| 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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and |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. |