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Illinois in 2007

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed +1.3%, against +0.6% for the United States and +5.8% in 2006.

43,020 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,511 single-family), −26.8% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.

+1.3%Illinois index, 2006–2007US +0.6%
43,020housing units permitted in 200724,511 single-family
85 of 93counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.4%
1,398,415units permitted nationally in 2007
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Counties in 2007

Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2007Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Johnson County+11.6%110.1
Gallatin County+11.1%000.0
Wayne County+9.2%220.1
Warren County+8.2%22131.4
Massac County+7.9%770.5
Effingham County+7.6%42361.2
Clay County+6.4%880.6
Marion County+6.3%12120.3
Washington County+6.3%1371.0
Mercer County+5.4%20201.3
Vermilion County+4.9%47230.7
Wabash County+4.7%440.4
McDonough County+4.6%100143.9
Menard County+4.6%47474.0
Saline County+4.5%000.0
Moultrie County+4.3%45453.1
Cumberland County+4.2%330.3
Jasper County+4.2%110.1
Putnam County+4.2%28285.0
Montgomery County+4.1%35351.2
Williamson County+4.0%2802254.2
Bureau County+3.8%93432.9
Edgar County+3.7%15150.9
White County+3.7%000.0
Hancock County+3.6%1991.1
Union County+3.4%51513.1
Bond County+3.1%57473.4
Christian County+3.1%48481.4
Kankakee County+3.1%4083823.9
Macoupin County+3.0%73691.7
Morgan County+3.0%41191.3
Schuyler County+3.0%000.0
Knox County+2.9%61611.3
Livingston County+2.9%137493.9
Whiteside County+2.9%91851.7
Tazewell County+2.7%5204104.0
Winnebago County+2.7%1,0518773.7
Carroll County+2.6%62584.0
De Witt County+2.6%34312.2
Henry County+2.6%78761.6
Lee County+2.6%1601104.9
Macon County+2.6%1461341.5
Clark County+2.5%770.5
Coles County+2.5%140383.0
Clinton County+2.4%1491394.0
Grundy County+2.4%2151564.0
Piatt County+2.4%60603.6
Adams County+2.3%117661.8
Boone County+2.3%2842505.3
Franklin County+2.3%34280.9
Stephenson County+2.3%69591.6
Iroquois County+2.2%55522.1
Jo Daviess County+2.2%1211215.6
Marshall County+2.2%20201.7
Madison County+2.1%8937783.4
Mason County+2.1%12121.0
McLean County+2.0%6534253.8
Monroe County+2.0%1761685.1
Douglas County+1.8%42402.1
Fayette County+1.8%750.3
Rock Island County+1.8%3791852.7
Will County+1.8%2,8352,7824.0
Perry County+1.7%000.0
Sangamon County+1.7%5614122.9
DeKalb County+1.6%5844645.7
Peoria County+1.6%6545293.7
Randolph County+1.6%64622.1
Jackson County+1.5%375317.1
Ogle County+1.5%2151984.2
Woodford County+1.5%1531294.0
Cook County+1.3%17,1193,3183.3
Ford County+1.3%22141.7
Champaign County+1.2%1,5315837.3
Richland County+1.2%11110.7
Cass County+1.1%16161.3
Jefferson County+1.0%31230.9
Kendall County+1.0%1,1551,0487.9
LaSalle County+1.0%3092502.9
St. Clair County+0.9%1,2441,0945.0
DuPage County+0.7%1,8661,5162.0
Pike County+0.6%25231.8
Jersey County+0.5%95724.5
Kane County+0.5%2,6462,5625.0
Lake County+0.4%2,2251,8593.1
McHenry County+0.2%1,6581,5365.2
Logan County0.0%74282.7
Greene County−0.2%19171.7
Fulton County−0.5%61611.9
Crawford County−0.7%420.2
Scott County−1.2%000.0
Shelby County−1.2%1351256.6
Lawrence County−1.7%000.0
Stark County−23.2%550.9
Brown County—110.2
Edwards County—000.0
Hamilton County—000.0
Henderson County—661.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Illinois by year050,000100,0001995: 47,467 units (35,392 single-family, 12,075 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

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.