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Cities in New Mexico by housing units

Albuquerque, NM had the highest housing units of 19 cities in 2022, at 255,178. Lovington, NM had the lowest, at 4,010. The median was 13,714 and the figure for New Mexico was 943,149. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest255,178Albuquerque, NM
Lowest4,010Lovington, NM
Median13,71419 cities
New Mexico943,149History

All cities, 2022

Albuquerque, NM: 255,178 countAlbuquerque, NM255,178Las Cruces, NM: 48,807 countLas Cruces, NM48,807Santa Fe, NM: 44,521 countSanta Fe, NM44,521Rio Rancho, NM: 39,680 countRio Rancho, NM39,680Roswell, NM: 19,841 countRoswell, NM19,841Farmington, NM: 17,708 countFarmington, NM17,708Clovis, NM: 16,941 countClovis, NM16,941Hobbs, NM: 15,280 countHobbs, NM15,280Alamogordo, NM: 15,153 countAlamogordo, NM15,153Carlsbad, NM: 13,714 countCarlsbad, NM13,714Gallup, NM: 7,553 countGallup, NM7,553Los Lunas, NM: 6,902 countLos Lunas, NM6,902Las Vegas, NM: 6,770 countLas Vegas, NM6,770Deming, NM: 6,625 countDeming, NM6,625Sunland Park, NM: 6,447 countSunland Park, NM6,447Artesia, NM: 5,604 countArtesia, NM5,604Portales, NM: 5,292 countPortales, NM5,292Española, NM: 4,831 countEspañola, NM4,831Lovington, NM: 4,010 countLovington, NM4,010Albuquerque, NM: 255,178 countAlbuquerque, NM255,178Las Cruces, NM: 48,807 countLas Cruces, NM48,807Santa Fe, NM: 44,521 countSanta Fe, NM44,521Rio Rancho, NM: 39,680 countRio Rancho, NM39,680Roswell, NM: 19,841 countRoswell, NM19,841Farmington, NM: 17,708 countFarmington, NM17,708Clovis, NM: 16,941 countClovis, NM16,941Hobbs, NM: 15,280 countHobbs, NM15,280Alamogordo, NM: 15,153 countAlamogordo, NM15,153Carlsbad, NM: 13,714 countCarlsbad, NM13,714Gallup, NM: 7,553 countGallup, NM7,553Los Lunas, NM: 6,902 countLos Lunas, NM6,902Las Vegas, NM: 6,770 countLas Vegas, NM6,770Deming, NM: 6,625 countDeming, NM6,625Sunland Park, NM: 6,447 countSunland Park, NM6,447Artesia, NM: 5,604 countArtesia, NM5,604Portales, NM: 5,292 countPortales, NM5,292Española, NM: 4,831 countEspañola, NM4,831Lovington, NM: 4,010 countLovington, NM4,010
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Albuquerque, NM255,178+0.9%
2Las Cruces, NM48,807+1.3%
3Santa Fe, NM44,521+2.1%
4Rio Rancho, NM39,680+2%
5Roswell, NM19,841-0.1%
6Farmington, NM17,708+1.2%
7Clovis, NM16,941+0.9%
8Hobbs, NM15,280+1.8%
9Alamogordo, NM15,153+1.1%
10Carlsbad, NM13,714+2.5%
11Gallup, NM7,553-2.4%
12Los Lunas, NM6,902+2%
13Las Vegas, NM6,770+2.1%
14Deming, NM6,625-2.5%
15Sunland Park, NM6,447-0.8%
16Artesia, NM5,604-3%
17Portales, NM5,292+2.8%
18Española, NM4,831+0.7%
19Lovington, NM4,010+0.1%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-mexico-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-mexico-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-mexico-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Albuquerque, NM, with 255,178 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Lovington, NM, with 4,010 in 2022.

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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