Lead Paint Risk in Wise County, Texas

27.2%Pre-1978 Housing

7,400Pre-1978 Units

27,196Total Housing Units

16Census 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

7,400 housing units in Wise County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 27.2%, 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 16 of 16 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 1505	1,229	2,061	59.6%	553	319	238	84	35
Census Tract 1502.01	508	1,170	43.4%	131	61	122	64	130
Census Tract 1502.02	724	1,918	37.7%	234	108	226	93	63
Census Tract 1504.04	447	1,248	35.8%	146	38	187	36	40
Census Tract 1504.02	813	2,584	31.5%	499	174	108	0	32
Census Tract 1504.05	495	1,598	31.0%	160	141	136	34	24
Census Tract 1506.05	543	1,995	27.2%	88	71	189	133	62
Census Tract 1506.04	437	1,712	25.5%	237	40	124	28	8
Census Tract 1501.01	408	1,900	21.5%	91	41	62	62	152
Census Tract 1503	271	1,263	21.5%	125	14	49	40	43
Census Tract 1506.03	405	1,918	21.1%	133	100	162	5	5
Census Tract 1501.04	329	1,616	20.4%	221	9	16	83	0
Census Tract 1504.03	248	1,740	14.3%	104	17	64	21	42
Census Tract 1506.06	165	1,157	14.3%	27	76	32	20	10
Census Tract 1506.07	175	1,481	11.8%	97	30	26	6	16
Census Tract 1501.03	203	1,835	11.1%	72	78	37	16	0