Lead Paint Risk in Elko County, Nevada

27.9%Pre-1978 Housing

6,140Pre-1978 Units

22,033Total Housing Units

15Census 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

6,140 housing units in Elko County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 27.9%, compared with the state rate of 22.5%.
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 15 of 15 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9510	644	805	80.0%	64	117	101	136	226
Census Tract 9508	649	844	76.9%	110	71	45	194	229
Census Tract 9509	716	1,073	66.7%	209	194	199	55	59
Census Tract 9513	781	1,438	54.3%	301	98	15	67	300
Census Tract 9502	427	835	51.1%	149	26	88	24	140
Census Tract 9516	476	969	49.1%	113	116	34	24	189
Census Tract 9512.02	739	1,789	41.3%	383	261	68	12	15
Census Tract 9517	453	1,227	36.9%	170	111	71	8	93
Census Tract 9514.04	287	1,177	24.4%	89	79	10	23	86
Census Tract 9507.02	340	2,353	14.4%	283	43	0	12	2
Census Tract 9514.01	219	1,525	14.4%	196	16	7	0	0
Census Tract 9515	248	2,301	10.8%	150	81	0	17	0
Census Tract 9514.03	56	1,205	4.6%	56	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 9512.01	58	2,005	2.9%	51	7	0	0	0
Census Tract 9507.01	47	2,487	1.9%	21	0	26	0	0