Lead Paint Risk in Rice County, Minnesota

54.0%Pre-1978 Housing

13,601Pre-1978 Units

25,173Total Housing Units

16Census 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

13,601 housing units in Rice County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 54.0%, 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 16 of 16 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 708.02	1,293	1,412	91.6%	173	321	249	161	389
Census Tract 705.01	769	938	82.0%	35	58	213	34	429
Census Tract 706.01	1,384	1,940	71.3%	252	317	127	154	534
Census Tract 709.02	1,071	1,590	67.4%	327	50	70	186	438
Census Tract 707.02	1,168	1,799	64.9%	167	257	114	85	545
Census Tract 703	1,404	2,308	60.8%	383	238	229	125	429
Census Tract 704	995	1,780	55.9%	281	101	81	53	479
Census Tract 709.01	1,175	2,309	50.9%	287	90	9	189	600
Census Tract 701.01	637	1,261	50.5%	282	59	64	29	203
Census Tract 708.01	910	1,821	50.0%	523	126	256	0	5
Census Tract 706.02	415	965	43.0%	126	93	68	17	111
Census Tract 702	945	2,325	40.6%	309	125	142	44	325
Census Tract 707.01	159	466	34.1%	53	13	78	0	15
Census Tract 701.02	495	1,472	33.6%	174	161	56	24	80
Census Tract 705.04	451	1,582	28.5%	287	52	20	26	66
Census Tract 705.03	330	1,205	27.4%	147	35	75	5	68