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Cook County, IL

Name: Building Permits — Cook County, IL
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,969
Construction valuation (2025): $1,533,366,236
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,191 · 2-unit 178 · 3-4 512 · 5+ 3,088

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,969	$1,533,366,236
2024	6,507	$1,864,446,946
2023	4,854	$1,279,204,493
2022	8,325	$1,612,211,427
2021	6,789	$1,184,517,159
2020	5,579	$961,806,092
2019	9,556	$1,368,987,711
2018	8,199	$1,280,758,737
2017	11,595	$1,866,747,581
2016	10,956	$1,909,931,323
2015	7,855	$1,650,540,892

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.