| 2003 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 | 4,996 | 720 | 5,716 | $553,317,694 | $46,049,611 | $599,367,305 | |
| Las Cruces | 796 | 462 | 1,258 | 115,315,178 | 18,204,000 | 133,519,178 | |
| Santa Fe | 550 | 0 | 550 | 71,753,094 | 0 | 71,753,094 | |
| Rio Rancho2 | 1,184 | 76 | 1,260 | 112,849,095 | 3,175,494 | 116,024,589 | |
| Roswell | 45 | 12 | 57 | 4,899,539 | 900,379 | 5,799,918 | |
| Farmington | 166 | 65 | 231 | 20,921,707 | 2,257,450 | 23,179,157 | |
| Alamogordo | 157 | 0 | 157 | 25,364,565 | 0 | 25,364,565 | |
| Clovis | 93 | 56 | 149 | 15,151,448 | 2,641,503 | 17,792,951 | |
| Hobbs | 28 | 0 | 28 | 4,375,588 | 0 | 4,375,588 | |
| Carlsbad | 37 | 0 | 37 | 4,814,607 | 0 | 4,814,607 | |
| NEW MEXICOe, 3 | 11,481 | 1,578 | 13,059 | $1,551,623,722 | $82,285,887 | $1,633,909,609 | |
| * 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. |
| r Revised. |
| 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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and |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. |