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Illinois in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed −5.2%, against −4.4% for the United States and −6.3% in 2010.

11,809 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,834 single-family), −4.1% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−5.2%Illinois index, 2010–2011US −4.4%
11,809housing units permitted in 20116,834 single-family
33 of 95counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.1%
624,061units permitted nationally in 2011
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Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2011Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Stark County+9.5%220.4
Clay County+6.3%660.5
Fayette County+4.5%330.1
Union County+3.9%14140.8
White County+3.7%000.0
Scott County+3.5%000.0
Crawford County+3.2%38382.0
Johnson County+2.7%310.2
Greene County+2.5%110.1
Saline County+2.2%000.0
Wayne County+2.2%000.0
Brown County+2.1%000.0
Logan County+2.1%16140.6
Mason County+2.1%880.6
Massac County+2.0%220.1
Shelby County+2.0%27271.3
Cumberland County+1.9%110.1
Williamson County+1.7%205793.0
Richland County+1.6%880.5
Jasper County+1.5%000.0
Perry County+1.2%51512.5
Schuyler County+1.1%000.0
Gallatin County+1.0%000.0
Marion County+0.7%440.1
Moultrie County+0.7%32232.2
Menard County+0.6%22221.9
Hancock County+0.5%220.1
Mercer County+0.5%13130.9
Franklin County+0.4%10100.3
Adams County+0.3%50480.8
Christian County+0.2%34341.0
Washington County+0.2%34302.5
Sangamon County+0.1%3692471.9
Jefferson County0.0%000.0
Ford County−0.1%18121.4
Pike County−0.1%16161.1
Morgan County−0.2%550.2
Wabash County−0.2%110.1
Rock Island County−0.3%1071010.8
Jackson County−0.4%83121.6
Whiteside County−0.4%45450.8
Macoupin County−0.5%30280.7
Randolph County−0.6%69292.3
Effingham County−0.8%32280.9
Clark County−1.0%440.3
Douglas County−1.1%12120.6
Henry County−1.1%41350.9
McDonough County−1.1%1920.7
Cass County−1.2%330.2
Vermilion County−1.2%12100.2
Bond County−1.4%24241.4
Clinton County−1.6%98902.6
Coles County−1.6%24160.5
Montgomery County−1.6%26260.9
De Witt County−1.7%14140.9
Jersey County−1.8%76263.6
Livingston County−1.8%24220.7
McLean County−1.8%6202413.6
Warren County−1.8%11110.7
Macon County−1.9%84700.8
Marshall County−1.9%11111.0
Tazewell County−1.9%1551551.2
Champaign County−2.0%4871902.3
Madison County−2.0%5272782.0
Knox County−2.1%31310.6
Piatt County−2.1%13130.8
Edgar County−2.3%330.2
Jo Daviess County−2.4%34341.6
Iroquois County−2.5%25211.0
Peoria County−2.5%2192011.2
Woodford County−2.6%83772.2
Monroe County−2.7%94922.7
St. Clair County−2.8%6734792.7
Fulton County−3.0%39391.2
Stephenson County−3.2%10100.2
Carroll County−3.5%23231.5
Lee County−3.5%69112.1
Kankakee County−3.7%62540.6
Bureau County−4.5%22220.7
LaSalle County−4.7%117471.1
Grundy County−5.3%115602.1
Ogle County−5.3%28200.5
Putnam County−5.3%14142.5
DuPage County−5.6%6055870.6
Boone County−6.2%26240.5
Winnebago County−6.2%142850.5
Lake County−6.6%6284120.9
Cook County−6.7%3,4367780.7
DeKalb County−7.4%40290.4
Kane County−7.4%4774390.9
Will County−7.5%5385260.8
Kendall County−8.0%1691691.2
Henderson County−8.4%661.0
McHenry County−8.6%4193071.3
Lawrence County−11.4%000.0
Edwards County—000.0
Hamilton County—000.0

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.