New Mexico Building Permits


2004 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 4,964 462 5,426 $628,720,821 $24,637,800 $653,358,621
Las Cruces 842 262 1,104 129,087,167 14,357,280 143,444,447
Santa Fe 563 4 567 80,048,992 309,000 80,357,992
Rio Rancho2 1,715 238 1,953 209,597,555 7,608,494 217,206,049
Roswell 65 42 107 7,776,854 3,607,020 11,383,874
Farmington 193 13 206 28,547,836 1,125,612 29,673,448
Alamogordo 191 78 269 34,264,245 5,580,766 39,845,011
Clovis 184 97 281 27,999,787 6,364,987 34,364,774
Hobbs 47 60 107 8,186,391 3,300,000 11,486,391
Carlsbad 48 0 48 6,123,871 0 6,123,871
NEW MEXICOe, 3 12,100 1,336 13,436 $1,804,308,735 $71,951,736 $1,876,260,471
*   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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and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.