Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Alton, IL

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Alton, IL was 1 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is the 162nd highest of 224 cities in 2025.

2025, count1 Estimated

Rank162nd of 224Cities in Illinois ranked

Series high372012

Series low02011

Next release: Friday, 4 June 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (medium confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Alton, IL, 2007 to 2025

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.

All 19 values

Period	count
2025	1 Estimated
2024	0 Estimated
2023	0 Estimated
2022	0 Estimated
2021	0 Estimated
2020	0 Estimated
2019	1 Estimated
2018	1 Estimated
2017	0 Estimated
2016	2 Estimated
2015	6 Estimated
2014	1 Estimated
2013	1 Estimated
2012	37 Estimated
2011	0 Estimated
2010	4 Estimated
2009	1 Estimated
2008	4 Estimated
2007	16 Estimated

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Definition

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Alton, IL, 2007 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Alton, IL, 2007 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/alton-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Alton, IL, 2007 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/alton-il.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Alton, IL, 2007 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/alton-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Alton, IL, 2007 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/alton-il. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest\%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Alton, IL?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Alton, IL was 1 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is the 162nd highest of 224 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Alton, IL?

37 in 2012, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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