Lead Paint Risk in Lancaster County, South Carolina

31.8%Pre-1978 Housing
13,569Pre-1978 Units
42,696Total Housing Units
22Census 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

  • 13,569 housing units in Lancaster County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 31.8%, compared with the state rate of 33.6%.
  • 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 22 of 22 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 1081,0291,14190.2%112288189179261
Census Tract 102.021,7112,15779.3%379301596163272
Census Tract 1051,5432,25768.4%307423227445141
Census Tract 1071,1461,77064.7%328221202145250
Census Tract 102.016451,09059.2%37122206129151
Census Tract 110.011,2142,30052.8%672247235600
Census Tract 1111,1402,25650.5%3643113031620
Census Tract 1096241,47142.4%36916183011
Census Tract 1038982,26639.6%29720319219187
Census Tract 1045791,46339.6%4217336490
Census Tract 110.026741,79337.6%306962072540
Census Tract 1016061,75034.6%361113951522
Census Tract 1067572,49430.4%40325110300
Census Tract 112.061481,13813.0%76440028
Census Tract 112.042012,7217.4%559716033
Census Tract 112.117957.4%00502
Census Tract 112.07841,3296.3%3246600
Census Tract 112.03721,4315.0%720000
Census Tract 112.10931,8605.0%093000
Census Tract 112.051272,9334.3%222327055
Census Tract 112.091924,5194.2%83663040
Census Tract 112.08792,4623.2%1706200