Lead Paint Risk in Stanly County, North Carolina

57.6%Pre-1978 Housing

16,298Pre-1978 Units

28,292Total Housing Units

17Census 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

16,298 housing units in Stanly County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 57.6%, 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 17 of 17 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9312.04	1,500	1,849	81.1%	436	195	392	221	256
Census Tract 9312.03	1,190	1,583	75.2%	180	39	314	71	586
Census Tract 9310.01	688	933	73.7%	184	163	172	111	58
Census Tract 9305	1,221	1,658	73.6%	93	186	279	231	432
Census Tract 9311.02	1,174	1,676	70.0%	356	172	340	105	201
Census Tract 9311.01	785	1,209	64.9%	313	147	225	54	46
Census Tract 9312.02	912	1,418	64.3%	164	195	166	42	345
Census Tract 9302	1,140	1,845	61.8%	258	152	196	133	401
Census Tract 9301.01	1,100	1,838	59.8%	214	147	422	93	224
Census Tract 9301.02	975	1,728	56.4%	344	154	125	62	290
Census Tract 9303	922	1,725	53.4%	244	266	182	129	101
Census Tract 9310.02	842	1,630	51.7%	310	338	94	73	27
Census Tract 9307	1,030	2,023	50.9%	404	262	134	163	67
Census Tract 9309.01	594	1,192	49.8%	144	31	127	200	92
Census Tract 9308.02	732	1,834	39.9%	231	174	160	62	105
Census Tract 9309.02	595	1,493	39.9%	99	133	76	202	85
Census Tract 9308.01	898	2,658	33.8%	326	148	325	51	48