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Fort Stockton, Texas
Inside Fort Stockton's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is below Pecos County's 8%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79735 overlapping the city. Of its 3,550 homes, 60% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1975.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Pecos 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 Fort Stockton
Foundation repair in Fort Stockton: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 1% of Fort Stockton's mapped land.
About 2,800 of Fort Stockton's 3,550 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 Fort Stockton city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 87.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.5% |
| Mapped soil | 3,554 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Reakor | 47% | n/a |
| Upton | 37% | n/a |
| Lozier | 2% | n/a |
| Hoban | 2% | n/a |
| Reagan | 1% | n/a |
| Hodgins | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 87% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 1% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Fort Stockton; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Pecos County
12.5% of Pecos 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 Fort Stockton. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79735 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Fort Stockton
| Housing units | 3,550 |
| Median year built | 1975 |
| Built before 1980 | 60% |
| Built 2000 or later | 22% |
| Owner-occupied | 70% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $199,600 |
| Single-family detached | 78% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandfalls | 31 mi | 0% | 0% |
| McCamey | 43 mi | 0% | 0% |
| Crane | 47 mi | 0% | 0% |
| Pyote | 47 mi | 0% | 0% |
| Wickett | 47 mi | 0% | 0% |
| Thorntonville | 47 mi | 0% | 0% |
| Barstow | 50 mi | 0% | 0% |
| Town of Pecos | 51 mi | 1% | 18% |
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