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Mercer County, IL

Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025)
18
Construction valuation (2025)
$4,803,935
By structure type (2025)
1-unit 18 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

YearUnitsValuation
202518$4,803,935
202416$4,306,935
202316$3,963,542
20227$1,180,000
20218$1,357,000
20208$1,215,000
20197$1,155,000
20187$1,155,000
20178$2,290,075
201612$2,080,000
201549$9,075,074

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.