| 2006 New Residential Building Permitsr,1 | |||||||
| New Mexico and Ten Most Populous Cities | |||||||
| Number of Units | Value | ||||||
| Single | Multi | Single | Multi | ||||
| Area* | Family | Family | Total | Family | Family | Total | |
| Albuquerque | 3,334 | 893 | 4,227 | $586,125,281 | $83,430,652 | $669,555,933 | |
| Las Cruces | 1,535 | 319 | 1,854 | 214,607,400 | 24,183,430 | 238,790,830 | |
| Santa Fe | 607 | 0 | 607 | 110,190,009 | 0 | 110,190,009 | |
| Rio Rancho2 | 2,048 | 8 | 2,056 | 440,632,105 | 240,000 | 440,872,105 | |
| Roswell | 133 | 0 | 133 | 29,552,151 | 0 | 29,552,151 | |
| Farmington | 236 | 8 | 244 | 37,373,695 | 784,000 | 38,157,695 | |
| Alamogordo | 165 | 53 | 218 | 47,194,389 | 3,863,132 | 51,057,521 | |
| Clovis | 147 | 104 | 251 | 32,593,919 | 10,198,621 | 42,792,540 | |
| Hobbs | 50 | 20 | 70 | 9,641,890 | 1,842,125 | 11,484,015 | |
| Carlsbad | 53 | 0 | 53 | 7,680,613 | 0 | 7,680,613 | |
| NEW MEXICOe, 3 | 12,497 | 1,566 | 14,063 | $2,406,751,050 | $137,521,230 | $2,544,272,280 | |
| * 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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and |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. |