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Ingleside on the Bay, Texas
Inside Ingleside on the Bay's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 26%, the 2nd-highest of 11 cities in San Patricio County.
That clay share is below San Patricio County's 58%. FEMA's flood data list 141 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 78362 overlapping the city. Of its 373 homes, 57% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1976.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in San Patricio 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 Ingleside on the Bay
Foundation repair in Ingleside on the Bay: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 0% of Ingleside on the Bay's mapped land.
About 400 of Ingleside on the Bay's 373 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 Ingleside on the Bay city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 25.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 82.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 196 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Nueces | 35% | n/a |
| Dianola | 20% | n/a |
| Lydiann | 18% | n/a |
| Galveston | 6% | n/a |
| Mustang | 5% | n/a |
| Dietrich | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 26% of Ingleside on the Bay's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in San Patricio County
100% of San Patricio 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 Ingleside on the Bay. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78362 | 100% | 141 | $2.1 million |
Homes in Ingleside on the Bay
| Housing units | 373 |
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Built before 1980 | 57% |
| Built 2000 or later | 15% |
| Owner-occupied | 90% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $305,500 |
| Single-family detached | 96% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleside | 3 mi | 27% | 45% |
| Corpus Christi | 6 mi | 17% | 8% |
| Aransas Pass | 8 mi | 3% | 29% |
| Gregory | 8 mi | 76% | 2% |
| Portland | 8 mi | 63% | 7% |
| Port Aransas | 8 mi | 1% | 49% |
| Taft | 15 mi | 83% | 2% |
| Rockport | 18 mi | 5% | 53% |
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