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DeKalb County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 264
Construction valuation (2025): $66,655,672
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 226 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 14 · 5+ 18

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	264	$66,655,672
2024	257	$65,332,215
2023	281	$64,018,728
2022	286	$52,873,855
2021	240	$47,252,700
2020	152	$25,646,708
2019	97	$20,975,491
2018	118	$24,347,716
2017	102	$21,344,300
2016	74	$15,461,232
2015	118	$24,886,475

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.