Lead Paint Risk in Queens County, New York

83.6%Pre-1978 Housing

755,317Pre-1978 Units

903,598Total Housing Units

725Census 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

755,317 housing units in Queens County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 83.6%, 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 725 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 1.03	17	17	100.0%	0	0	0	0	17
Census Tract 1.04	22	22	100.0%	0	0	22	0	0
Census Tract 171.02	4	4	100.0%	0	0	0	0	4
Census Tract 199.02	7	7	100.0%	0	0	0	0	7
Census Tract 219	17	17	100.0%	0	0	17	0	0
Census Tract 271.02	1,008	1,008	100.0%	0	28	88	461	431
Census Tract 280	577	577	100.0%	20	0	174	119	264
Census Tract 334.05	1,638	1,638	100.0%	77	848	341	66	306
Census Tract 352	881	881	100.0%	8	123	298	100	352
Census Tract 512	766	766	100.0%	0	7	134	228	397
Census Tract 520	514	514	100.0%	0	0	125	91	298
Census Tract 522	532	532	100.0%	77	57	33	165	200
Census Tract 558	690	690	100.0%	6	6	38	234	406
Census Tract 561	4	4	100.0%	4	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 582	1,577	1,577	100.0%	0	106	349	668	454
Census Tract 592	473	473	100.0%	0	43	201	195	34
Census Tract 594	531	531	100.0%	0	32	246	211	42
Census Tract 612	529	529	100.0%	7	23	139	260	100
Census Tract 614	430	430	100.0%	0	2	112	232	84
Census Tract 616.01	800	800	100.0%	7	66	495	193	39
Census Tract 641.01	1,067	1,067	100.0%	114	116	738	61	38
Census Tract 671	954	954	100.0%	31	20	138	376	389
Census Tract 918	4	4	100.0%	0	0	0	0	4
Census Tract 1339	491	491	100.0%	0	0	94	279	118
Census Tract 1409.01	335	335	100.0%	0	4	102	225	4
Census Tract 556	718	719	99.9%	37	53	93	100	435
Census Tract 214	2,381	2,389	99.7%	46	388	615	667	665
Census Tract 351	1,699	1,706	99.6%	44	21	926	225	483
Census Tract 189	1,609	1,618	99.4%	49	250	486	232	592
Census Tract 622	681	685	99.4%	0	18	241	236	186
Census Tract 552	1,021	1,028	99.3%	18	164	470	163	206
Census Tract 721	2,320	2,338	99.2%	114	381	881	811	133
Census Tract 741	1,646	1,659	99.2%	29	214	554	576	273
Census Tract 100	1,004	1,013	99.1%	26	68	0	160	750
Census Tract 400	531	536	99.1%	0	0	38	82	411
Census Tract 47	1,908	1,927	99.0%	98	284	818	310	398
Census Tract 130	690	697	99.0%	39	48	21	250	332
Census Tract 190	851	860	99.0%	27	180	64	95	485
Census Tract 185.01	1,774	1,794	98.9%	16	122	357	543	736
Census Tract 600	462	467	98.9%	50	27	40	168	177
Census Tract 496	895	906	98.8%	6	87	153	98	551
Census Tract 4	1,277	1,294	98.7%	8	102	88	223	856
Census Tract 534.01	614	622	98.7%	32	86	122	151	223
Census Tract 608	497	504	98.6%	0	42	209	164	82
Census Tract 633.02	633	642	98.6%	0	32	146	88	367
Census Tract 638	1,167	1,183	98.6%	161	163	447	90	306
Census Tract 1291.02	1,239	1,257	98.6%	63	148	590	397	41
Census Tract 337	1,292	1,312	98.5%	35	45	213	440	559
Census Tract 521	730	741	98.5%	24	33	70	70	533
Census Tract 535.01	543	551	98.5%	16	0	44	102	381
Census Tract 538	466	473	98.5%	6	10	69	52	329
Census Tract 542	1,657	1,683	98.5%	0	28	82	328	1,219
Census Tract 637	1,308	1,328	98.5%	146	61	106	263	732
Census Tract 34	740	752	98.4%	61	35	49	38	557
Census Tract 128	734	746	98.4%	0	0	127	113	494
Census Tract 179.01	481	489	98.4%	47	12	57	23	342
Census Tract 283	3,360	3,419	98.3%	213	156	802	568	1,621
Census Tract 713.03	2,770	2,818	98.3%	235	497	752	729	557
Census Tract 1579.02	1,263	1,285	98.3%	44	113	582	498	26
Census Tract 54	1,864	1,898	98.2%	128	104	329	267	1,036
Census Tract 103	1,908	1,943	98.2%	140	134	457	390	787
Census Tract 163	1,732	1,764	98.2%	116	94	410	720	392
Census Tract 275	2,450	2,495	98.2%	150	202	1,079	294	725
Census Tract 339	1,322	1,346	98.2%	28	39	493	318	444
Census Tract 585	1,609	1,639	98.2%	16	107	202	161	1,123
Census Tract 62.01	3,324	3,388	98.1%	179	1,622	946	215	362
Census Tract 98	718	732	98.1%	1	0	84	116	517
Census Tract 279	2,480	2,529	98.1%	64	198	1,096	290	832
Census Tract 470	983	1,002	98.1%	65	67	207	88	556
Census Tract 492.01	1,287	1,312	98.1%	25	112	547	449	154
Census Tract 510	463	472	98.1%	31	9	13	209	201
Census Tract 1267	782	797	98.1%	13	42	193	143	391
Census Tract 384	825	842	98.0%	42	92	130	146	415
Census Tract 434	593	605	98.0%	25	33	257	86	192
Census Tract 630	586	598	98.0%	0	43	182	66	295
Census Tract 1551.04	1,339	1,366	98.0%	111	86	674	449	19
Census Tract 709	1,145	1,169	97.9%	38	254	121	290	442
Census Tract 739	2,806	2,865	97.9%	118	704	566	613	805
Census Tract 669	748	765	97.8%	31	270	273	52	122
Census Tract 42	1,105	1,131	97.7%	141	79	136	188	561
Census Tract 111	1,373	1,406	97.7%	73	106	309	243	642
Census Tract 277.02	1,716	1,756	97.7%	70	75	738	316	517
Census Tract 478.01	2,037	2,084	97.7%	74	148	1,269	102	444
Census Tract 524	634	649	97.7%	0	43	56	108	427
Census Tract 663.01	1,008	1,032	97.7%	0	32	145	429	402
Census Tract 731	582	596	97.7%	0	38	52	57	435
Census Tract 289	2,035	2,086	97.6%	58	146	795	344	692
Census Tract 334.04	2,675	2,743	97.5%	168	2,131	169	0	207
Census Tract 516	624	640	97.5%	11	20	48	108	437
Census Tract 532	622	638	97.5%	0	19	170	307	126
Census Tract 568	1,626	1,667	97.5%	58	244	214	270	840
Census Tract 711	2,964	3,040	97.5%	113	1,196	606	254	795
Census Tract 729	517	531	97.4%	6	25	40	22	424
Census Tract 554	770	791	97.3%	14	13	200	331	212
Census Tract 375.01	341	351	97.2%	0	56	107	119	59
Census Tract 515	1,270	1,306	97.2%	134	118	425	201	392
Census Tract 687	2,049	2,109	97.2%	31	309	415	576	718
Census Tract 1277	1,139	1,172	97.2%	0	30	71	612	426
Census Tract 44.01	1,163	1,198	97.1%	60	433	308	166	196
Census Tract 407.01	793	817	97.1%	76	118	96	203	300