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New Mexico in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for New Mexico changed −2.7%, against −1.8% for the United States and −4.3% in 2011.

4,672 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,220 single-family), +14.9% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−2.7%New Mexico index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
4,672housing units permitted in 20123,220 single-family
6 of 27counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.0%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Cibola County+5.2%000.0
Lea County+3.1%83381.1
Sierra County+3.0%000.0
Colfax County+0.3%11110.9
Curry County+0.1%1821463.9
Eddy County+0.1%3781066.0
McKinley County0.0%770.1
Roosevelt County−0.1%42422.3
San Miguel County−0.2%000.0
San Juan County−1.3%1761761.5
Los Alamos County−1.6%310.2
Taos County−1.7%62621.8
Otero County−1.9%550.1
Socorro County−2.0%000.0
Lincoln County−2.2%49492.5
Bernalillo County−2.4%1,2895451.9
Grant County−2.5%000.0
Chaves County−2.8%20200.3
Sandoval County−3.0%6886074.3
Doña Ana County−3.7%9517034.2
Santa Fe County−4.0%1301300.8
Valencia County−4.3%1071071.3
Rio Arriba County−5.9%000.0
Luna County−8.4%2951.1
Torrance County−13.5%000.0
Union County−20.3%000.0
Quay County−20.4%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.