New Mexico Building Permits


2002 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 4,491 1,212 5,703 $456,905,875 $50,570,538 $507,476,413
Las Cruces 530 281 811 73,584,140 11,780,000 85,364,140
Santa Fe 659 20 679 83,759,487 1,707,000 85,466,487
Rio Rancho2 828 28 856 81,850,475 729,642 82,580,117
Roswell 23 4 27 2,389,260 296,000 2,685,260
Farmington 118 0 118 15,631,158 0 15,631,158
Alamogordo 104 0 104 14,130,657 0 14,130,657
Clovis 85 45 130 10,512,675 1,087,778 11,600,453
Hobbs 12 0 12 1,843,995 0 1,843,995
Carlsbad 40 0 40 4,747,369 0 4,747,369
NEW MEXICOe, 3 10,614 1,726 12,340 $1,402,681,363 $73,942,162 $1,476,623,525
*   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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and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.