New Mexico Building Permits


2001 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 4,139 788 4,927 $390,345,500 $36,509,058 $426,854,558
Las Cruces 330 250 580 40,765,486 9,582,000 50,347,486
Santa Fe 501 120 621 65,097,738 4,665,000 69,762,738
Rio Rancho2 446 20 466 47,211,733 522,000 47,733,733
Roswell 26 0 26 2,480,475 0 2,480,475
Farmington 105 2 107 13,434,566 132,034 13,566,600
Alamogordo 83 0 83 12,177,017 0 12,177,017
Clovis 55 25 80 6,021,410 1,182,693 7,204,103
Hobbs 10 0 10 659,250 0 659,250
Carlsbad 29 0 29 3,716,943 0 3,716,943
NEW MEXICOe, 3 9,034 1,222 10,256 $1,135,407,864 $53,204,215 $1,188,612,079
*   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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and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.