Lead Paint Risk in Denton County, Texas

12.8%Pre-1978 Housing

46,772Pre-1978 Units

364,120Total Housing Units

193Census 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

46,772 housing units in Denton County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 12.8%, compared with the state rate of 34.4%.
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 193 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 216.15	1,320	1,545	85.4%	1,192	80	48	0	0
Census Tract 204.03	1,586	1,917	82.7%	188	302	386	415	295
Census Tract 215.20	1,121	1,385	80.9%	1,020	28	0	60	13
Census Tract 216.14	1,050	1,418	74.0%	1,003	40	7	0	0
Census Tract 217.45	1,282	1,746	73.4%	929	245	43	0	65
Census Tract 215.21	1,018	1,483	68.6%	921	49	48	0	0
Census Tract 205.08	917	1,385	66.2%	599	180	31	81	26
Census Tract 207	1,383	2,145	64.5%	577	179	185	160	282
Census Tract 210	920	1,577	58.3%	389	125	121	265	20
Census Tract 216.18	1,144	1,976	57.9%	143	371	393	94	143
Census Tract 206.05	555	1,069	51.9%	436	100	7	0	12
Census Tract 206.01	957	1,847	51.8%	329	291	185	92	60
Census Tract 213.05	844	1,636	51.6%	724	120	0	0	0
Census Tract 217.44	591	1,152	51.3%	462	119	10	0	0
Census Tract 205.05	1,628	3,285	49.6%	492	488	316	29	303
Census Tract 215.13	567	1,289	44.0%	447	120	0	0	0
Census Tract 209	653	1,487	43.9%	315	230	41	61	6
Census Tract 206.03	541	1,249	43.3%	203	126	94	118	0
Census Tract 215.02	849	2,009	42.3%	484	356	0	9	0
Census Tract 215.30	499	1,189	42.0%	467	32	0	0	0
Census Tract 205.07	598	1,465	40.8%	141	334	123	0	0
Census Tract 217.17	931	2,298	40.5%	830	84	0	17	0
Census Tract 211	897	2,258	39.7%	524	146	8	51	168
Census Tract 217.43	565	1,477	38.3%	479	35	51	0	0
Census Tract 205.06	269	734	36.6%	188	39	26	16	0
Census Tract 215.14	482	1,355	35.6%	439	25	18	0	0
Census Tract 212.02	459	1,363	33.7%	138	160	65	56	40
Census Tract 204.02	901	2,807	32.1%	603	174	44	22	58
Census Tract 201.18	661	2,118	31.2%	169	63	150	29	250
Census Tract 213.04	829	2,910	28.5%	358	329	109	23	10
Census Tract 217.41	207	752	27.5%	139	24	37	0	7
Census Tract 203.05	766	2,873	26.7%	627	25	114	0	0
Census Tract 216.33	456	1,797	25.4%	452	4	0	0	0
Census Tract 216.16	597	2,486	24.0%	450	117	23	7	0
Census Tract 202.06	262	1,098	23.9%	144	51	0	0	67
Census Tract 216.13	503	2,142	23.5%	275	87	141	0	0
Census Tract 202.04	620	2,663	23.3%	317	31	174	0	98
Census Tract 215.31	400	1,740	23.0%	247	93	60	0	0
Census Tract 215.16	571	2,491	22.9%	352	108	53	40	18
Census Tract 202.03	557	2,557	21.8%	341	95	62	19	40
Census Tract 216.31	443	2,086	21.2%	355	25	40	7	16
Census Tract 201.17	206	999	20.6%	43	126	5	19	13
Census Tract 212.03	305	1,658	18.4%	221	48	14	0	22
Census Tract 217.57	220	1,225	18.0%	86	102	0	32	0
Census Tract 205.04	278	1,549	17.9%	97	181	0	0	0
Census Tract 216.21	237	1,342	17.7%	181	28	0	19	9
Census Tract 208	441	2,529	17.4%	351	75	15	0	0
Census Tract 216.11	283	1,660	17.0%	244	0	9	0	30
Census Tract 214.14	246	1,453	16.9%	125	94	0	27	0
Census Tract 204.04	362	2,170	16.7%	176	186	0	0	0
Census Tract 217.39	287	1,763	16.3%	67	42	105	0	73
Census Tract 215.33	322	2,052	15.7%	322	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 217.22	242	1,595	15.2%	217	17	8	0	0
Census Tract 202.08	198	1,312	15.1%	147	32	0	0	19
Census Tract 214.11	417	2,812	14.8%	391	11	15	0	0
Census Tract 216.30	278	1,957	14.2%	270	0	8	0	0
Census Tract 217.46	188	1,404	13.4%	167	6	10	0	5
Census Tract 202.05	160	1,213	13.2%	85	6	32	27	10
Census Tract 216.41	392	3,010	13.0%	354	38	0	0	0
Census Tract 203.22	371	2,897	12.8%	253	25	0	0	93
Census Tract 216.20	260	2,087	12.5%	200	0	0	60	0
Census Tract 213.06	170	1,404	12.1%	152	18	0	0	0
Census Tract 213.01	249	2,068	12.0%	208	0	0	41	0
Census Tract 201.26	159	1,342	11.8%	124	35	0	0	0
Census Tract 203.19	277	2,343	11.8%	241	0	0	0	36
Census Tract 206.04	164	1,443	11.4%	138	10	0	16	0
Census Tract 216.38	206	1,815	11.3%	206	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 217.40	256	2,263	11.3%	194	0	62	0	0
Census Tract 204.05	186	1,673	11.1%	150	36	0	0	0
Census Tract 201.16	309	2,814	11.0%	111	143	17	0	38
Census Tract 201.30	145	1,327	10.9%	133	12	0	0	0
Census Tract 214.12	232	2,196	10.6%	107	45	75	5	0
Census Tract 216.35	272	2,610	10.4%	69	0	0	0	203
Census Tract 217.42	270	2,674	10.1%	237	33	0	0	0
Census Tract 216.37	221	2,218	10.0%	126	0	0	0	95
Census Tract 216.47	318	3,255	9.8%	223	95	0	0	0
Census Tract 217.21	145	1,487	9.8%	145	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 214.21	145	1,537	9.4%	34	0	37	54	20
Census Tract 216.12	141	1,497	9.4%	103	11	0	0	27
Census Tract 217.32	92	997	9.2%	34	34	24	0	0
Census Tract 203.15	118	1,347	8.8%	97	15	3	0	3
Census Tract 203.13	206	2,392	8.6%	13	58	73	16	46
Census Tract 201.15	234	2,805	8.3%	136	84	14	0	0
Census Tract 202.07	104	1,252	8.3%	50	0	54	0	0
Census Tract 203.17	158	1,929	8.2%	115	43	0	0	0
Census Tract 217.16	207	2,524	8.2%	94	24	89	0	0
Census Tract 214.10	158	1,983	8.0%	30	80	48	0	0
Census Tract 215.05	187	2,404	7.8%	108	12	67	0	0
Census Tract 203.16	102	1,363	7.5%	31	45	0	0	26
Census Tract 214.19	139	1,954	7.1%	111	0	28	0	0
Census Tract 216.34	211	3,071	6.9%	18	61	132	0	0
Census Tract 214.13	66	983	6.7%	31	16	19	0	0
Census Tract 217.34	134	1,999	6.7%	33	101	0	0	0
Census Tract 212.04	101	1,572	6.4%	66	0	27	8	0
Census Tract 215.12	100	1,659	6.0%	47	2	0	51	0
Census Tract 216.19	77	1,289	6.0%	31	14	23	9	0
Census Tract 217.15	103	1,883	5.5%	96	7	0	0	0
Census Tract 201.29	94	1,756	5.4%	20	74	0	0	0
Census Tract 216.46	164	3,034	5.4%	100	64	0	0	0
Census Tract 216.39	68	1,290	5.3%	68	0	0	0	0