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Douglas County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 28
Construction valuation (2025): $7,140,533
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 28 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	28	$7,140,533
2024	38	$12,943,858
2023	44	$10,227,911
2022	52	$11,671,235
2021	29	$6,026,300
2020	24	$5,574,518
2019	23	$3,262,275
2018	24	$3,774,506
2017	25	$4,351,781
2016	25	$4,350,865
2015	27	$3,681,275

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.