HousingPermits

Metro area in Colorado · part of the Pueblo-Cañon City, CO combined area

Pueblo, CO

The Pueblo metro area authorized 226 new housing units in 2025. Single-family houses made up 100% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 387 US metro areas. Its 2025 total was only 17% of the 2006 high of 1,304 units, the furthest below a series peak among the 39 metro areas based in the Mountain states.

04008001,2001,6002004: 1,220 units (1,100 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,179 units (1,119 single-family, 60 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,304 units (1,202 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 677 units (663 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 416 units (379 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 25 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 377 units (184 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 179 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 234 units (209 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 17 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 118 units (114 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 266 units (172 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 92 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 158 units (158 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 157 units (157 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 282 units (200 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 62 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 282 units (265 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 13 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 368 units (352 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 479 units (479 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 488 units (484 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 579 units (579 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 742 units (742 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 497 units (497 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 297 units (297 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 269 units (269 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 226 units (226 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252006 high · 1,3042011 low · 11805001,0001,5002004: 1,220 units (1,100 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,179 units (1,119 single-family, 60 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,304 units (1,202 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 677 units (663 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 416 units (379 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 25 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 377 units (184 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 179 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 234 units (209 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 17 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 118 units (114 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 266 units (172 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 92 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 158 units (158 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 157 units (157 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 282 units (200 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 62 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 282 units (265 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 13 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 368 units (352 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 479 units (479 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 488 units (484 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 579 units (579 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 742 units (742 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 497 units (497 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 297 units (297 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 269 units (269 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 226 units (226 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252006 high · 1,304

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Recent building has not returned to boom levels: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 67% below the 2004–2006 average, the second-weakest recovery by this measure among the 39 metro areas based in the Mountain states.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Alexandria (0% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2009 (179), single-family houses in 2006 (1,202).

2021–2025100.0%100%2004–200692.4%92%5.5%2.2%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–2025100.0%100%2004–200692.4%92%5.5%2.2%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 30 other metro areas, among them Grand Junction, Vineland, El Centro. Annual permits fell from 1,304 during the mid-2000s boom to 118 in 2011, a drop of 91%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Flagstaff's (91%). Permits rose 5 years in a row up to 2021. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 16%.

Relative to population

With 169,277 residents in July 2025, Pueblo authorized 2.4 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Baltimore (2.4) and Manchester (2.4).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN4763.536%
Pueblo, CO2262.40%
Terre Haute, IN2951.028%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA5542.233%
Kenosha, WI8923.151%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Pueblo beside Terre Haute

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