Lead Paint Risk in Beltrami County, Minnesota

42.9%Pre-1978 Housing

9,254Pre-1978 Units

21,583Total 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

9,254 housing units in Beltrami County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 42.9%, compared with the state rate of 52.6%.
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 14 of 14 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 4506	1,576	1,964	80.2%	240	209	361	184	582
Census Tract 4507.06	652	1,073	60.8%	150	130	39	203	130
Census Tract 4505	748	1,332	56.2%	189	101	109	93	256
Census Tract 4504	680	1,530	44.4%	222	86	98	78	196
Census Tract 9400.02	580	1,325	43.8%	258	142	63	55	62
Census Tract 4507.05	343	847	40.5%	180	61	50	9	43
Census Tract 4507.04	664	1,756	37.8%	253	142	74	73	122
Census Tract 4501.02	795	2,192	36.3%	306	188	85	51	165
Census Tract 4502.01	267	736	36.3%	151	53	51	6	6
Census Tract 4503	869	2,436	35.7%	366	124	89	99	191
Census Tract 9400.01	537	1,519	35.4%	291	78	56	0	112
Census Tract 4507.03	371	1,067	34.8%	219	145	0	0	7
Census Tract 4502.02	953	2,881	33.1%	642	59	164	0	88
Census Tract 4501.01	219	925	23.7%	146	13	14	3	43