New Mexico Building Permits


2000 New Residential Building Permits1
New Mexico and Ten Most Populous Cities        
Number of Units Value
Single Multi Single Multi
Area* Family Family Total   Family Family Total
Albuquerque 3,372 210 3,582 $319,112,171 $10,513,303 $329,625,474
Las Cruces 285 228 513 37,192,120 7,941,000 45,133,120
Santa Fe 351 54 405 46,751,919 2,400,000 49,151,919
Rio Rancho2 513 0 513 44,154,705 0 44,154,705
Roswell 24 4 28 3,277,937 224,947 3,502,884
Farmington 104 2 106 14,145,871 156,773 14,302,644
Alamogordo 78 40 118 10,879,983 2,125,096 13,005,079
Clovis 39 0 39 4,260,524 0 4,260,524
Hobbs 3 0 3 326,040 0 326,040
Carlsbad 25 0 25 2,774,674 0 2,774,674
NEW MEXICOe, 3 8,060 790 8,850 $1,025,651,562 $40,053,166 $1,065,704,728
*   Listed from largest to smallest city, according to July 1, 2006
    population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
e  The New Mexico total includes some estimation.
1  Includes only permits issued for new construction.  Additions,
    alterations and repairs are excluded.
2  Rio Rancho data reflect plan reviews rather than building permits.
3  Includes areas that are not shown separately.
Source:  U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and
individual permit issuing agencies.
Table prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.