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Washington County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 15
Construction valuation (2025): $5,125,545
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 15 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	15	$5,125,545
2024	18	$5,771,700
2023	25	$7,357,975
2022	22	$6,418,221
2021	28	$8,140,427
2020	22	$5,595,248
2019	12	$2,670,874
2018	21	$4,504,502
2017	23	$4,867,529
2016	22	$4,628,936
2015	19	$3,828,176

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.