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Will County, IL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,993
Construction valuation (2025): $593,069,270
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,797 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 180

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,993	$593,069,270
2024	2,002	$562,497,330
2023	1,338	$405,867,708
2022	1,671	$443,554,855
2021	1,970	$446,734,558
2020	1,775	$405,599,528
2019	1,600	$345,633,588
2018	1,627	$379,854,920
2017	1,387	$336,006,997
2016	1,782	$394,802,370
2015	1,200	$299,445,497

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.