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Cities in New Mexico by housing units, 2024

Albuquerque, NM had the highest housing units of 19 cities in 2024, at 258,178. Lovington, NM had the lowest, at 3,908. The median was 14,285 and the figure for New Mexico was 956,964. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest258,178Albuquerque, NM
Lowest3,908Lovington, NM
Median14,28519 cities
New Mexico956,964History

All cities, 2024

Albuquerque, NM: 258,178 countAlbuquerque, NM258,178Las Cruces, NM: 50,423 countLas Cruces, NM50,423Santa Fe, NM: 46,608 countSanta Fe, NM46,608Rio Rancho, NM: 41,908 countRio Rancho, NM41,908Roswell, NM: 19,994 countRoswell, NM19,994Farmington, NM: 18,788 countFarmington, NM18,788Clovis, NM: 17,125 countClovis, NM17,125Hobbs, NM: 16,117 countHobbs, NM16,117Alamogordo, NM: 15,478 countAlamogordo, NM15,478Carlsbad, NM: 14,285 countCarlsbad, NM14,285Gallup, NM: 7,462 countGallup, NM7,462Los Lunas, NM: 7,323 countLos Lunas, NM7,323Las Vegas, NM: 6,951 countLas Vegas, NM6,951Deming, NM: 6,939 countDeming, NM6,939Sunland Park, NM: 6,025 countSunland Park, NM6,025Artesia, NM: 5,388 countArtesia, NM5,388Portales, NM: 5,300 countPortales, NM5,300Española, NM: 4,823 countEspañola, NM4,823Lovington, NM: 3,908 countLovington, NM3,908Albuquerque, NM: 258,178 countAlbuquerque, NM258,178Las Cruces, NM: 50,423 countLas Cruces, NM50,423Santa Fe, NM: 46,608 countSanta Fe, NM46,608Rio Rancho, NM: 41,908 countRio Rancho, NM41,908Roswell, NM: 19,994 countRoswell, NM19,994Farmington, NM: 18,788 countFarmington, NM18,788Clovis, NM: 17,125 countClovis, NM17,125Hobbs, NM: 16,117 countHobbs, NM16,117Alamogordo, NM: 15,478 countAlamogordo, NM15,478Carlsbad, NM: 14,285 countCarlsbad, NM14,285Gallup, NM: 7,462 countGallup, NM7,462Los Lunas, NM: 7,323 countLos Lunas, NM7,323Las Vegas, NM: 6,951 countLas Vegas, NM6,951Deming, NM: 6,939 countDeming, NM6,939Sunland Park, NM: 6,025 countSunland Park, NM6,025Artesia, NM: 5,388 countArtesia, NM5,388Portales, NM: 5,300 countPortales, NM5,300Española, NM: 4,823 countEspañola, NM4,823Lovington, NM: 3,908 countLovington, NM3,908
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Albuquerque, NM258,178+0.5%
2Las Cruces, NM50,423+1.2%
3Santa Fe, NM46,608+2.4%
4Rio Rancho, NM41,908+3.1%
5Roswell, NM19,994-0.5%
6Farmington, NM18,788+3.1%
7Clovis, NM17,125+1.4%
8Hobbs, NM16,117+2.7%
9Alamogordo, NM15,478+0.8%
10Carlsbad, NM14,285-0.4%
11Gallup, NM7,462-1.8%
12Los Lunas, NM7,323+3.1%
13Las Vegas, NM6,951-1.5%
14Deming, NM6,939+0.7%
15Sunland Park, NM6,025-3.6%
16Artesia, NM5,388-5.5%
17Portales, NM5,300+0.3%
18Española, NM4,823-1.2%
19Lovington, NM3,908-4.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Mexico by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-mexico-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Mexico by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-mexico-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-mexico-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Albuquerque, NM, with 258,178 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Lovington, NM, with 3,908 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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