Kimble County, Texas
Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 6% of Kimble County's mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.
3.3% of the county is in drought on the October 13, 2026 Drought Monitor map. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses here since 2016. 49% of homes were built before 1980, against 50% nationally; the median home dates from 1981.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
in drought, October 13, 2026
of homes built before 1980
Soil under Kimble County
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 5.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 84.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 64.6% |
| Mapped soil | 799,846 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 64% | n/a |
| Nuvalde | 5% | n/a |
| Kavett | 3% | n/a |
| Valera | 3% | n/a |
| Dev | 2% | n/a |
| Menard | 2% | n/a |
How we count · survey areas TX267 (2025-09-04)
What the numbers mean here
Rain over the 12 months to August 2026: 28.71 in, 3.85 in above the 1991-2020 average year of 24.86 in.
USDA rates 84% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 6% and a shallow water table on 0% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Kimble County; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought
3.3% of the county is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. Part of the county was in drought in 7 of the last 52 weeks; the most was 100% of its area, in 2 weeks, most recently on the November 18, 2025 map.
| Category, October 13, 2026 | Share of county |
|---|---|
| D0 abnormally dry or worse | 11.2% |
| D1 moderate drought or worse | 3.3% |
| D2 severe or worse | 0% |
| D3 extreme or worse | 0% |
| D4 exceptional | 0% |
Flood losses since 2016
8 flood losses since 2016, $327,374 paid. The worst year was 2018, with 7.
| Year | Flood losses |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 |
Rain
| Average year, 1991-2020 | 24.86 in |
| 12 months to August 2026 | 28.71 in (+3.85) |
| 2025 | 26.16 in (+1.30) |
| Wettest year since 1895 | 1919: 50.01 in |
| Driest year since 1895 | 1951: 10.78 in |
| Days with 1 inch or more, normal at JUNCTION 4SSW (4 mi away) | 6.1 |
Homes
| Housing units | 2,736 |
| Median year built | 1981 |
| Built before 1980 | 49% |
| Built 2000 or later | 28% |
| Owner-occupied | 79% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $201,300 |
| Single-family detached | 78% |
What repairs cost
Published ranges from cost guides, not quotes. More sources, and where they disagree.
Cities in Kimble County
| City | Expansive clay | High water table | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction | 30% | 0% | 1,275 |
Nearby counties
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menard County, TX | 29 mi | 12% | 0% |
| Mason County, TX | 34 mi | 15% | 0% |
| Kerr County, TX | 37 mi | 33% | under 1% |
| Real County, TX | 45 mi | 9% | 0% |
| Sutton County, TX | 46 mi | 19% | under 1% |
| Edwards County, TX | 48 mi | 4% | 0% |
| Gillespie County, TX | 49 mi | 23% | 0% |
| Schleicher County, TX | 55 mi | 32% | 0% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (September 4, 2025) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · NOAA (August 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status