Lead Paint Risk in Orange County, Texas

46.3%Pre-1978 Housing
17,455Pre-1978 Units
37,681Total Housing Units
24Census 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

  • 17,455 housing units in Orange County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 46.3%, 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 24 of 24 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 2091,3811,76678.2%3314315046847
Census Tract 2021,4201,87575.7%167256464320213
Census Tract 2051,0441,51768.8%17510239327698
Census Tract 20852877568.1%31871113260
Census Tract 2201,2701,94065.5%4524862123684
Census Tract 2071,4442,26963.6%69435119792110
Census Tract 2036821,16658.5%18911213334214
Census Tract 219.021,1551,97458.5%259564301310
Census Tract 2241,3262,30857.5%5392934275215
Census Tract 2131,3342,73148.8%61739615244125
Census Tract 219.0145098245.8%18877168170
Census Tract 21140088045.5%15811092346
Census Tract 215.047051,83838.4%295273282881
Census Tract 2165831,53837.9%17829961450
Census Tract 223.017882,15736.5%4871081354711
Census Tract 21729084434.4%10099701011
Census Tract 2125852,03328.8%29416691340
Census Tract 223.023851,39527.6%210789700
Census Tract 21026295427.5%1135363033
Census Tract 215.0124790327.4%1265443024
Census Tract 2183251,22426.6%15210554140
Census Tract 215.032551,25420.3%581286900
Census Tract 2143121,68618.5%692142900
Census Tract 2222841,67217.0%13957283624