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Wyoming County, West Virginia
USDA's soil survey flags shrink-swell clay on 0% of Wyoming County's mapped land and a shallow water table under basements on 1%, both below the national shares of 15% and 29%. None of the county is in drought on the October 13, 2026 Drought Monitor map.
FEMA's flood data list 52 flood losses here since 2016, 24% of them in buildings with basements. 63% of homes were built before 1980, against 50% nationally; the median home dates from 1974.
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 Wyoming County
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 1.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 96.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 321,200 acres |
How we count · survey areas WV109 (2025-09-08)
What the numbers mean here
Rain over the 12 months to August 2026: 44.69 in, 3.38 in below the 1991-2020 average year of 48.07 in.
USDA rates 97% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 0% and a shallow water table on 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Wyoming County; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought
0% of the county is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. Part of the county was in drought in 19 of the last 52 weeks; the most was 100% of its area, in 11 weeks, most recently on the June 23, 2026 map.
| Category, October 13, 2026 | Share of county |
|---|---|
| D0 abnormally dry or worse | 0% |
| D1 moderate drought or worse | 0% |
| D2 severe or worse | 0% |
| D3 extreme or worse | 0% |
| D4 exceptional | 0% |
Flood losses since 2016
52 flood losses since 2016, $1.2 million paid. The worst year was 2025, with 47. Foundations of the buildings, where recorded: 24% basements, 12% slabs, 40% crawl spaces, 24% elevated. Median water depth outside the building: 21.5 in.
| Year | Flood losses |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 |
| 2026 to date | 0 |
Rain
| Average year, 1991-2020 | 48.07 in |
| 12 months to August 2026 | 44.69 in (-3.38) |
| 2025 | 42.88 in (-5.19) |
| Wettest year since 1895 | 2003: 62.68 in |
| Driest year since 1895 | 1930: 28.13 in |
| Days with 1 inch or more, normal at PINEVILLE (2 mi away) | 9.5 |
Homes
| Housing units | 9,953 |
| Median year built | 1974 |
| Built before 1980 | 63% |
| Built 2000 or later | 13% |
| Owner-occupied | 83% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $82,900 |
| Single-family detached | 70% |
What repairs cost
Published ranges from cost guides, not quotes. More sources, and where they disagree.
Nearby counties
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell County, WV | 16 mi | 0% | under 1% |
| Raleigh County, WV | 19 mi | 0% | 8% |
| Logan County, WV | 27 mi | 0% | 1% |
| Mercer County, WV | 28 mi | under 1% | 11% |
| Boone County, WV | 30 mi | 0% | 1% |
| Tazewell County, VA | 33 mi | 10% | 3% |
| Mingo County, WV | 34 mi | 0% | under 1% |
| Buchanan County, VA | 35 mi | 0% | 1% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (September 8, 2025) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · NOAA (August 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status