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Illinois in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed −8.3%, against −7.5% for the United States and −3.0% in 2008.

10,859 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,844 single-family), −51.8% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−8.3%Illinois index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
10,859housing units permitted in 20097,844 single-family
22 of 93counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.4%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Mercer County+3.7%18141.2
Lawrence County+3.0%000.0
Crawford County+2.3%660.3
Franklin County+2.3%14140.4
Wayne County+2.0%110.1
Cumberland County+1.6%220.2
Adams County+1.3%126572.0
Shelby County+1.3%75753.6
Saline County+1.2%000.0
Greene County+1.1%110.1
Stark County+1.1%440.8
Schuyler County+1.0%000.0
Mason County+0.8%990.7
Effingham County+0.7%60381.7
Coles County+0.6%50161.1
Gallatin County+0.5%000.0
Hancock County+0.5%220.1
Warren County+0.4%15150.9
Washington County+0.4%47343.5
Montgomery County+0.3%32321.1
White County+0.3%000.0
Morgan County+0.1%11110.3
Knox County−0.1%31310.6
Whiteside County−0.1%49470.9
Jo Daviess County−0.2%45452.1
Perry County−0.2%000.0
Williamson County−0.2%1491052.2
Peoria County−0.3%2282151.3
Clark County−0.4%800.5
Edgar County−0.6%440.2
Jasper County−0.6%000.0
Sangamon County−0.6%3682891.9
McLean County−0.7%5023042.9
Menard County−0.7%24242.0
Macon County−0.8%93930.9
Piatt County−0.8%16161.0
Woodford County−0.8%92742.4
Fayette County−0.9%440.2
Marshall County−0.9%14141.2
Tazewell County−0.9%2402301.8
Rock Island County−1.0%157931.1
Wabash County−1.0%220.2
Cass County−1.1%880.6
Champaign County−1.2%4783272.3
Carroll County−1.3%21211.4
Jefferson County−1.3%880.2
Christian County−1.4%37371.1
Henry County−1.4%35330.7
Marion County−1.4%970.2
Randolph County−1.5%31271.0
Jersey County−1.6%54342.6
Bond County−1.7%34342.0
Macoupin County−1.9%48441.1
Douglas County−2.1%25251.3
Vermilion County−2.5%10100.1
Logan County−2.6%21210.8
Madison County−2.7%5184122.0
Stephenson County−2.7%31290.7
Clinton County−2.8%1331293.6
Richland County−2.8%990.6
Livingston County−2.9%28240.8
Scott County−2.9%000.0
Bureau County−3.0%42361.3
Jackson County−3.0%180903.4
Kankakee County−3.0%96940.9
Lee County−3.0%20200.6
St. Clair County−3.0%8995093.6
Ford County−3.1%26262.0
Iroquois County−3.1%42391.6
Monroe County−3.2%1161103.3
Pike County−3.4%15151.1
Massac County−3.5%220.1
McDonough County−3.7%1550.6
LaSalle County−4.0%78730.7
De Witt County−4.1%21211.4
Grundy County−4.1%94641.7
Putnam County−4.1%16162.8
Clay County−4.2%330.2
Winnebago County−4.4%1671670.6
Ogle County−4.5%41350.8
Fulton County−4.6%32301.0
Johnson County−4.6%420.3
Union County−5.8%37372.2
Moultrie County−6.1%31242.2
DeKalb County−7.7%1301091.3
Boone County−8.1%55531.0
DuPage County−8.9%4604280.5
Will County−9.0%5174660.7
Kane County−9.7%5235191.0
Kendall County−10.0%2172171.5
Lake County−10.5%5174750.7
McHenry County−11.0%3172871.0
Cook County−11.8%2,0596620.4
Brown County—000.0
Edwards County—000.0
Hamilton County—000.0
Henderson County—17172.8

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.