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Cashion Community, Texas
Inside Cashion Community's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 39% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 6 cities in Wichita County. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is close to Wichita County's 43%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76305 overlapping the city. Of its 140 homes, 53% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1979.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wichita 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 Cashion Community
Foundation repair in Cashion Community: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 39% of Cashion Community's mapped land.
About 100 of Cashion Community's 140 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 Cashion Community city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 38.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 33.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 21.1% |
| Mapped soil | 1,216 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Tipton | 38% | n/a |
| Deandale | 21% | n/a |
| Frankirk | 16% | n/a |
| Madge | 8% | n/a |
| Roark | 5% | n/a |
| Enterprise | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.4% by land area here, and 21% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 39% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Wichita County is in drought on the latest map, and 39% of Cashion Community's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
Drought in Wichita County
100% of Wichita 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 Cashion Community. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76305 | 100% | 4 | $36,985 |
Homes in Cashion Community
| Housing units | 140 |
| Median year built | 1979 |
| Built before 1980 | 53% |
| Built 2000 or later | 19% |
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $245,800 |
| Single-family detached | 74% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkburnett | 4 mi | 30% | under 1% |
| Pleasant Valley | 9 mi | 40% | under 1% |
| Wichita Falls | 9 mi | 30% | under 1% |
| Dean | 10 mi | 14% | 0% |
| Iowa Park | 11 mi | 53% | 0% |
| Jolly | 14 mi | 66% | 0% |
| Lakeside City | 14 mi | 51% | 0% |
| Petrolia | 16 mi | 66% | 0% |
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