Lead Paint Risk in Pender County, North Carolina

21.9%Pre-1978 Housing

6,798Pre-1978 Units

31,007Total Housing Units

16Census 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

6,798 housing units in Pender County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 21.9%, 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 16 of 16 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9205.01	1,079	2,283	47.3%	273	62	223	87	434
Census Tract 9203	801	1,828	43.8%	225	206	50	114	206
Census Tract 9204.01	463	1,146	40.4%	123	120	31	55	134
Census Tract 9204.02	553	1,404	39.4%	193	39	105	60	156
Census Tract 9205.02	270	692	39.0%	55	77	21	30	87
Census Tract 9206.01	352	1,108	31.8%	134	51	89	24	54
Census Tract 9201.05	333	1,084	30.7%	241	30	5	19	38
Census Tract 9202.04	291	1,190	24.5%	107	99	32	7	46
Census Tract 9204.03	342	1,431	23.9%	219	34	9	38	42
Census Tract 9201.06	831	3,643	22.8%	328	233	243	10	17
Census Tract 9202.03	386	2,784	13.9%	196	81	0	69	40
Census Tract 9202.02	485	3,566	13.6%	299	31	103	0	52
Census Tract 9206.02	338	2,839	11.9%	259	18	0	0	61
Census Tract 9201.04	139	2,399	5.8%	38	69	5	0	27
Census Tract 9202.01	135	3,610	3.7%	112	2	0	21	0
Census Tract 9901	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0