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Illinois in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed −3.0%, against −4.5% for the United States and +1.3% in 2007.

22,528 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,827 single-family), −47.6% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−3.0%Illinois index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
22,528housing units permitted in 200811,827 single-family
48 of 93counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.1%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Stark County+15.6%661.1
Cass County+8.8%11110.9
Richland County+6.8%880.5
McDonough County+4.6%76592.9
Fulton County+4.3%49491.5
Union County+4.0%27271.6
Moultrie County+3.6%39312.7
Shelby County+3.6%87874.2
Scott County+3.4%000.0
Fayette County+3.0%880.4
Crawford County+2.9%660.3
Massac County+2.9%2972.1
Pike County+2.9%18181.3
Randolph County+2.4%54421.8
Johnson County+2.3%530.4
Lawrence County+2.3%000.0
Christian County+2.2%43431.3
Douglas County+2.0%120306.0
Perry County+1.9%000.0
Franklin County+1.7%16160.4
Henry County+1.7%45430.9
Iroquois County+1.7%56532.1
Jasper County+1.7%110.1
Clay County+1.5%000.0
Jackson County+1.4%246244.7
Bureau County+1.3%56491.7
Carroll County+1.1%33332.1
Wabash County+1.1%220.2
Jefferson County+1.0%330.1
Rock Island County+1.0%100960.7
Schuyler County+1.0%000.0
Woodford County+0.9%109862.9
Coles County+0.8%113232.4
Morgan County+0.7%10100.3
Wayne County+0.7%220.1
White County+0.7%000.0
Clinton County+0.6%1271033.4
Greene County+0.6%110.1
Livingston County+0.6%35331.0
Piatt County+0.6%26261.5
Effingham County+0.5%71552.1
Tazewell County+0.5%3723032.9
Ford County+0.4%24241.8
Adams County+0.3%95591.5
Jo Daviess County+0.3%60602.8
Sangamon County+0.2%5802593.0
Lee County+0.1%63631.9
Marion County+0.1%5661.5
Bond County0.0%30301.8
Peoria County−0.1%4813692.7
Marshall County−0.2%26262.3
Williamson County−0.2%147752.2
Jersey County−0.3%64503.0
McLean County−0.3%4633022.7
Macon County−0.3%4531744.6
Cumberland County−0.4%110.1
Madison County−0.4%6015572.3
Menard County−0.4%25252.1
Stephenson County−0.4%48301.1
Kankakee County−0.5%1941681.8
Monroe County−0.5%1121043.2
Ogle County−0.5%82821.6
Whiteside County−0.5%53531.0
Champaign County−0.6%9013334.3
Macoupin County−0.6%53531.2
Saline County−0.6%000.0
Knox County−0.8%49491.0
Logan County−0.9%18180.7
Mason County−1.0%12121.0
Montgomery County−1.3%42421.5
Winnebago County−1.4%3792741.3
St. Clair County−1.5%6685592.7
Warren County−1.6%16161.0
Grundy County−2.1%1811203.3
LaSalle County−2.1%1871141.7
Clark County−2.2%4713.1
De Witt County−2.2%25191.7
Putnam County−2.4%22223.9
Edgar County−2.7%1390.8
DeKalb County−2.8%1721431.7
Gallatin County−2.8%000.0
Hancock County−3.1%220.1
Vermilion County−3.1%12120.2
DuPage County−3.3%8547210.9
Mercer County−3.4%880.5
Lake County−3.8%7106321.0
Will County−3.9%1,2221,1521.7
Kendall County−4.0%3953492.7
Washington County−4.0%28282.1
Boone County−4.3%86841.6
Kane County−4.4%1,1011,0472.1
McHenry County−4.4%7585872.4
Cook County−5.3%8,8551,4661.7
Brown County—220.3
Edwards County—000.0
Hamilton County—000.0
Henderson County—991.5

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.