Lead Paint Risk in Hancock County, Ohio

60.5%Pre-1978 Housing
20,484Pre-1978 Units
33,871Total Housing Units
15Census 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

  • 20,484 housing units in Hancock County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 60.5%, 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 15 of 15 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 81,6341,81090.3%167118291461,012
Census Tract 11,4281,81178.9%25624733513577
Census Tract 3.0142554777.7%5614228325
Census Tract 111,4391,87376.8%85393565129267
Census Tract 9.021,1591,52775.9%64143173149630
Census Tract 42,2043,28467.1%680584552128260
Census Tract 131,4592,19266.6%2156557401,082
Census Tract 51,7372,64165.8%463339342141452
Census Tract 3.021,7692,82662.6%52330015749740
Census Tract 101,8953,09961.1%326211450132776
Census Tract 121,4102,50156.4%2169026493747
Census Tract 9.015651,00956.0%673599101263
Census Tract 71,1112,63142.2%475388203045
Census Tract 61,3453,36440.0%43035136347154
Census Tract 29042,75632.8%2538411619432