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Wolfe City, Texas
Inside Wolfe City's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 68% of mapped land, higher than 73% of Texas cities. A shallow water table limits basements on 3%.
That clay share is below Hunt County's 78%. USDA doesn't rate the 26% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75496 overlapping the city. Of its 492 homes, 75% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1966.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hunt 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 Wolfe City
Foundation repair in Wolfe City: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 68% of Wolfe City's mapped land, more than in 73% of Texas cities.
About 400 of Wolfe City's 492 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 Wolfe City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 68.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 2.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 96.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 68.4% |
| Urban land, not rated | 25.7% |
| Mapped soil | 717 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.8% by land area here, and 68% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 68% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Hunt County is in drought on the latest map, and 68% of Wolfe City's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 97% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Hunt County
100% of Hunt 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 Wolfe City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75496 | 100% | 2 | $80,820 |
Homes in Wolfe City
| Housing units | 492 |
| Median year built | 1966 |
| Built before 1980 | 75% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 73% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $150,200 |
| Single-family detached | 82% |
Nearby cities
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