Lead Paint Risk in Macomb County, Michigan

58.0%Pre-1978 Housing
215,645Pre-1978 Units
371,723Total Housing Units
244Census 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

  • 215,645 housing units in Macomb County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 58.0%, compared with the state rate of 62.5%.
  • 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 244 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 26201,3361,34199.6%6547279900
Census Tract 25131,0251,03499.1%34917878231
Census Tract 25081,2581,28697.8%851968417957
Census Tract 258796598797.8%9397312271192
Census Tract 24511,7251,76697.7%582042461611,056
Census Tract 256559861397.6%2377478200
Census Tract 258580382497.5%1131524414156
Census Tract 26141,0571,08597.4%11988642010
Census Tract 25801,2621,30197.0%151091,1001622
Census Tract 26061,0401,07396.9%1083085721834
Census Tract 25881,6941,75596.5%1531311,08830616
Census Tract 240972074896.3%41133503358
Census Tract 25211,0151,05596.2%3511370411251
Census Tract 251593997796.1%93121685319
Census Tract 25811,4751,53596.1%51151954153166
Census Tract 2616.0150953195.9%193236521513
Census Tract 25181,9121,99795.7%59834280715213
Census Tract 25221,5901,66795.4%20953957125417
Census Tract 256456959895.2%697628811917
Census Tract 26001,2021,26295.2%154853155931
Census Tract 256272276095.0%10818824073113
Census Tract 25611,1241,18894.6%413067541211
Census Tract 267653256394.5%6138668170
Census Tract 250458862394.4%6313737198
Census Tract 25842,0562,17994.4%162150985210549
Census Tract 25021,1301,19994.2%971907391094
Census Tract 24122,2022,34693.9%2016241,15996122
Census Tract 250591797893.8%9821043656117
Census Tract 25541,0451,11593.7%6559638400
Census Tract 262134236593.7%121061595312
Census Tract 26291,5461,65193.6%1695426947170
Census Tract 26091,6581,77493.5%27394525413947
Census Tract 26189831,05193.5%167596181390
Census Tract 256776982493.3%851264793940
Census Tract 255982588693.1%1097825164323
Census Tract 26121,1031,18593.1%1357651265819
Census Tract 26031,3171,41892.9%311783149740
Census Tract 26131,1161,20892.4%156738207015
Census Tract 256375982392.2%1201234455417
Census Tract 260281388292.2%45665781411
Census Tract 25019361,01692.1%105162645024
Census Tract 26391,5191,65092.1%300319457181262
Census Tract 26341,3651,48492.0%15633563718948
Census Tract 25861,6491,79591.9%145137515574278
Census Tract 25141,1441,24891.7%01419304528
Census Tract 25091,0741,17691.3%801976418868
Census Tract 24531,9362,12391.2%310154760135577
Census Tract 25201,1131,22490.9%1112176753872
Census Tract 251081590090.6%9822534621125
Census Tract 25561,4161,56890.3%126261634241154
Census Tract 25831,1931,32290.2%15864308363300
Census Tract 26371,5921,76490.2%19736366929370
Census Tract 25821,0691,18890.0%5181469343125
Census Tract 26841,3401,49289.8%162311394276197
Census Tract 250082491989.7%711824782469
Census Tract 25191,2431,38689.7%12060673169221
Census Tract 24131,0611,18589.5%22148734904
Census Tract 25511,3221,47789.5%35234234065223
Census Tract 26381,0931,22189.5%21021323034397
Census Tract 255565172989.3%223132285110
Census Tract 23191,8932,12489.1%87095338320
Census Tract 25609381,05688.8%2143223451740
Census Tract 26802,3342,62988.8%451532701452198
Census Tract 25891,0971,23888.6%98166271198364
Census Tract 254061569688.4%1253898858
Census Tract 2309.011,6611,88488.2%605936931611
Census Tract 256863371888.2%1676452809
Census Tract 2257.0254762287.9%52743187429
Census Tract 26011,2051,37487.7%27485434934
Census Tract 25161,3211,51687.1%14824164621076
Census Tract 26831,0781,24186.9%74209477216102
Census Tract 25589311,07686.5%61198261187224
Census Tract 26171,0911,26386.4%3215162061137
Census Tract 23101,3061,51386.3%41681653021
Census Tract 26041,5701,81986.3%631772718511
Census Tract 26151,3761,59486.3%408859621334
Census Tract 25451,7091,98686.1%4094687586212
Census Tract 25171,3271,55885.2%325338354141169
Census Tract 245461572385.1%168251733291
Census Tract 251177791385.1%991944064137
Census Tract 26071,0481,23185.1%2681705083468
Census Tract 24191,7312,04684.6%401472501221136
Census Tract 26421,6421,94584.4%30244559322082
Census Tract 264066679284.1%10614120118830
Census Tract 25071,1821,40883.9%5319567976179
Census Tract 25121,2941,54683.7%8616268328875
Census Tract 26191,1661,39683.5%161446500059
Census Tract 25661,1771,41483.2%2033325054097
Census Tract 24141,2731,53283.1%408733108240
Census Tract 25061,1181,34783.0%22528434699164
Census Tract 26329651,17282.3%177228179248133
Census Tract 25031,3471,64681.8%145273917120
Census Tract 26269081,11181.7%1893723122312
Census Tract 26819431,16081.3%237111268145182
Census Tract 23121,4181,74981.1%437829109736
Census Tract 25531,5421,90880.8%42843539319393
Census Tract 24171,6112,00380.4%5886891569880
Census Tract 255760475480.1%94952729251
Census Tract 24749361,17379.8%2612862298971
Census Tract 26241,1011,38679.4%787581621291