Lead Paint Risk in Gregg County, Texas

50.9%Pre-1978 Housing

27,271Pre-1978 Units

53,590Total Housing Units

30Census 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

27,271 housing units in Gregg County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 50.9%, 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 30 of 30 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 13	1,289	1,435	89.8%	282	247	334	282	144
Census Tract 12	766	966	79.3%	107	120	351	146	42
Census Tract 11	1,103	1,439	76.7%	310	96	164	298	235
Census Tract 14	1,124	1,502	74.8%	210	217	468	118	111
Census Tract 15	1,208	1,674	72.2%	306	562	307	11	22
Census Tract 9	961	1,349	71.2%	136	375	399	24	27
Census Tract 10	586	870	67.4%	71	142	207	77	89
Census Tract 3	1,906	2,846	67.0%	874	513	484	35	0
Census Tract 106	1,613	2,406	67.0%	708	456	319	128	2
Census Tract 9800	8	12	66.7%	4	0	4	0	0
Census Tract 7	1,562	2,364	66.1%	625	788	149	0	0
Census Tract 102.01	1,209	1,861	65.0%	451	319	220	108	111
Census Tract 4.02	1,238	1,943	63.7%	653	320	221	44	0
Census Tract 5.02	1,510	2,454	61.5%	976	174	299	41	20
Census Tract 107	929	1,583	58.7%	73	165	381	110	200
Census Tract 102.02	767	1,347	56.9%	265	196	81	184	41
Census Tract 8	1,303	2,595	50.2%	628	349	216	49	61
Census Tract 6.01	1,111	2,341	47.5%	866	227	18	0	0
Census Tract 5.01	1,145	2,497	45.9%	791	296	18	17	23
Census Tract 103.02	811	2,030	40.0%	537	183	17	74	0
Census Tract 4.01	846	2,203	38.4%	439	129	175	103	0
Census Tract 105.01	439	1,144	38.4%	216	72	67	5	79
Census Tract 104.02	726	2,074	35.0%	408	140	98	50	30
Census Tract 103.01	756	2,212	34.2%	493	244	19	0	0
Census Tract 101	739	2,585	28.6%	508	71	72	0	88
Census Tract 6.02	395	1,549	25.5%	295	81	0	0	19
Census Tract 2.01	457	1,907	24.0%	253	103	62	30	9
Census Tract 105.02	274	1,172	23.4%	171	28	38	3	34
Census Tract 104.01	287	1,276	22.5%	168	13	11	64	31
Census Tract 2.02	203	1,954	10.4%	146	57	0	0	0