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In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed +5.8%, against +6.6% for the United States and +9.2% in 2005.
58,802 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (37,903 single-family), −12.2% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
+5.8% Illinois index, 2005–2006 US +6.6%
58,802 housing units permitted in 2006 37,903 single-family
88 of 93 counties with a rising index median county +4.5%
1,838,903 units permitted nationally in 2006
Counties in 2006 Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2006 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Crawford County +12.4% 10 10 0.5 Stark County +11.4% 4 4 0.8 Clay County +11.0% 1 1 0.1 Shelby County +10.5% 100 100 4.9 Fayette County +10.3% 6 6 0.3 Greene County +9.8% 27 25 2.4 De Witt County +9.5% 48 43 3.2 Fulton County +9.5% 83 83 2.5 Cook County +7.9% 19,886 5,001 3.8 Iroquois County +7.8% 81 64 3.1 Lawrence County +7.6% 0 0 0.0 Scott County +7.3% 0 0 0.0 DuPage County +6.8% 3,178 2,216 3.4 Lee County +6.8% 104 100 3.2 Will County +6.7% 5,882 5,547 8.3 Jersey County +6.6% 129 106 6.1 Kankakee County +6.6% 630 590 6.0 LaSalle County +6.6% 452 372 4.2 Perry County +6.6% 0 0 0.0 Pike County +6.3% 39 39 2.7 Edgar County +6.2% 20 20 1.2 Hancock County +6.1% 15 9 0.9 Adams County +6.0% 156 140 2.4 Macoupin County +5.8% 107 105 2.4 Whiteside County +5.8% 95 90 1.8 Carroll County +5.7% 74 74 4.8 Jefferson County +5.7% 31 31 0.9 Logan County +5.7% 41 39 1.5 Kane County +5.6% 4,523 4,390 8.6 Ogle County +5.6% 259 247 5.0 Williamson County +5.6% 306 247 4.6 Clinton County +5.4% 213 207 5.7 Boone County +5.3% 415 407 7.7 Jo Daviess County +5.3% 158 140 7.3 Livingston County +5.3% 81 65 2.3 Kendall County +5.2% 2,258 2,034 15.5 DeKalb County +5.1% 992 781 9.7 Lake County +5.1% 2,505 2,261 3.5 Randolph County +5.1% 84 63 2.8 Union County +5.1% 47 47 2.8 Winnebago County +5.0% 1,748 1,522 6.2 McDonough County +4.9% 214 12 8.3 Clark County +4.7% 30 14 2.0 Grundy County +4.7% 466 372 8.6 McHenry County +4.6% 2,634 2,357 8.3 Douglas County +4.5% 43 40 2.2 Franklin County +4.5% 33 27 0.9 Knox County +4.5% 62 62 1.3 Madison County +4.5% 1,137 933 4.3 St. Clair County +4.5% 1,637 1,502 6.5 Richland County +4.4% 14 14 0.9 Jackson County +4.3% 558 44 10.6 Peoria County +4.3% 709 481 4.0 Morgan County +4.2% 81 19 2.5 Washington County +4.2% 34 34 2.5 Tazewell County +4.1% 596 457 4.6 Wayne County +4.1% 35 35 2.2 Marshall County +4.0% 49 49 4.3 Piatt County +3.9% 58 58 3.5 Bureau County +3.7% 64 62 2.0 Bond County +3.6% 65 63 3.8 Monroe County +3.5% 264 249 7.6 Champaign County +3.4% 1,731 947 8.2 Christian County +3.4% 65 65 1.9 McLean County +3.3% 794 672 4.6 Saline County +3.3% 0 0 0.0 Henry County +3.2% 100 86 2.1 Menard County +3.2% 38 38 3.2 Stephenson County +3.0% 90 72 2.1 Woodford County +2.9% 264 232 6.9 Ford County +2.8% 39 39 3.0 Sangamon County +2.7% 815 596 4.2 Johnson County +2.6% 1 1 0.1 Coles County +2.5% 101 101 2.2 Macon County +2.5% 411 325 4.1 Vermilion County +2.3% 35 35 0.5 Massac County +2.2% 56 53 4.1 Rock Island County +2.2% 333 199 2.3 Marion County +2.1% 23 19 0.6 Effingham County +2.0% 76 62 2.2 Moultrie County +2.0% 36 36 2.5 Montgomery County +1.9% 23 23 0.8 Putnam County +1.6% 36 36 6.4 Mercer County +1.4% 28 28 1.8 White County +1.2% 2 2 0.2 Mason County +1.1% 18 18 1.5 Warren County +0.7% 18 18 1.1 Wabash County +0.6% 19 11 1.7 Cumberland County −0.5% 4 4 0.4 Schuyler County −0.7% 0 0 0.0 Jasper County −2.0% 1 1 0.1 Gallatin County −5.1% 0 0 0.0 Cass County −5.8% 21 21 1.7 Brown County — 0 0 0.0 Edwards County — 0 0 0.0 Hamilton County — 0 0 0.0 Henderson County — 23 23 3.8
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 .