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Knox County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1
Construction valuation (2025): $114,875
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1	$114,875
2024	2	$350,000
2023	1	$303,238
2022	3	$1,552,328
2021	3	$504,400
2020	19	$3,457,318
2019	16	$3,958,000
2018	22	$2,954,400
2017	24	$4,457,606
2016	16	$2,913,968
2015	19	$4,445,460

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.