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McHenry County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,393
Construction valuation (2025): $291,334,527
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 919 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 14 · 5+ 452

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,393	$291,334,527
2024	1,565	$318,344,024
2023	1,169	$257,457,798
2022	900	$201,220,252
2021	1,374	$237,355,795
2020	585	$113,567,860
2019	565	$95,270,937
2018	482	$73,361,356
2017	486	$89,140,595
2016	466	$88,619,554
2015	583	$88,394,064

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.