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New Mexico in 2009

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for New Mexico changed −5.1%, against −7.5% for the United States and −0.9% in 2008.

4,642 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,140 single-family), −23.5% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−5.1%New Mexico index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
4,642housing units permitted in 20094,140 single-family
4 of 27counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.8%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Colfax County+2.8%13131.1
Curry County+2.1%2152114.6
Eddy County+1.9%67671.1
Sierra County+0.1%110.1
Lea County−0.2%25170.3
Union County−1.0%000.0
Otero County−1.5%330.0
San Juan County−1.5%2342081.9
Chaves County−2.0%25250.4
Cibola County−2.5%000.0
San Miguel County−2.6%000.0
Luna County−2.7%29291.1
Roosevelt County−2.7%45452.4
Los Alamos County−2.8%330.2
Valencia County−3.2%84841.0
McKinley County−3.3%220.0
Lincoln County−3.4%66603.3
Doña Ana County−3.5%1,1398545.0
Rio Arriba County−3.9%000.0
Bernalillo County−6.0%1,0649051.6
Grant County−6.4%000.0
Socorro County−6.7%440.3
Santa Fe County−6.9%1021020.7
Sandoval County−7.6%5445303.4
Quay County−8.0%000.0
Taos County−9.0%72722.1
Torrance County−9.3%000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in New Mexico by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 11,009 units (8,619 single-family, 2,390 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 10,180 units (8,842 single-family, 1,338 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 10,265 units (8,182 single-family, 2,083 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 10,312 units (9,217 single-family, 1,095 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 9,716 units (8,595 single-family, 1,121 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 8,869 units (8,190 single-family, 679 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 9,989 units (8,950 single-family, 1,039 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,066 units (10,361 single-family, 1,705 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 13,759 units (11,865 single-family, 1,894 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 12,555 units (11,674 single-family, 881 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 14,180 units (13,417 single-family, 763 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,573 units (12,294 single-family, 1,279 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 9,206 units (8,234 single-family, 972 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 6,070 units (5,224 single-family, 846 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 4,642 units (4,140 single-family, 502 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 4,533 units (4,006 single-family, 527 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 4,067 units (3,399 single-family, 668 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 4,672 units (3,220 single-family, 1,452 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 5,161 units (3,568 single-family, 1,593 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 4,799 units (4,055 single-family, 744 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 4,599 units (3,925 single-family, 674 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 4,863 units (3,816 single-family, 1,047 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 4,741 units (4,114 single-family, 627 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 4,813 units (4,394 single-family, 419 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 5,020 units (4,285 single-family, 735 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 5,219 units (4,418 single-family, 801 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 7,753 units (5,465 single-family, 2,288 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 8,633 units (7,155 single-family, 1,478 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 8,511 units (6,835 single-family, 1,676 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 7,572 units (6,488 single-family, 1,084 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 7,747 units (6,296 single-family, 1,451 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in New Mexico by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.