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Mount Pleasant, Texas
Inside Mount Pleasant's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 46% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 4 cities in Titus County. A shallow water table limits basements on 36%, the 3rd-highest of 4 cities in Titus County.
That clay share is close to Titus County's 50%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75455 overlapping the city. Of its 5,877 homes, 54% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1978.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Titus 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 Mount Pleasant
Foundation repair in Mount Pleasant: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 46% of Mount Pleasant's mapped land, more than in 54% of Texas cities.
About 4,200 of Mount Pleasant's 5,877 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 Mount Pleasant city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 45.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 36.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 62.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 6.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 46.8% |
| Urban land, not rated | 5.8% |
| Mapped soil | 13,530 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 6.2% by land area here, and 47% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 46% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Titus County is in drought on the latest map, and 46% of Mount Pleasant's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
On 36% of Mount Pleasant's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 62% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Titus County
100% of Titus 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 Mount Pleasant. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75455 | 100% | 4 | $248,879 |
Homes in Mount Pleasant
| Housing units | 5,877 |
| Median year built | 1978 |
| Built before 1980 | 54% |
| Built 2000 or later | 19% |
| Owner-occupied | 58% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $170,700 |
| Single-family detached | 71% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield | 8 mi | 74% | 61% |
| Miller's Cove | 8 mi | 82% | 39% |
| Rocky Mound | 10 mi | 0% | 43% |
| Pittsburg | 11 mi | 1% | 47% |
| Omaha | 14 mi | 7% | 52% |
| Mount Vernon | 15 mi | 57% | 48% |
| Talco | 16 mi | 88% | 2% |
| Daingerfield | 17 mi | 0% | 10% |
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