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Kankakee County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 113
Construction valuation (2025): $29,920,234
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 92 · 2-unit 12 · 3-4 9 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	113	$29,920,234
2024	139	$34,003,711
2023	86	$24,790,648
2022	116	$28,883,591
2021	140	$34,566,931
2020	93	$17,609,619
2019	85	$21,114,116
2018	157	$29,707,105
2017	198	$32,539,438
2016	86	$18,963,614
2015	89	$16,974,361

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.