However, permits for two-unit buildings actually increased by 20 percent, from 8 to 10,
but these accounted for less than 1 percent of the total.
Exhibit III-36.
Annual New Privately Owned Residential Building Permits for all of Lake County 2008 -2012
Three and Four
Single Family
Two Family
Family
Five or More Family
Year
Buildings
Units
Buildings Units
Buildings Units
Buildings
Units
2008
632
632
2
4
1
4
11
70
2009
475
475
3
6
0
0
7
36
2010
427
427
5
10
0
0
8
261
2011
412
412
3
6
0
0
11
210
2012
502
502
5
10
0
0
1
15
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
HOUSING
Lake County Housing Inventory Characteristics
Lake County geography, development patterns, and demographics contribute to the
variety of housing stock present in County municipalities and unincorporated areas.
Lake County, historically a blend of scattered urbanized areas and rural settlements
with abundant open space, forests, and waterways, has grown into a county of 52
municipalities. The County offers housing that ranges from single-family detached
dwellings to apartment buildings with more than 75 units. As will be discussed, the
largest housing development boom was during the 1990s, rendering more than onethird of the total stock relatively young, at 25 years of age or less.
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APPLIED REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS, INC.
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS