Lead Paint Risk in Henderson County, North Carolina

35.6%Pre-1978 Housing

20,415Pre-1978 Units

57,338Total Housing Units

30Census 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

20,415 housing units in Henderson County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 35.6%, 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 30 of 30 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9312	896	1,227	73.0%	171	187	157	56	325
Census Tract 9311	795	1,192	66.7%	171	169	161	148	146
Census Tract 9309	999	1,519	65.8%	280	110	349	175	85
Census Tract 9313	1,335	2,230	59.9%	401	326	267	65	276
Census Tract 9316	1,236	2,242	55.1%	503	261	349	48	75
Census Tract 9308	1,159	2,242	51.7%	542	175	351	68	23
Census Tract 9318.02	1,006	2,006	50.1%	407	150	190	165	94
Census Tract 9317	798	1,662	48.0%	186	204	219	67	122
Census Tract 9314.02	510	1,122	45.5%	156	85	165	37	67
Census Tract 9304.01	526	1,222	43.0%	316	154	11	37	8
Census Tract 9314.01	569	1,459	39.0%	262	108	118	7	74
Census Tract 9319.02	628	1,750	35.9%	324	94	118	19	73
Census Tract 9320	942	2,659	35.4%	339	205	219	19	160
Census Tract 9304.02	611	1,768	34.6%	155	120	161	68	107
Census Tract 9302.01	648	1,893	34.2%	266	176	100	10	96
Census Tract 9310	941	2,760	34.1%	507	107	120	36	171
Census Tract 9315	726	2,269	32.0%	238	317	101	0	70
Census Tract 9305.01	724	2,338	31.0%	367	170	41	9	137
Census Tract 9307.02	555	1,863	29.8%	285	144	93	7	26
Census Tract 9301	735	2,618	28.1%	86	202	94	202	151
Census Tract 9302.02	416	1,502	27.7%	119	75	101	58	63
Census Tract 9303.01	650	2,508	25.9%	471	89	22	0	68
Census Tract 9307.03	701	2,793	25.1%	232	262	102	81	24
Census Tract 9318.01	487	1,963	24.8%	285	74	78	0	50
Census Tract 9303.02	364	1,781	20.4%	198	44	40	31	51
Census Tract 9305.02	438	2,361	18.6%	236	57	113	32	0
Census Tract 9307.01	306	1,726	17.7%	93	109	49	0	55
Census Tract 9306	448	2,562	17.5%	187	108	15	50	88
Census Tract 9319.01	266	2,101	12.7%	161	33	14	33	25
Census Tract 9801	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0