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Stephenson County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 14
Construction valuation (2025): $4,970,000
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 14 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	14	$4,970,000
2024	5	$1,130,000
2023	14	$4,241,238
2022	11	$3,744,791
2021	20	$6,068,368
2020	13	$2,129,000
2019	16	$3,969,386
2018	12	$3,103,386
2017	14	$2,701,000
2016	10	$1,910,000
2015	11	$1,810,623

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.