New Mexico Building Permits


1997 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 2,529 1,597 4,126 $244,770,431 $73,531,557 $318,301,988
Las Cruces 312 149 461 32,122,289 4,940,120 37,062,409
Santa Fe 382 209 591 32,701,944 8,842,525 41,544,469
Rio Rancho2, 3 675 726 1,401 43,803,244 450,000 44,253,244
Roswell 67 163 230 6,103,262 8,020,549 14,123,811
Farmington 115 0 115 11,813,937 0 11,813,937
Alamogordo 96 62 158 7,077,809 2,289,249 9,367,058
Clovis 31 0 31 3,052,363 0 3,052,363
Hobbs 12 78 90 1,650,426 2,668,996 4,319,422
Carlsbad 51 0 51 5,170,832 0 5,170,832
NEW MEXICOe, 4 7,989 3,015 11,004 $775,368,331 $101,659,584 $877,027,915
*   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  Rio Rancho multi-unit valuation figures are incomplete.  Most
    multi-unit valuation data for 1997 are not available.
4  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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and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.