Lead Paint Risk in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

79.8%Pre-1978 Housing

338,157Pre-1978 Units

423,838Total Housing Units

302Census 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

338,157 housing units in Milwaukee County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 79.8%, compared with the state rate of 57.8%.
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 302 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 37	956	956	100.0%	55	46	424	284	147
Census Tract 38	1,169	1,169	100.0%	74	90	212	362	431
Census Tract 42	1,432	1,432	100.0%	61	0	323	446	602
Census Tract 211	565	565	100.0%	12	56	76	237	184
Census Tract 31	1,308	1,313	99.6%	141	175	469	344	179
Census Tract 53	844	848	99.5%	52	87	524	140	41
Census Tract 168	1,092	1,098	99.5%	109	101	6	105	771
Census Tract 61	855	861	99.3%	30	0	45	135	645
Census Tract 95	1,017	1,024	99.3%	54	0	80	59	824
Census Tract 910	2,092	2,107	99.3%	29	169	233	423	1,238
Census Tract 57	1,055	1,064	99.2%	63	102	396	359	135
Census Tract 58	1,563	1,575	99.2%	74	42	549	403	495
Census Tract 173	1,107	1,117	99.1%	125	40	18	39	885
Census Tract 94	1,173	1,186	98.9%	5	19	85	49	1,015
Census Tract 124	1,237	1,253	98.7%	0	105	215	164	753
Census Tract 158	1,056	1,071	98.6%	15	58	49	221	713
Census Tract 908	989	1,004	98.5%	52	105	138	300	394
Census Tract 80	900	916	98.3%	41	21	34	108	696
Census Tract 911	1,653	1,681	98.3%	71	67	203	222	1,090
Census Tract 1018	1,303	1,327	98.2%	134	149	726	154	140
Census Tract 86	461	470	98.1%	23	37	23	26	352
Census Tract 92	714	728	98.1%	10	45	56	75	528
Census Tract 914	1,004	1,023	98.1%	27	4	131	130	712
Census Tract 17	1,933	1,973	98.0%	204	745	712	121	151
Census Tract 176	902	920	98.0%	142	28	14	56	662
Census Tract 41	1,157	1,182	97.9%	53	71	291	334	408
Census Tract 193	1,039	1,061	97.9%	43	107	597	138	154
Census Tract 123	549	562	97.7%	45	29	156	108	211
Census Tract 204	1,044	1,069	97.7%	24	33	148	163	676
Census Tract 205	1,131	1,159	97.6%	10	24	70	120	907
Census Tract 1001	1,745	1,787	97.6%	176	100	340	127	1,002
Census Tract 1017	1,600	1,640	97.6%	120	92	778	382	228
Census Tract 47	1,574	1,615	97.5%	13	9	207	111	1,234
Census Tract 1802	2,227	2,285	97.5%	123	623	226	174	1,081
Census Tract 32	1,135	1,166	97.3%	40	194	805	50	46
Census Tract 96	688	707	97.3%	38	0	22	181	447
Census Tract 136	1,319	1,357	97.2%	180	220	94	160	665
Census Tract 171	858	883	97.2%	29	2	229	74	524
Census Tract 702	1,742	1,794	97.1%	74	50	276	206	1,136
Census Tract 208	1,424	1,468	97.0%	22	47	193	61	1,101
Census Tract 99	484	500	96.8%	22	32	68	40	322
Census Tract 133	479	495	96.8%	11	11	0	82	375
Census Tract 134	1,149	1,187	96.8%	110	18	0	205	816
Census Tract 1801	1,427	1,474	96.8%	59	309	442	83	534
Census Tract 36	642	664	96.7%	90	60	284	114	94
Census Tract 59	1,592	1,647	96.7%	98	123	97	433	841
Census Tract 183	1,034	1,069	96.7%	99	52	131	87	665
Census Tract 218	797	824	96.7%	159	292	298	6	42
Census Tract 164	1,167	1,208	96.6%	34	69	89	59	916
Census Tract 188	576	596	96.6%	65	25	28	13	445
Census Tract 202	1,175	1,216	96.6%	23	78	546	460	68
Census Tract 54	1,651	1,710	96.5%	176	268	942	183	82
Census Tract 1203	852	884	96.4%	19	127	244	296	166
Census Tract 23	1,732	1,799	96.3%	40	152	307	471	762
Census Tract 71	975	1,014	96.2%	9	22	61	38	845
Census Tract 50	2,153	2,243	96.0%	0	375	294	322	1,162
Census Tract 186	846	882	95.9%	25	40	181	124	476
Census Tract 10	1,404	1,466	95.8%	97	294	518	207	288
Census Tract 210	1,096	1,144	95.8%	13	45	425	414	199
Census Tract 184	596	623	95.7%	36	28	57	134	341
Census Tract 192	1,319	1,378	95.7%	31	244	709	199	136
Census Tract 35	1,240	1,299	95.5%	171	134	706	147	82
Census Tract 181	1,176	1,231	95.5%	104	267	59	148	598
Census Tract 25	884	927	95.4%	12	258	165	270	179
Census Tract 206	1,564	1,639	95.4%	94	94	470	277	629
Census Tract 1016	1,982	2,078	95.4%	298	210	394	536	544
Census Tract 129	1,253	1,315	95.3%	174	86	412	114	467
Census Tract 130	831	872	95.3%	140	119	183	103	286
Census Tract 1006	876	920	95.2%	26	173	324	50	303
Census Tract 51	1,491	1,568	95.1%	25	386	836	177	67
Census Tract 15	1,244	1,309	95.0%	193	353	643	55	0
Census Tract 122	724	762	95.0%	0	70	17	99	538
Census Tract 159	1,260	1,328	94.9%	203	108	130	191	628
Census Tract 1012	1,393	1,470	94.8%	176	174	549	368	126
Census Tract 74	577	611	94.4%	74	30	9	43	421
Census Tract 175	1,284	1,360	94.4%	46	91	113	173	861
Census Tract 1013	1,203	1,274	94.4%	151	244	600	50	158
Census Tract 46	1,413	1,498	94.3%	0	125	82	211	995
Census Tract 1008	1,412	1,498	94.3%	160	338	503	200	211
Census Tract 27	865	918	94.2%	0	119	230	412	104
Census Tract 91	752	801	93.9%	15	43	97	54	543
Census Tract 28	846	902	93.8%	153	45	458	76	114
Census Tract 126	980	1,045	93.8%	46	111	230	108	485
Census Tract 200	1,474	1,571	93.8%	204	356	340	378	196
Census Tract 55	1,271	1,357	93.7%	101	179	925	54	12
Census Tract 1015	2,094	2,234	93.7%	126	298	136	322	1,212
Census Tract 179	1,333	1,424	93.6%	60	132	161	30	950
Census Tract 903	1,482	1,584	93.6%	384	529	384	117	68
Census Tract 40	1,070	1,146	93.4%	13	176	345	422	114
Census Tract 65	887	950	93.4%	32	1	38	41	775
Census Tract 161	1,210	1,296	93.4%	35	110	33	128	904
Census Tract 66	919	985	93.3%	58	52	46	171	592
Census Tract 93	997	1,069	93.3%	33	50	113	124	677
Census Tract 217	2,164	2,321	93.2%	650	670	411	130	303
Census Tract 26	1,198	1,287	93.1%	0	250	158	369	421
Census Tract 33	1,838	1,975	93.1%	157	450	1,005	140	86
Census Tract 207	1,980	2,128	93.0%	91	107	552	530	700
Census Tract 909	1,632	1,755	93.0%	11	86	239	370	926
Census Tract 79	1,089	1,172	92.9%	90	32	35	38	894
Census Tract 6	2,060	2,221	92.8%	288	754	906	13	99