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Madison County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 435
Construction valuation (2025): $117,218,185
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 323 · 2-unit 46 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 60

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	435	$117,218,185
2024	366	$125,084,715
2023	340	$110,443,839
2022	413	$124,696,003
2021	399	$115,442,947
2020	442	$115,675,064
2019	462	$101,045,322
2018	634	$132,577,168
2017	449	$107,047,273
2016	487	$119,686,912
2015	389	$89,603,995

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.