Lead Paint Risk in Scott County, Minnesota

24.3%Pre-1978 Housing

13,514Pre-1978 Units

55,687Total Housing Units

32Census 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

13,514 housing units in Scott County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 24.3%, 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 32 of 32 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 805	837	1,064	78.7%	216	263	168	85	105
Census Tract 801	609	1,147	53.1%	117	188	221	14	69
Census Tract 809.06	1,056	2,005	52.7%	664	183	117	35	57
Census Tract 804	1,002	1,924	52.1%	269	127	398	66	142
Census Tract 808.02	361	725	49.8%	145	54	19	9	134
Census Tract 813.01	642	1,331	48.2%	128	59	137	22	296
Census Tract 811.02	314	731	43.0%	241	12	39	0	22
Census Tract 812	883	2,446	36.1%	205	69	186	51	372
Census Tract 803.03	822	2,372	34.7%	387	337	0	0	98
Census Tract 810.01	597	1,741	34.3%	240	238	48	0	71
Census Tract 808.01	685	2,120	32.3%	127	39	118	13	388
Census Tract 809.07	445	1,388	32.1%	187	137	70	24	27
Census Tract 810.02	380	1,304	29.1%	258	59	27	11	25
Census Tract 811.01	325	1,130	28.8%	172	73	17	5	58
Census Tract 809.05	567	2,225	25.5%	235	120	179	0	33
Census Tract 813.02	534	2,161	24.7%	166	158	33	66	111
Census Tract 811.03	510	2,149	23.7%	203	156	0	25	126
Census Tract 806	472	1,996	23.6%	206	188	48	19	11
Census Tract 807	221	1,387	15.9%	114	49	20	3	35
Census Tract 803.05	353	2,264	15.6%	199	114	40	0	0
Census Tract 802.09	260	1,702	15.3%	219	41	0	0	0
Census Tract 802.04	223	1,548	14.4%	105	96	0	4	18
Census Tract 803.04	372	2,606	14.3%	116	15	0	0	241
Census Tract 802.06	199	1,685	11.8%	32	86	64	8	9
Census Tract 809.03	372	3,384	11.0%	212	52	45	44	19
Census Tract 809.08	185	1,700	10.9%	172	0	0	0	13
Census Tract 802.01	90	1,150	7.8%	34	19	23	8	6
Census Tract 802.08	59	1,014	5.8%	29	0	0	0	30
Census Tract 802.02	83	2,246	3.7%	29	31	0	12	11
Census Tract 803.06	29	889	3.3%	4	0	0	0	25
Census Tract 802.07	26	1,581	1.6%	0	9	17	0	0
Census Tract 803.07	1	2,572	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0