census Tract 519.0852470674.2%3051536150
Census Tract 535.577921,07373.8%22125512710188
Census Tract 520.0467692872.8%20730715417
Census Tract 518.011,2671,76271.9%428654129650
Census Tract 518.041,8922,63371.9%1,22660444018
Census Tract 520.059771,38570.5%2742234284012
Census Tract 535.081,4762,10770.1%1,18424624166
Census Tract 5121,5022,15769.6%272455452166157
Census Tract 529.061,2181,76069.2%5554208648109
Census Tract 503.028381,22168.6%102785534857
Census Tract 524.221,3361,95468.4%1,1401702600
Census Tract 518.031,3412,04465.6%308638382013
Census Tract 520.019211,42964.5%264508124250
Census Tract 524.191,2982,03963.7%1,130168000
Census Tract 524.161,2332,03060.7%948153113190
Census Tract 5041,5222,58258.9%199494350240239
Census Tract 519.079301,59658.3%3822282312168
Census Tract 524.211,3552,42855.8%1,313231900
Census Tract 518.061,4902,73954.4%1979842265033
Census Tract 528.036831,28553.2%40117177034
Census Tract 535.026601,24553.0%4851442290
Census Tract 537.0150595353.0%288414414118
Census Tract 518.086771,33350.8%28533628919
Census Tract 524.178161,62050.4%3711141963699
Census Tract 524.236421,30349.3%33324332034
Census Tract 522.016241,27249.1%206274254970
Census Tract 536.049811,99849.1%6772693500
Census Tract 530.048681,80348.1%7635871327
Census Tract 524.188711,84047.3%57118273045
Census Tract 519.041,3012,86945.3%86834541047
Census Tract 503.011,0852,56742.3%6731461606145
Census Tract 523.057261,74341.7%2718417451146
Census Tract 538.035581,48637.6%338133312828
Census Tract 523.084841,52231.8%367357507
Census Tract 527.0229292431.6%11123127076
Census Tract 538.019683,16730.6%4731039415283
Census Tract 527.016012,01329.9%276148129048
Census Tract 529.087882,65429.7%723130520
Census Tract 529.075251,82428.8%2951480739
Census Tract 533.016422,35427.3%5431021068
Census Tract 537.075151,95426.4%173186394869
Census Tract 535.075272,02326.1%490101818
Census Tract 535.063471,40024.8%31761608
Census Tract 523.063701,56523.6%85681016254
Census Tract 523.073921,69423.1%315586130
Census Tract 534.3122698223.0%2168200
Census Tract 529.054161,84322.6%269147000
Census Tract 537.113541,64821.5%4891146069
Census Tract 526.1119390321.4%711608026
Census Tract 531.014522,26120.0%2992731230
Census Tract 537.123071,54519.9%1198204561
Census Tract 530.133021,52519.8%209510042
Census Tract 529.043241,66819.4%29034000
Census Tract 519.101861,04617.8%14243010
Census Tract 525.0212170517.2%10013800
Census Tract 536.032241,31617.0%10335301442
Census Tract 533.024552,68716.9%363569270
Census Tract 524.152801,69416.5%179310070
Census Tract 535.093932,43416.1%2894317044
Census Tract 531.023352,10815.9%31322000
Census Tract 530.051571,00515.6%10449040
Census Tract 524.142211,54214.3%181201280
Census Tract 525.052801,99914.0%55000225
Census Tract 534.113142,24914.0%28421108
Census Tract 537.051591,15013.8%1590000
Census Tract 531.052491,89313.2%1394612052
Census Tract 535.102311,75513.2%2229000
Census Tract 538.042261,77812.7%175320019
Census Tract 534.272572,09012.3%28181910182
Census Tract 526.0711090312.2%431111045