Lead Paint Risk in Wilkes County, North Carolina

50.6%Pre-1978 Housing

16,061Pre-1978 Units

31,744Total Housing Units

18Census 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

16,061 housing units in Wilkes County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 50.6%, 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 18 of 18 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9606	1,008	1,392	72.4%	113	208	117	87	483
Census Tract 9601.01	983	1,505	65.3%	177	318	93	109	286
Census Tract 9609.02	945	1,519	62.2%	359	186	241	59	100
Census Tract 9611	1,047	1,731	60.5%	323	185	262	180	97
Census Tract 9612.02	770	1,334	57.7%	244	288	139	31	68
Census Tract 9608.02	1,116	1,941	57.5%	660	249	132	37	38
Census Tract 9601.02	1,003	1,754	57.2%	331	71	227	223	151
Census Tract 9605	857	1,523	56.3%	250	306	180	95	26
Census Tract 9604.02	804	1,538	52.3%	274	184	137	158	51
Census Tract 9607	921	1,864	49.4%	202	293	280	96	50
Census Tract 9610.02	1,176	2,412	48.8%	392	392	208	50	134
Census Tract 9608.01	857	1,771	48.4%	471	99	158	92	37
Census Tract 9612.01	839	1,823	46.0%	435	139	100	60	105
Census Tract 9610.01	986	2,158	45.7%	483	219	152	51	81
Census Tract 9603	1,053	2,683	39.2%	331	275	103	171	173
Census Tract 9602	630	1,677	37.6%	275	125	112	41	77
Census Tract 9604.01	617	1,651	37.4%	374	88	69	15	71
Census Tract 9609.01	449	1,468	30.6%	92	261	64	0	32