New Mexico Building Permits


2005 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 4,676 465 5,141 $740,483,537 $24,830,800 $765,314,337
Las Cruces 1,529 300 1,829 224,169,932 19,259,816 243,429,748
Santa Fe 605 116 721 94,059,811 10,493,776 104,553,587
Rio Rancho2 2,969 278 3,247 584,198,450 16,878,895 601,077,345
Roswell 84 16 100 15,607,395 1,788,892 17,396,287
Farmington 260 10 270 45,398,703 1,153,144 46,551,847
Alamogordo 225 8 233 44,744,286 653,586 45,397,872
Clovis 157 4 161 24,400,100 117,408 24,517,508
Hobbs 42 0 42 7,217,965 0 7,217,965
Carlsbad 33 0 33 4,719,206 0 4,719,206
NEW MEXICOe, 3 15,112 1,251 16,363 $2,696,225,675 $79,348,217 $2,775,573,892
*   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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and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.