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Illinois in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed +2.8%, against +5.3% for the United States and +3.0% in 2015.

22,603 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,187 single-family), +15.5% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+2.8%Illinois index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
22,603housing units permitted in 201610,187 single-family
77 of 96counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.9%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Gallatin County+15.2%000.0
Wabash County+9.1%000.0
Shelby County+7.0%35351.7
Scott County+6.7%000.0
Cumberland County+6.1%220.2
Jefferson County+5.9%10100.3
Douglas County+5.5%25251.3
Henderson County+5.3%13132.2
Randolph County+5.3%26260.9
White County+5.3%220.2
Bond County+4.7%13130.8
Cass County+4.6%990.7
Kendall County+4.6%2742241.9
Moultrie County+4.5%49303.4
Lawrence County+4.2%46463.3
Kane County+4.1%1,5961,0663.0
DeKalb County+4.0%74700.7
Henry County+4.0%35290.7
Cook County+3.9%10,9561,8122.1
Mercer County+3.6%12120.8
Morgan County+3.6%660.2
Marshall County+3.5%660.5
Vermilion County+3.5%10100.1
Will County+3.5%1,7821,1972.5
Schuyler County+3.4%000.0
Montgomery County+3.3%27211.0
Menard County+3.1%20201.7
Effingham County+3.0%39291.1
McHenry County+3.0%4663051.5
Putnam County+3.0%16162.8
Winnebago County+2.9%1941780.7
Iroquois County+2.8%24240.9
Rock Island County+2.8%107780.8
DuPage County+2.7%1,3869711.5
Massac County+2.7%110.1
Edwards County+2.5%000.0
Grundy County+2.5%208723.8
LaSalle County+2.5%74720.7
Monroe County+2.5%1421364.1
Stephenson County+2.5%10100.2
Ogle County+2.4%42400.8
Lake County+2.3%8426021.2
Marion County+2.3%440.1
De Witt County+2.1%11110.7
Fulton County+2.1%56561.7
Madison County+2.1%4873991.9
Jackson County+2.0%23110.4
Mason County+2.0%880.6
Sangamon County+1.9%4062542.1
Pike County+1.8%16161.1
Boone County+1.6%19150.4
Kankakee County+1.6%86860.8
Lee County+1.6%31310.9
Champaign County+1.5%9744114.6
Jersey County+1.5%32321.5
Saline County+1.4%000.0
Williamson County+1.4%113791.7
McDonough County+1.3%110.0
Piatt County+1.2%27251.6
Knox County+1.1%16160.3
Macoupin County+1.1%53531.2
Adams County+1.0%66661.0
Brown County+1.0%000.0
Perry County+1.0%48482.4
Woodford County+1.0%67631.8
Ford County+0.9%1040.8
Macon County+0.9%56560.6
St. Clair County+0.9%4364281.7
Peoria County+0.7%1051010.6
Whiteside County+0.7%18180.3
Edgar County+0.6%330.2
Coles County+0.5%1280.3
Richland County+0.5%330.2
McLean County+0.4%3312031.9
Tazewell County+0.3%1681521.3
Livingston County+0.2%17150.5
Crawford County+0.1%220.1
Greene County−0.3%330.3
Washington County−0.3%22221.6
Clinton County−0.4%81752.2
Jasper County−0.5%000.0
Carroll County−0.7%16161.0
Clay County−0.9%1361.0
Logan County−1.0%770.3
Fayette County−1.3%110.0
Clark County−1.4%1751.1
Jo Daviess County−1.6%50502.3
Bureau County−2.1%20200.6
Hancock County−2.2%770.4
Christian County−2.9%22220.7
Johnson County−3.9%000.0
Warren County−4.4%10100.6
Wayne County−4.6%110.1
Union County−4.7%13130.8
Franklin County−5.0%19160.5
Stark County−11.2%440.8
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.