HousingPermits

Metro area in New Mexico · part of the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM combined area

Albuquerque, NM

The Albuquerque metro area authorized 2,830 new housing units in 2025, the largest total of the 4 metro areas based in New Mexico. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2004, with 7,455 units; 2025 came to 38% of that. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 3.3 units a year in 2021–2025, 72% of the national rate of 4.7.

02,0004,0006,0008,0002004: 7,455 units (7,065 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 324 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 7,038 units (6,712 single-family, 53 in 2–4 unit, 273 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 6,822 units (6,062 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 730 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 4,499 units (3,696 single-family, 204 in 2–4 unit, 599 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,555 units (2,037 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 452 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,692 units (1,519 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 143 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,764 units (1,553 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 181 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,634 units (1,354 single-family, 29 in 2–4 unit, 251 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 2,084 units (1,259 single-family, 178 in 2–4 unit, 647 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,606 units (1,456 single-family, 89 in 2–4 unit, 1,061 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,543 units (2,128 single-family, 79 in 2–4 unit, 336 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,295 units (2,012 single-family, 64 in 2–4 unit, 219 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,465 units (1,931 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 500 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,256 units (1,996 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 251 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,186 units (2,086 single-family, 25 in 2–4 unit, 75 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,148 units (1,872 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 262 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 2,014 units (1,925 single-family, 21 in 2–4 unit, 68 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 4,021 units (2,535 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 1,410 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,852 units (1,903 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 942 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,834 units (2,057 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 777 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,876 units (2,064 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 762 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,830 units (1,812 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 984 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 7,4552011 low · 1,63403,0006,0009,0002004: 7,455 units (7,065 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 324 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 7,038 units (6,712 single-family, 53 in 2–4 unit, 273 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 6,822 units (6,062 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 730 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 4,499 units (3,696 single-family, 204 in 2–4 unit, 599 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,555 units (2,037 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 452 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,692 units (1,519 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 143 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,764 units (1,553 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 181 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,634 units (1,354 single-family, 29 in 2–4 unit, 251 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 2,084 units (1,259 single-family, 178 in 2–4 unit, 647 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,606 units (1,456 single-family, 89 in 2–4 unit, 1,061 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,543 units (2,128 single-family, 79 in 2–4 unit, 336 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,295 units (2,012 single-family, 64 in 2–4 unit, 219 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,465 units (1,931 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 500 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,256 units (1,996 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 251 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,186 units (2,086 single-family, 25 in 2–4 unit, 75 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,148 units (1,872 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 262 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 2,014 units (1,925 single-family, 21 in 2–4 unit, 68 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 4,021 units (2,535 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 1,410 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,852 units (1,903 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 942 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,834 units (2,057 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 777 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,876 units (2,064 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 762 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,830 units (1,812 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 984 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 7,455

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them McAllen, Worcester, Urban Honolulu. Annual permits fell from 7,455 during the mid-2000s boom to 1,634 in 2011, a drop of 78%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Grand Junction's (77%). The 2021–2025 pace of 3,083 units a year is 57% below the 2004–2006 pace.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 7 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Albuquerque, with 6,891 units or 45% of the total, followed by Rio Rancho with 5,799. Among the three largest, Albuquerque put 53% of its units in five-plus buildings, Los Lunas village 0%.

  • Albuquerque45% (6,891 units)
  • Rio Rancho38% (5,799 units)
  • Los Lunas village8.6% (1,327 units)
  • Bernalillo County (unincorporated)6.6% (1,023 units)
  • Bernalillo town1.5% (236 units)
  • Corrales village0.7% (115 units)
  • Rio Communities0.1% (22 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Where in the metro

Bernalillo County accounted for 51% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Sandoval County for 40%. Torrance County has no permit-issuing places in the survey.

  • Bernalillo County51% (1,560 in 2025)
  • Sandoval County40% (1,019 in 2025)
  • Valencia County8.8% (251 in 2025)

The wider Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos region

The Census Bureau groups Albuquerque with one neighboring metro area in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 3,702 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Albuquerque accounted for 83%. The other, with its yearly average: Santa Fe (619).

Houses or apartments

In Albuquerque, 67% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 32% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Des Moines (32% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 6.2%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2021 (1,410), single-family houses in 2004 (7,065).

2021–202567.3%67%1.1%31.6%32%2004–200693.1%93%0.7%6.2%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202567.3%67%1.1%31.6%32%2004–200693.1%93%0.7%6.2%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL17,64217.628%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA3,1593.04.4%
Albuquerque, NM2,8303.332%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX7,3017.47.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY2,0472.643%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Albuquerque beside Bakersfield

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: New Mexico. Counting rules.