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Brackettville, Texas
Inside Brackettville's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 15% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.
That clay share is close to Kinney County's 10%. FEMA's flood data list 5 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 78832 overlapping the city. Of its 587 homes, 57% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1977.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Kinney County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Brackettville
Foundation repair in Brackettville: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 15% of Brackettville's mapped land.
About 500 of Brackettville's 587 homes are detached houses.
| Who designs the repair | The ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines) |
| Prices | Cost guide ranges compared |
Soil under Brackettville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 14.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 95.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 14.8% |
| Mapped soil | 2,041 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 44% | n/a |
| Langtry | 32% | n/a |
| Divot | 15% | n/a |
| Uvalde | 6% | n/a |
| Dev | 2% | n/a |
| Montell | under 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 95% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 15% and a shallow water table on 0% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Brackettville; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Kinney County
83.6% of Kinney County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Brackettville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78832 | 100% | 5 | $0 |
Homes in Brackettville
| Housing units | 587 |
| Median year built | 1977 |
| Built before 1980 | 57% |
| Built 2000 or later | 5% |
| Owner-occupied | 88% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $83,800 |
| Single-family detached | 81% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spofford | 10 mi | 12% | under 1% |
| Del Rio | 29 mi | 7% | 1% |
| Camp Wood | 34 mi | 1% | 0% |
| Uvalde | 39 mi | 23% | under 1% |
| Eagle Pass | 43 mi | 41% | 0% |
| Leakey | 48 mi | 32% | 0% |
| Rocksprings | 50 mi | 5% | 0% |
| Crystal City | 56 mi | 37% | under 1% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status