Lead Paint Risk in Kings County, New York

81.0%Pre-1978 Housing

883,585Pre-1978 Units

1,090,187Total Housing Units

805Census 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

883,585 housing units in Kings County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 81.0%, compared with the state rate of 74.7%.
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 100 of 805 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 343	2,015	2,015	100.0%	27	58	656	150	1,124
Census Tract 454	566	566	100.0%	17	51	29	7	462
Census Tract 462.02	528	528	100.0%	0	99	38	96	295
Census Tract 489	1,494	1,494	100.0%	428	609	328	17	112
Census Tract 564	1,108	1,108	100.0%	6	30	279	232	561
Census Tract 652	543	543	100.0%	0	59	62	90	332
Census Tract 658	714	714	100.0%	7	46	151	101	409
Census Tract 674	660	660	100.0%	8	86	46	98	422
Census Tract 676	610	610	100.0%	8	15	248	60	279
Census Tract 702.02	9	9	100.0%	0	9	0	0	0
Census Tract 744	639	639	100.0%	0	0	10	9	620
Census Tract 780	700	700	100.0%	9	143	13	10	525
Census Tract 852	8	8	100.0%	0	0	0	0	8
Census Tract 872	1,186	1,186	100.0%	46	85	293	191	571
Census Tract 1026	1,025	1,025	100.0%	9	544	290	0	182
Census Tract 1182.01	1,067	1,067	100.0%	38	78	42	46	863
Census Tract 325	2,856	2,865	99.7%	47	882	346	554	1,027
Census Tract 838	732	734	99.7%	4	19	110	161	438
Census Tract 30	797	800	99.6%	8	34	85	73	597
Census Tract 798.01	1,626	1,633	99.6%	13	15	72	70	1,456
Census Tract 80	1,543	1,551	99.5%	67	152	68	424	832
Census Tract 448	838	842	99.5%	46	282	172	61	277
Census Tract 888	1,684	1,693	99.5%	20	74	147	259	1,184
Census Tract 930	1,030	1,035	99.5%	73	35	301	136	485
Census Tract 23	1,531	1,541	99.4%	0	129	836	276	290
Census Tract 197	1,973	1,985	99.4%	63	70	117	541	1,182
Census Tract 680	666	671	99.3%	87	69	111	29	370
Census Tract 153	1,194	1,204	99.2%	11	0	0	56	1,127
Census Tract 165	2,526	2,546	99.2%	19	0	37	288	2,182
Census Tract 246	950	958	99.2%	9	41	78	66	756
Census Tract 462.01	1,104	1,113	99.2%	181	257	248	96	322
Census Tract 528	725	731	99.2%	20	20	31	107	547
Census Tract 950	1,046	1,054	99.2%	50	535	193	56	212
Census Tract 410	649	655	99.1%	5	152	27	69	396
Census Tract 520	1,360	1,372	99.1%	24	220	125	203	788
Census Tract 650	563	568	99.1%	0	15	169	63	316
Census Tract 672	537	542	99.1%	0	39	169	28	301
Census Tract 836	786	793	99.1%	11	59	109	182	425
Census Tract 944.01	1,277	1,289	99.1%	10	706	282	36	243
Census Tract 50	1,139	1,150	99.0%	47	59	88	95	850
Census Tract 353.02	1,047	1,058	99.0%	51	0	55	175	766
Census Tract 568	622	628	99.0%	7	58	105	42	410
Census Tract 596	1,207	1,219	99.0%	59	231	740	126	51
Census Tract 644	856	865	99.0%	6	8	106	241	495
Census Tract 724	789	797	99.0%	0	160	248	288	93
Census Tract 736	1,197	1,209	99.0%	82	82	412	136	485
Census Tract 748	714	722	98.9%	6	39	214	77	378
Census Tract 646	744	753	98.8%	19	0	85	86	554
Census Tract 640	550	557	98.7%	8	8	54	152	328
Census Tract 656	658	667	98.7%	21	46	16	115	460
Census Tract 682	926	938	98.7%	0	75	201	206	444
Census Tract 944.02	1,335	1,352	98.7%	66	95	492	525	157
Census Tract 100	1,917	1,944	98.6%	111	136	173	46	1,451
Census Tract 576	1,054	1,069	98.6%	24	38	167	439	386
Census Tract 54	1,795	1,822	98.5%	22	356	149	325	943
Census Tract 285.02	1,178	1,196	98.5%	43	202	740	149	44
Census Tract 516.02	1,487	1,509	98.5%	31	78	157	58	1,163
Census Tract 660	707	718	98.5%	0	24	84	152	447
Census Tract 692	912	926	98.5%	146	262	166	35	303
Census Tract 756	782	794	98.5%	109	26	286	48	313
Census Tract 1016	538	546	98.5%	107	251	154	0	26
Census Tract 38	662	673	98.4%	0	133	162	67	300
Census Tract 341	1,264	1,285	98.4%	0	107	116	31	1,010
Census Tract 566	925	940	98.4%	68	236	218	147	256
Census Tract 1014	873	887	98.4%	0	245	400	157	71
Census Tract 374.01	1,856	1,889	98.3%	65	321	583	456	431
Census Tract 62	1,224	1,248	98.1%	11	127	133	81	872
Census Tract 1208.02	1,743	1,777	98.1%	1,203	441	9	0	90
Census Tract 128.01	857	875	97.9%	12	275	61	86	423
Census Tract 335	956	977	97.9%	32	40	44	44	796
Census Tract 558	996	1,017	97.9%	63	75	195	81	582
Census Tract 832	849	867	97.9%	18	0	57	155	619
Census Tract 92.02	1,175	1,201	97.8%	16	51	181	157	770
Census Tract 594.04	1,657	1,695	97.8%	12	54	500	350	741
Census Tract 136	1,622	1,660	97.7%	56	19	84	114	1,349
Census Tract 453	681	697	97.7%	25	37	28	71	520
Census Tract 734	542	555	97.7%	18	82	147	40	255
Census Tract 922	1,356	1,388	97.7%	67	370	191	83	645
Census Tract 355	2,107	2,158	97.6%	28	46	54	360	1,619
Census Tract 574	1,032	1,057	97.6%	111	38	94	271	518
Census Tract 654	498	510	97.6%	0	20	86	65	327
Census Tract 493.01	958	983	97.5%	21	93	14	215	615
Census Tract 1006	966	991	97.5%	66	402	258	90	150
Census Tract 181	2,345	2,407	97.4%	27	167	196	22	1,933
Census Tract 946	810	832	97.4%	12	99	159	154	386
Census Tract 44	1,002	1,030	97.3%	42	56	45	119	740
Census Tract 195	2,006	2,062	97.3%	23	78	191	586	1,128
Census Tract 295	1,972	2,027	97.3%	0	0	81	28	1,863
Census Tract 388	1,650	1,696	97.3%	61	502	502	95	490
Census Tract 648	682	701	97.3%	0	28	46	141	467
Census Tract 886	1,921	1,974	97.3%	18	367	363	371	802
Census Tract 1210	1,659	1,705	97.3%	118	382	555	472	132
Census Tract 64	1,413	1,454	97.2%	0	36	71	74	1,232
Census Tract 155	1,555	1,600	97.2%	0	64	12	116	1,363
Census Tract 331	1,726	1,775	97.2%	75	183	212	151	1,105
Census Tract 350	1,686	1,734	97.2%	90	1,318	192	9	77
Census Tract 488	1,597	1,643	97.2%	11	568	283	128	607
Census Tract 589.01	860	885	97.2%	57	21	16	31	735
Census Tract 138	1,423	1,465	97.1%	25	64	285	72	977
Census Tract 294	626	645	97.1%	71	53	90	139	273