Lead Paint Risk in Hidalgo County, Texas

17.9%Pre-1978 Housing

54,104Pre-1978 Units

302,173Total Housing Units

212Census 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

54,104 housing units in Hidalgo County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 17.9%, 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 100 of 212 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 209.09	862	1,131	76.2%	642	76	102	42	0
Census Tract 210.02	751	1,002	75.0%	412	90	60	78	111
Census Tract 215	839	1,149	73.0%	172	285	132	128	122
Census Tract 221.05	856	1,244	68.8%	314	187	192	163	0
Census Tract 210.03	612	895	68.4%	184	98	111	152	67
Census Tract 205.06	450	713	63.1%	142	257	0	51	0
Census Tract 239.03	1,259	2,000	63.0%	754	333	111	29	32
Census Tract 207.25	828	1,345	61.6%	648	84	96	0	0
Census Tract 208.04	1,090	1,829	59.6%	603	399	25	0	63
Census Tract 207.29	542	936	57.9%	336	34	85	27	60
Census Tract 226	471	814	57.9%	223	97	36	77	38
Census Tract 206	481	906	53.1%	204	115	20	38	104
Census Tract 208.05	835	1,621	51.5%	294	324	207	10	0
Census Tract 205.05	519	1,050	49.4%	176	151	51	83	58
Census Tract 214.01	968	1,974	49.0%	227	290	179	259	13
Census Tract 216	657	1,368	48.0%	200	294	122	35	6
Census Tract 210.01	324	688	47.1%	236	37	28	23	0
Census Tract 236.01	569	1,213	46.9%	432	40	23	0	74
Census Tract 204.03	975	2,112	46.2%	476	327	118	43	11
Census Tract 207.30	497	1,080	46.0%	299	140	49	0	9
Census Tract 201.05	293	641	45.7%	150	75	61	0	7
Census Tract 227.03	375	824	45.5%	87	117	141	21	9
Census Tract 218.04	676	1,490	45.4%	225	299	129	0	23
Census Tract 223.01	1,196	2,706	44.2%	554	139	211	137	155
Census Tract 209.08	427	972	43.9%	183	192	43	6	3
Census Tract 238.05	543	1,299	41.8%	163	305	75	0	0
Census Tract 205.07	310	775	40.0%	220	57	0	8	25
Census Tract 205.13	405	1,012	40.0%	265	7	48	0	85
Census Tract 230	809	2,169	37.3%	317	50	119	63	260
Census Tract 212.01	512	1,381	37.1%	264	88	12	0	148
Census Tract 237	662	1,788	37.0%	350	71	147	64	30
Census Tract 240.01	342	936	36.5%	192	82	0	0	68
Census Tract 241.29	407	1,147	35.5%	319	0	22	14	52
Census Tract 208.06	562	1,602	35.1%	353	170	39	0	0
Census Tract 229	738	2,129	34.7%	343	152	138	67	38
Census Tract 202.05	647	1,896	34.1%	538	10	99	0	0
Census Tract 208.08	350	1,025	34.1%	341	9	0	0	0
Census Tract 221.08	119	349	34.1%	30	54	20	15	0
Census Tract 228.01	430	1,283	33.5%	110	94	73	92	61
Census Tract 211	463	1,400	33.1%	172	49	6	55	181
Census Tract 222.03	539	1,655	32.6%	158	187	108	28	58
Census Tract 231.04	503	1,587	31.7%	221	62	178	42	0
Census Tract 221.07	645	2,044	31.6%	318	172	38	52	65
Census Tract 214.06	299	959	31.2%	244	16	32	1	6
Census Tract 224.01	510	1,714	29.8%	251	117	63	0	79
Census Tract 245.01	317	1,071	29.6%	139	54	39	0	85
Census Tract 246	494	1,740	28.4%	208	107	103	45	31
Census Tract 245.02	383	1,356	28.2%	125	63	110	23	62
Census Tract 220.08	416	1,541	27.0%	210	194	0	12	0
Census Tract 202.10	473	1,757	26.9%	261	104	48	24	36
Census Tract 241.31	100	376	26.6%	12	0	88	0	0
Census Tract 208.07	249	981	25.4%	204	20	0	0	25
Census Tract 225.02	507	2,014	25.2%	241	103	128	25	10
Census Tract 231.05	379	1,526	24.8%	61	190	10	64	54
Census Tract 203.06	452	1,829	24.7%	197	70	88	81	16
Census Tract 207.28	193	800	24.1%	181	8	4	0	0
Census Tract 205.12	148	617	24.0%	145	0	3	0	0
Census Tract 204.07	242	1,040	23.3%	133	66	43	0	0
Census Tract 218.03	364	1,565	23.3%	121	172	71	0	0
Census Tract 221.13	290	1,242	23.3%	156	130	0	4	0
Census Tract 221.12	226	985	22.9%	104	31	91	0	0
Census Tract 242.10	429	1,878	22.8%	199	144	49	0	37
Census Tract 239.05	518	2,281	22.7%	425	38	21	0	34
Census Tract 217.05	410	1,824	22.5%	254	41	105	10	0
Census Tract 220.05	331	1,479	22.4%	243	28	48	12	0
Census Tract 201.03	212	986	21.5%	187	21	4	0	0
Census Tract 201.04	133	624	21.3%	64	61	0	0	8
Census Tract 219.03	356	1,679	21.2%	190	132	34	0	0
Census Tract 225.04	218	1,029	21.2%	178	26	14	0	0
Census Tract 231.06	192	916	21.0%	95	76	21	0	0
Census Tract 218.09	282	1,368	20.6%	85	52	77	68	0
Census Tract 218.07	278	1,369	20.3%	106	111	38	23	0
Census Tract 209.10	259	1,281	20.2%	247	12	0	0	0
Census Tract 244.06	307	1,522	20.2%	89	83	135	0	0
Census Tract 244.03	398	2,042	19.5%	219	100	40	39	0
Census Tract 207.33	197	1,025	19.2%	187	5	0	0	5
Census Tract 214.09	284	1,488	19.1%	284	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 227.04	419	2,235	18.7%	331	38	0	8	42
Census Tract 223.02	328	1,774	18.5%	168	44	13	65	38
Census Tract 221.09	191	1,050	18.2%	98	18	0	60	15
Census Tract 207.24	254	1,407	18.1%	159	57	10	9	19
Census Tract 219.04	321	1,789	17.9%	248	7	32	0	34
Census Tract 240.02	486	2,713	17.9%	410	59	17	0	0
Census Tract 242.04	264	1,488	17.7%	166	82	0	12	4
Census Tract 241.16	252	1,440	17.5%	193	53	0	6	0
Census Tract 209.07	223	1,280	17.4%	131	92	0	0	0
Census Tract 242.06	228	1,355	16.8%	142	43	17	0	26
Census Tract 213.06	167	1,003	16.7%	160	7	0	0	0
Census Tract 235.21	289	1,732	16.7%	200	61	28	0	0
Census Tract 243.01	106	639	16.6%	0	66	0	0	40
Census Tract 235.27	237	1,445	16.4%	138	99	0	0	0
Census Tract 235.16	242	1,489	16.3%	95	114	0	0	33
Census Tract 204.09	228	1,435	15.9%	213	0	15	0	0
Census Tract 204.08	231	1,490	15.5%	186	0	45	0	0
Census Tract 214.07	234	1,514	15.5%	164	62	0	8	0
Census Tract 235.30	299	1,937	15.4%	180	28	91	0	0
Census Tract 235.20	154	1,019	15.1%	112	23	10	9	0
Census Tract 239.07	296	2,004	14.8%	206	0	90	0	0
Census Tract 241.24	161	1,085	14.8%	161	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 241.17	137	938	14.6%	63	74	0	0	0