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Lea County, NM

Name: Building Permits — Lea County, NM
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 143
Construction valuation (2025): $42,402,172
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 143 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	143	$42,402,172
2024	172	$51,850,535
2023	186	$52,262,424
2022	129	$36,760,638
2021	211	$53,033,447
2020	147	$38,495,873
2019	164	$35,938,249
2018	166	$35,129,511
2017	82	$16,851,497
2016	237	$44,058,598
2015	420	$42,090,301

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.