Lead Paint Risk in Calvert County, Maryland

30.6%Pre-1978 Housing

11,010Pre-1978 Units

35,960Total Housing Units

19Census 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

11,010 housing units in Calvert County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 30.6%, compared with the state rate of 51.6%.
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 19 of 19 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 8605.02	858	1,352	63.5%	248	169	84	178	179
Census Tract 8611	1,328	2,681	49.5%	487	290	304	188	59
Census Tract 8606	1,024	2,331	43.9%	755	53	72	17	127
Census Tract 8607.03	647	1,663	38.9%	198	207	111	8	123
Census Tract 8601.03	823	2,119	38.8%	706	92	0	0	25
Census Tract 8604.04	1,068	2,952	36.2%	308	113	112	322	213
Census Tract 8610.03	831	2,599	32.0%	580	116	65	70	0
Census Tract 8607.01	434	1,381	31.4%	244	34	35	45	76
Census Tract 8603	471	1,546	30.5%	151	84	64	43	129
Census Tract 8607.02	331	1,117	29.6%	158	55	36	15	67
Census Tract 8604.02	432	1,527	28.3%	240	109	0	55	28
Census Tract 8609.02	232	996	23.3%	104	12	57	17	42
Census Tract 8608.01	587	2,542	23.1%	245	18	215	14	95
Census Tract 8610.04	570	2,611	21.8%	410	112	35	0	13
Census Tract 8609.01	540	2,544	21.2%	215	70	144	57	54
Census Tract 8602	367	2,157	17.0%	224	27	23	14	79
Census Tract 8604.03	214	1,575	13.6%	21	10	160	0	23
Census Tract 8605.01	253	2,267	11.2%	211	18	24	0	0
Census Tract 9901	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0