Lead Paint Risk in Camden County, Missouri

30.2%Pre-1978 Housing

12,027Pre-1978 Units

39,839Total 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

12,027 housing units in Camden County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 30.2%, compared with the state rate of 53.3%.
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 9507.02	914	1,709	53.5%	563	266	63	13	9
Census Tract 9512.01	664	1,421	46.7%	325	174	153	0	12
Census Tract 9505	686	1,577	43.5%	344	175	45	52	70
Census Tract 9508.01	575	1,464	39.3%	249	140	83	17	86
Census Tract 9512.02	587	1,552	37.8%	416	68	53	2	48
Census Tract 9509	567	1,512	37.5%	263	74	120	29	81
Census Tract 9511.02	605	1,686	35.9%	402	124	71	0	8
Census Tract 9507.01	829	2,423	34.2%	626	162	34	0	7
Census Tract 9502.02	1,170	3,477	33.6%	851	225	52	42	0
Census Tract 9511.01	821	2,455	33.4%	551	224	46	0	0
Census Tract 9503.02	347	1,250	27.8%	296	30	7	6	8
Census Tract 9504.02	437	1,667	26.2%	206	53	52	98	28
Census Tract 9501.02	871	3,434	25.4%	747	109	7	0	8
Census Tract 9502.01	1,107	4,477	24.7%	688	292	82	45	0
Census Tract 9501.01	628	2,761	22.7%	571	22	26	2	7
Census Tract 9506	461	2,324	19.8%	211	36	81	37	96
Census Tract 9508.02	392	2,003	19.6%	237	87	38	0	30
Census Tract 9503.01	273	1,547	17.6%	171	51	18	33	0
Census Tract 9504.01	93	1,100	8.5%	78	9	0	6	0