Lead Paint Risk in York County, Virginia

26.8%Pre-1978 Housing

7,564Pre-1978 Units

28,211Total 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

7,564 housing units in York County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 26.8%, compared with the state rate of 44.2%.
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 504.02	823	1,397	58.9%	283	287	158	28	67
Census Tract 503.04	995	2,021	49.2%	404	305	186	82	18
Census Tract 509	392	833	47.1%	233	46	89	0	24
Census Tract 504.01	563	1,344	41.9%	170	238	138	17	0
Census Tract 505	617	1,548	39.9%	189	171	113	111	33
Census Tract 511	1,078	2,843	37.9%	323	295	425	16	19
Census Tract 503.06	770	2,276	33.8%	232	360	156	0	22
Census Tract 502.05	554	1,650	33.6%	299	145	91	19	0
Census Tract 502.08	228	898	25.4%	164	64	0	0	0
Census Tract 503.03	536	2,340	22.9%	274	149	87	0	26
Census Tract 510	627	3,180	19.7%	299	191	131	6	0
Census Tract 503.05	123	1,302	9.4%	35	30	45	0	13
Census Tract 502.03	116	2,536	4.6%	42	21	40	13	0
Census Tract 502.07	62	1,345	4.6%	43	0	0	0	19
Census Tract 502.06	80	2,698	3.0%	21	39	20	0	0
Census Tract 9901	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0