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Lake County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,468
Construction valuation (2025): $712,660,664
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 570 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 898

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,468	$712,660,664
2024	1,042	$431,484,887
2023	819	$275,607,379
2022	957	$324,946,161
2021	902	$294,892,156
2020	780	$233,041,967
2019	636	$218,371,435
2018	696	$236,265,468
2017	1,713	$362,137,655
2016	842	$252,424,841
2015	643	$217,412,241

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.