Lead Paint Risk in Washington County, Oregon

36.5%Pre-1978 Housing
87,715Pre-1978 Units
240,409Total Housing Units
134Census 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

  • 87,715 housing units in Washington County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 36.5%, compared with the state rate of 49.7%.
  • 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 100 of 134 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 3031,7611,95390.2%233360559504105
Census Tract 310.081,8422,11187.3%6891,1292400
Census Tract 331.011,1721,35086.8%12273145166666
Census Tract 3022,2942,65486.4%547819558146224
Census Tract 314.031,6362,04580.0%2967234361729
Census Tract 314.041,9162,43278.8%5755486581350
Census Tract 317.088661,14875.4%62915455280
Census Tract 326.041,6572,27272.9%255467256349330
Census Tract 313.018931,23272.5%484502098862
Census Tract 305.011,9362,69771.8%9703615043566
Census Tract 319.047521,08869.1%3621291755432
Census Tract 304.011,5622,31267.6%456748339190
Census Tract 32834351267.0%85452538150
Census Tract 310.051,4402,21265.1%3918301462944
Census Tract 319.141,6782,58664.9%5838062093743
Census Tract 315.068921,38764.3%5063638015
Census Tract 315.041,8182,84264.0%1,21753622043
Census Tract 312.019331,46663.6%15731119018491
Census Tract 324.041,5772,56061.6%1,0073491046948
Census Tract 324.108171,33361.3%461209123024
Census Tract 310.128861,45560.9%75350193232
Census Tract 319.129921,63160.8%49038087314
Census Tract 312.021,1551,90660.6%4605451191714
Census Tract 325.038961,49759.9%7651078610
Census Tract 304.021,3142,20159.7%41645727513927
Census Tract 316.151,0411,75459.4%8061657000
Census Tract 326.061,3292,24359.3%5762383970118
Census Tract 33650787757.8%1571016040149
Census Tract 318.079491,65857.2%625162199152
Census Tract 3301,3432,35057.1%396177210106454
Census Tract 331.028371,47956.6%328301963577
Census Tract 320.0452192456.4%45748547
Census Tract 323.0125244856.3%11062311633
Census Tract 3118051,43856.0%22910928212065
Census Tract 3091,3682,47655.3%8073651591324
Census Tract 317.031,0451,89055.3%752158363564
Census Tract 332.018301,54353.8%4591746611714
Census Tract 316.061,1662,18353.4%74127798419
Census Tract 325.0150193853.4%113329892166
Census Tract 313.021,2172,28453.3%62119989186122
Census Tract 317.071,0932,06353.0%980113000
Census Tract 315.115361,02652.2%3321719240
Census Tract 324.098061,54452.2%4101178813061
Census Tract 33447091151.6%166378144142
Census Tract 329.035991,17051.2%4018152038
Census Tract 315.071,1412,24150.9%5116151500
Census Tract 305.021,1102,20150.4%6881831026374
Census Tract 317.058881,76450.3%5141072271327
Census Tract 310.118281,65450.1%714357900
Census Tract 321.0740180349.9%38510006
Census Tract 308.031,3782,81848.9%1,1362211407
Census Tract 332.025151,05948.6%14312631106109
Census Tract 316.208241,73447.5%791130200
Census Tract 308.011,2502,81444.4%56036210493131
Census Tract 3061,0522,38344.1%5302511206388
Census Tract 322.025181,18343.8%1591538716103
Census Tract 301.066971,63242.7%274112290129
Census Tract 318.069282,22241.8%6441071232628
Census Tract 329.046601,58441.7%381119129238
Census Tract 317.068842,13841.3%4561921157546
Census Tract 318.165631,36241.3%427968320
Census Tract 333.018812,21139.8%28111123644209
Census Tract 3356381,61639.5%281692734227
Census Tract 310.097702,03437.9%6893820023
Census Tract 316.246691,77337.7%353961116346
Census Tract 315.165461,47137.1%36314131011
Census Tract 321.085611,57935.5%51903408
Census Tract 326.1032792535.4%272203500
Census Tract 301.045541,62034.2%119231130740
Census Tract 324.125491,61034.1%4007933037
Census Tract 319.175381,63233.0%194128169839
Census Tract 3073891,18132.9%158127591134
Census Tract 320.056912,20231.4%5559212824
Census Tract 314.024451,42331.3%169179334123
Census Tract 316.195261,68631.2%397834600
Census Tract 329.017902,55031.0%3521617277128
Census Tract 310.073721,20630.8%247700550
Census Tract 3276872,39028.7%2541275625225
Census Tract 321.045381,88528.5%305411071669
Census Tract 301.037482,64228.3%443311631110
Census Tract 319.117292,59328.1%5946020055
Census Tract 310.103281,17228.0%22723096
Census Tract 320.016102,38025.6%46324150108
Census Tract 333.024821,93324.9%26668651271
Census Tract 308.054551,85424.5%29312416220
Census Tract 320.034631,98823.3%44518000
Census Tract 321.126152,65923.1%43945125465
Census Tract 325.022681,17322.8%1725331120
Census Tract 308.062541,13122.5%15810331835
Census Tract 321.1017690019.6%526628822
Census Tract 315.153171,64719.2%2174839130
Census Tract 316.143812,03818.7%16190893011
Census Tract 315.182211,23118.0%21110000
Census Tract 318.044872,72717.9%21478084111
Census Tract 316.222461,44817.0%1981401222
Census Tract 316.122951,89915.5%801419407
Census Tract 323.024142,66615.5%28032176520
Census Tract 319.152761,83215.1%93795909
Census Tract 326.033402,40614.1%1148070967
Census Tract 316.212391,73913.7%22600013