States › Illinois › 1999
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed +3.6%, against +4.3% for the United States and +2.2% in 1998.
53,974 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (39,228 single-family), +12.5% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+3.6% Illinois index, 1998–1999 US +4.3%
53,974 housing units permitted in 1999 39,228 single-family
78 of 88 counties with a rising index median county +2.8%
1,663,533 units permitted nationally in 1999
Counties in 1999 Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1999 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Mason County +12.7% 35 35 2.8 Union County +12.6% 29 29 1.7 Hancock County +8.6% 22 22 1.3 Carroll County +7.2% 79 77 5.1 Richland County +7.2% 25 25 1.6 Ford County +7.1% 35 29 2.6 Moultrie County +6.7% 77 49 5.4 Randolph County +6.6% 77 69 2.6 Greene County +6.3% 8 8 0.7 Mercer County +6.2% 46 46 3.0 Menard County +5.1% 77 75 6.5 DuPage County +4.8% 4,694 3,778 5.0 Rock Island County +4.8% 367 213 2.6 McDonough County +4.7% 39 19 1.5 Cook County +4.6% 11,008 4,997 2.1 Woodford County +4.5% 189 159 5.0 Shelby County +4.4% 58 56 2.8 Henry County +4.2% 107 97 2.2 Vermilion County +4.2% 193 68 2.7 Madison County +4.1% 1,361 1,023 5.2 Perry County +4.1% 0 0 0.0 Cass County +4.0% 15 15 1.2 Lee County +4.0% 104 86 3.2 Warren County +4.0% 26 26 1.6 Bond County +3.9% 61 46 3.6 Clinton County +3.9% 95 87 2.6 Marion County +3.9% 35 29 1.0 Macoupin County +3.8% 32 28 0.7 Ogle County +3.8% 248 244 4.8 Franklin County +3.7% 59 59 1.6 Knox County +3.7% 111 111 2.3 McLean County +3.5% 1,342 961 7.8 Whiteside County +3.5% 177 119 3.3 Grundy County +3.4% 249 189 4.6 Jersey County +3.4% 122 114 5.8 Macon County +3.4% 265 249 2.7 Marshall County +3.3% 18 14 1.6 Peoria County +3.3% 815 601 4.6 Fulton County +3.2% 87 87 2.6 Lake County +3.2% 4,933 3,734 6.9 Kane County +3.0% 5,787 4,279 11.0 Monroe County +3.0% 256 242 7.3 Champaign County +2.8% 999 548 4.8 Iroquois County +2.8% 78 74 3.0 Kendall County +2.8% 691 588 4.8 De Witt County +2.7% 53 49 3.5 Tazewell County +2.7% 490 407 3.8 Will County +2.7% 7,368 7,074 10.3 Edgar County +2.6% 40 40 2.5 Douglas County +2.5% 34 34 1.7 DeKalb County +2.4% 631 417 6.2 Jackson County +2.4% 138 13 2.6 Johnson County +2.4% 0 0 0.0 Massac County +2.4% 1 1 0.1 McHenry County +2.3% 3,730 2,905 11.7 Piatt County +2.3% 55 53 3.3 St. Clair County +2.2% 1,109 815 4.4 Coles County +2.1% 109 39 2.3 Livingston County +2.1% 76 70 2.2 Clark County +2.0% 19 11 1.3 Boone County +1.9% 403 403 7.5 Saline County +1.9% 0 0 0.0 Christian County +1.8% 111 87 3.3 Cumberland County +1.8% 10 10 1.0 Crawford County +1.7% 17 17 0.9 Jefferson County +1.7% 30 30 0.8 LaSalle County +1.7% 436 345 4.0 Kankakee County +1.6% 376 314 3.6 Wabash County +1.6% 13 13 1.2 Lawrence County +1.5% 0 0 0.0 Winnebago County +1.4% 1,405 973 5.0 Morgan County +1.3% 27 23 0.8 Adams County +1.2% 92 66 1.4 Sangamon County +1.2% 1,069 768 5.5 Logan County +0.9% 38 36 1.4 Stephenson County +0.6% 164 128 3.8 Jo Daviess County +0.5% 147 147 6.8 Montgomery County +0.3% 15 15 0.5 White County 0.0% 5 5 0.4 Bureau County −0.1% 58 56 1.8 Scott County −0.1% 0 0 0.0 Williamson County −0.2% 237 143 3.5 Fayette County −0.6% 12 10 0.6 Pike County −0.6% 52 52 3.7 Washington County −0.7% 53 53 3.9 Stark County −1.1% 19 19 3.6 Effingham County −1.3% 83 71 2.4 Putnam County −1.5% 41 35 7.3 Brown County — 3 3 0.5 Clay County — 17 17 1.3 Edwards County — 0 0 0.0 Gallatin County — 0 0 0.0 Hamilton County — 0 0 0.0 Henderson County — 20 20 3.3 Jasper County — 0 0 0.0 Schuyler County — 0 0 0.0 Wayne County — 6 6 0.4
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Illinois by year 0 50,000 100,000 1995: 47,467 units (35,392 single-family, 12,075 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 49,592 units (35,912 single-family, 13,680 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 46,323 units (32,801 single-family, 13,522 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 47,984 units (36,177 single-family, 11,807 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 53,974 units (39,228 single-family, 14,746 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 51,944 units (37,817 single-family, 14,127 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 54,839 units (39,362 single-family, 15,477 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 60,971 units (42,545 single-family, 18,426 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 62,211 units (45,379 single-family, 16,832 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 59,753 units (46,207 single-family, 13,546 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 66,942 units (47,705 single-family, 19,237 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 58,802 units (37,903 single-family, 20,899 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 43,020 units (24,511 single-family, 18,509 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 22,528 units (11,827 single-family, 10,701 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 10,859 units (7,844 single-family, 3,015 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 12,318 units (7,624 single-family, 4,694 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 11,809 units (6,834 single-family, 4,975 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 13,797 units (8,564 single-family, 5,233 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 15,545 units (9,869 single-family, 5,676 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 20,578 units (10,553 single-family, 10,025 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 19,571 units (10,076 single-family, 9,495 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 22,603 units (10,187 single-family, 12,416 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 24,992 units (10,181 single-family, 14,811 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 21,510 units (10,041 single-family, 11,469 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 20,524 units (8,745 single-family, 11,779 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 18,058 units (9,237 single-family, 8,821 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 19,658 units (10,937 single-family, 8,721 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 20,549 units (9,765 single-family, 10,784 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 16,863 units (9,554 single-family, 7,309 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 20,326 units (10,326 single-family, 10,000 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 18,551 units (10,821 single-family, 7,730 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Illinois by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .