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Illinois in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed −2.8%, against −1.8% for the United States and −5.2% in 2011.

13,797 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,564 single-family), +16.8% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−2.8%Illinois index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
13,797housing units permitted in 20128,564 single-family
44 of 95counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.2%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Henderson County+10.3%881.3
Schuyler County+5.1%000.0
Brown County+3.4%000.0
McDonough County+3.4%4541.7
Cass County+3.0%11110.9
Saline County+2.5%000.0
White County+2.2%220.2
Effingham County+2.0%16160.5
Christian County+1.8%36361.1
Mercer County+1.8%50503.3
Pike County+1.8%13130.9
Montgomery County+1.7%34341.2
Wabash County+1.7%220.2
Bond County+1.6%24191.4
Adams County+1.5%138812.1
Cumberland County+1.4%110.1
Lawrence County+1.4%40402.9
Coles County+1.3%34170.7
Gallatin County+1.3%000.0
Massac County+1.3%3822.8
Jefferson County+1.2%14100.4
Warren County+1.2%880.5
Jasper County+1.1%000.0
Fulton County+1.0%86462.6
Marion County+1.0%860.2
Perry County+1.0%48482.4
Carroll County+0.9%15151.0
Edgar County+0.9%550.3
Knox County+0.9%23230.5
Clark County+0.7%550.3
Crawford County+0.7%880.4
Moultrie County+0.7%37262.6
Richland County+0.7%550.3
Ford County+0.6%21131.6
Greene County+0.6%110.1
Piatt County+0.5%71214.2
Macoupin County+0.4%51491.2
Woodford County+0.4%92782.4
Jackson County+0.3%9191.7
Sangamon County+0.3%3012361.6
De Witt County+0.1%13130.9
Douglas County+0.1%19191.0
Henry County+0.1%37310.8
Menard County+0.1%12121.0
Morgan County0.0%3191.0
Tazewell County0.0%2972362.3
Macon County−0.2%79610.8
Monroe County−0.2%1061023.0
Washington County−0.2%27272.0
Williamson County−0.3%2141413.2
Franklin County−0.4%10100.3
Johnson County−0.4%000.0
Shelby County−0.5%40381.9
Whiteside County−0.6%42420.8
Wayne County−0.7%110.1
Champaign County−0.8%6422593.1
Jersey County−0.8%107305.1
Fayette County−0.9%440.2
McLean County−0.9%5352843.1
Peoria County−0.9%3253111.8
Clinton County−1.1%88882.4
Jo Daviess County−1.1%45452.1
Randolph County−1.1%65652.2
Logan County−1.2%12120.4
Madison County−1.3%4603101.7
Union County−1.3%21211.3
Hancock County−1.4%440.2
Rock Island County−1.4%158831.1
Livingston County−1.6%26240.7
Mason County−1.9%11110.9
Bureau County−2.1%17170.5
Stephenson County−2.3%24240.6
Vermilion County−2.3%1390.2
DuPage County−2.5%7937840.8
St. Clair County−2.7%6364812.5
Lee County−2.9%22140.7
LaSalle County−3.2%142561.3
Putnam County−3.3%14142.5
Marshall County−3.5%11111.0
Ogle County−3.5%32300.6
Iroquois County−3.8%27231.0
Cook County−3.9%3,3251,0700.6
Lake County−4.0%5275020.7
Scott County−4.0%000.0
Clay County−4.2%330.2
Will County−4.6%1,0857111.5
Kane County−4.9%1,0087881.9
Winnebago County−5.0%86620.3
Grundy County−5.4%133562.5
Boone County−5.8%49490.9
Kankakee County−5.8%72660.7
Kendall County−6.1%1981981.4
McHenry County−7.8%7133012.2
DeKalb County−8.5%43430.4
Stark County−11.5%220.4
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.