Lead Paint Risk in Carteret County, North Carolina
30.4%Pre-1978 Housing
15,684Pre-1978 Units
51,615Total Housing Units
33Census 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
- 15,684 housing units in Carteret County were built before 1978.
- The county's pre-1978 housing share is 30.4%, compared with the state rate of 34.9%.
- 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 33 of 33 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.
| Tract | Pre-1978 | Total | Risk Rate | 1970s | 1960s | 1950s | 1940s | ≤1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 9704.02 | 778 | 971 | 80.1% | 159 | 167 | 115 | 102 | 235 |
| Census Tract 9704.03 | 831 | 1,147 | 72.4% | 37 | 199 | 81 | 268 | 246 |
| Census Tract 9703.05 | 850 | 1,294 | 65.7% | 96 | 106 | 181 | 189 | 278 |
| Census Tract 9701.01 | 392 | 669 | 58.6% | 29 | 61 | 89 | 62 | 151 |
| Census Tract 9702 | 539 | 1,155 | 46.7% | 287 | 101 | 79 | 16 | 56 |
| Census Tract 9711.03 | 2,249 | 5,166 | 43.5% | 1,244 | 425 | 505 | 52 | 23 |
| Census Tract 9701.02 | 677 | 1,627 | 41.6% | 58 | 78 | 156 | 43 | 342 |
| Census Tract 9703.04 | 650 | 1,642 | 39.6% | 157 | 210 | 79 | 103 | 101 |
| Census Tract 9705.02 | 452 | 1,179 | 38.3% | 211 | 176 | 29 | 7 | 29 |
| Census Tract 9705.01 | 479 | 1,352 | 35.4% | 376 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 64 |
| Census Tract 9701.03 | 591 | 1,724 | 34.3% | 100 | 121 | 81 | 149 | 140 |
| Census Tract 9707.03 | 708 | 2,113 | 33.5% | 268 | 77 | 194 | 0 | 169 |
| Census Tract 9705.03 | 348 | 1,134 | 30.7% | 171 | 131 | 34 | 7 | 5 |
| Census Tract 9709.03 | 891 | 2,925 | 30.5% | 699 | 187 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 9703.01 | 716 | 2,446 | 29.3% | 165 | 248 | 104 | 0 | 199 |
| Census Tract 9708.06 | 683 | 2,616 | 26.1% | 364 | 174 | 57 | 44 | 44 |
| Census Tract 9710.03 | 1,057 | 4,107 | 25.7% | 759 | 263 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| Census Tract 9706.01 | 143 | 572 | 25.0% | 80 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 25 |
| Census Tract 9706.06 | 505 | 2,220 | 22.7% | 268 | 91 | 132 | 0 | 14 |
| Census Tract 9707.01 | 129 | 599 | 21.5% | 77 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 5 |
| Census Tract 9706.02 | 112 | 571 | 19.6% | 47 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 7 |
| Census Tract 9704.01 | 223 | 1,146 | 19.5% | 135 | 11 | 61 | 16 | 0 |
| Census Tract 9706.03 | 139 | 719 | 19.3% | 103 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| Census Tract 9707.04 | 186 | 1,049 | 17.7% | 23 | 45 | 41 | 12 | 65 |
| Census Tract 9708.05 | 124 | 905 | 13.7% | 79 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| Census Tract 9705.04 | 123 | 903 | 13.6% | 10 | 51 | 56 | 6 | 0 |
| Census Tract 9709.04 | 502 | 3,877 | 12.9% | 448 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 9707.02 | 208 | 1,885 | 11.0% | 125 | 49 | 11 | 23 | 0 |
| Census Tract 9708.01 | 169 | 1,571 | 10.8% | 102 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 15 |
| Census Tract 9708.04 | 230 | 2,331 | 9.9% | 84 | 6 | 82 | 21 | 37 |
| Census Tract 9801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 9901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 9902 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |