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Effingham County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 50
Construction valuation (2025): $16,655,230
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 30 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 20

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	50	$16,655,230
2024	30	$10,844,498
2023	65	$13,894,521
2022	56	$20,035,753
2021	32	$8,752,934
2020	52	$11,171,535
2019	81	$16,501,469
2018	60	$14,962,464
2017	42	$10,483,512
2016	39	$7,525,033
2015	55	$9,840,648

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.