Lead Paint Risk in Allen County, Ohio

74.7%Pre-1978 Housing

33,370Pre-1978 Units

44,697Total Housing Units

35Census 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

33,370 housing units in Allen County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 74.7%, compared with the state rate of 64.0%.
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 35 of 35 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 137	465	475	97.9%	30	23	146	44	222
Census Tract 129	721	761	94.7%	88	117	71	72	373
Census Tract 124	1,050	1,130	92.9%	184	44	193	166	463
Census Tract 123	1,661	1,792	92.7%	196	167	412	147	739
Census Tract 126	656	710	92.4%	53	52	223	87	241
Census Tract 134	892	966	92.3%	197	10	85	58	542
Census Tract 133	512	560	91.4%	1	30	36	49	396
Census Tract 132	633	710	89.2%	62	20	86	23	442
Census Tract 136	461	517	89.2%	87	34	25	134	181
Census Tract 130	1,753	2,036	86.1%	219	558	383	166	427
Census Tract 127	537	625	85.9%	91	7	38	24	377
Census Tract 131	954	1,119	85.3%	235	102	230	301	86
Census Tract 141	820	981	83.6%	33	31	23	51	682
Census Tract 139	1,335	1,602	83.3%	324	101	147	120	643
Census Tract 138	1,228	1,490	82.4%	189	98	223	175	543
Census Tract 102	1,296	1,591	81.5%	200	71	225	77	723
Census Tract 118	840	1,061	79.2%	237	169	228	52	154
Census Tract 119	1,137	1,476	77.0%	330	274	424	34	75
Census Tract 120	772	1,025	75.3%	417	231	90	15	19
Census Tract 122	1,260	1,683	74.9%	241	480	357	121	61
Census Tract 140	943	1,284	73.4%	188	165	92	72	426
Census Tract 106	1,455	1,991	73.1%	457	249	225	45	479
Census Tract 110	1,883	2,649	71.1%	804	459	464	91	65
Census Tract 112	485	701	69.2%	149	67	183	10	76
Census Tract 101	1,169	1,725	67.8%	240	94	176	139	520
Census Tract 115	769	1,144	67.2%	202	40	121	47	359
Census Tract 103	402	611	65.8%	88	100	38	0	176
Census Tract 113.02	602	921	65.4%	290	106	102	16	88
Census Tract 109	1,409	2,178	64.7%	560	330	393	24	102
Census Tract 108.01	1,194	1,979	60.3%	335	270	345	23	221
Census Tract 114	699	1,190	58.7%	213	61	97	58	270
Census Tract 116	732	1,272	57.5%	228	138	126	17	223
Census Tract 121	739	1,314	56.2%	325	175	171	0	68
Census Tract 108.02	786	1,400	56.1%	425	149	125	45	42
Census Tract 113.01	1,120	2,028	55.2%	380	417	226	56	41