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Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Oklahoma City, OK had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 46 cities in 2025, at 5,236. Elk City, OK had the lowest, at 2. The median was 63 and the figure for Oklahoma was 15,513. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,236Oklahoma City, OK
Lowest2Elk City, OK
Median6346 cities
Oklahoma15,513History

All cities, 2025

Oklahoma City, OK: 5,236 countOklahoma City, OK5,236Broken Arrow, OK: 1,063 countBroken Arrow, OK1,063Edmond, OK: 1,059 countEdmond, OK1,059Tulsa, OK: 865 countTulsa, OK865Bixby, OK: 449 countBixby, OK449Norman, OK: 408 countNorman, OK408Claremore, OK: 342 countClaremore, OK342Owasso, OK: 277 countOwasso, OK277Newcastle, OK: 213 countNewcastle, OK213Stillwater, OK: 211 countStillwater, OK211Coweta, OK: 195 countCoweta, OK195Sapulpa, OK: 168 countSapulpa, OK168Durant, OK: 155 countDurant, OK155Shawnee, OK: 148 countShawnee, OK148El Reno, OK: 147 countEl Reno, OK147Chickasha, OK: 142 countChickasha, OK142Lawton, OK: 139 countLawton, OK139Guthrie, OK: 138 countGuthrie, OK138Jenks, OK: 129 countJenks, OK129Midwest City, OK: 126 countMidwest City, OK126Mustang, OK: 124 countMustang, OK124Moore, OK: 119 countMoore, OK119Choctaw, OK: 68 countChoctaw, OK68Blanchard, OK: 57 countBlanchard, OK57Ardmore, OK: 46 countArdmore, OK46Warr Acres, OK: 44 countWarr Acres, OK44Glenpool, OK: 43 countGlenpool, OK43Duncan, OK: 41 countDuncan, OK41Ada, OK: 27 countAda, OK27Weatherford, OK: 25 countWeatherford, OK25Muskogee, OK: 24 countMuskogee, OK24Sand Springs, OK: 24 countSand Springs, OK24Tahlequah, OK: 22 countTahlequah, OK22Altus, OK: 19 countAltus, OK19Enid, OK: 19 countEnid, OK19Ponca City, OK: 18 countPonca City, OK18Miami, OK: 17 countMiami, OK17Bartlesville, OK: 15 countBartlesville, OK15Bethany, OK: 15 countBethany, OK15Guymon, OK: 15 countGuymon, OK15McAlester, OK: 14 countMcAlester, OK14Okmulgee, OK: 13 countOkmulgee, OK13Del City, OK: 8 countDel City, OK8Woodward, OK: 6 countWoodward, OK6Yukon, OK: 6 countYukon, OK6Elk City, OK: 2 countElk City, OK2Oklahoma City, OK: 5,236 countOklahoma City, OK5,236Broken Arrow, OK: 1,063 countBroken Arrow, OK1,063Edmond, OK: 1,059 countEdmond, OK1,059Tulsa, OK: 865 countTulsa, OK865Bixby, OK: 449 countBixby, OK449Norman, OK: 408 countNorman, OK408Claremore, OK: 342 countClaremore, OK342Owasso, OK: 277 countOwasso, OK277Newcastle, OK: 213 countNewcastle, OK213Stillwater, OK: 211 countStillwater, OK211Coweta, OK: 195 countCoweta, OK195Sapulpa, OK: 168 countSapulpa, OK168Durant, OK: 155 countDurant, OK155Shawnee, OK: 148 countShawnee, OK148El Reno, OK: 147 countEl Reno, OK147Chickasha, OK: 142 countChickasha, OK142Lawton, OK: 139 countLawton, OK139Guthrie, OK: 138 countGuthrie, OK138Jenks, OK: 129 countJenks, OK129Midwest City, OK: 126 countMidwest City, OK126Mustang, OK: 124 countMustang, OK124Moore, OK: 119 countMoore, OK119Choctaw, OK: 68 countChoctaw, OK68Blanchard, OK: 57 countBlanchard, OK57Ardmore, OK: 46 countArdmore, OK46Warr Acres, OK: 44 countWarr Acres, OK44Glenpool, OK: 43 countGlenpool, OK43Duncan, OK: 41 countDuncan, OK41Ada, OK: 27 countAda, OK27Weatherford, OK: 25 countWeatherford, OK25Muskogee, OK: 24 countMuskogee, OK24Sand Springs, OK: 24 countSand Springs, OK24Tahlequah, OK: 22 countTahlequah, OK22Altus, OK: 19 countAltus, OK19Enid, OK: 19 countEnid, OK19Ponca City, OK: 18 countPonca City, OK18Miami, OK: 17 countMiami, OK17Bartlesville, OK: 15 countBartlesville, OK15Bethany, OK: 15 countBethany, OK15Guymon, OK: 15 countGuymon, OK15McAlester, OK: 14 countMcAlester, OK14Okmulgee, OK: 13 countOkmulgee, OK13Del City, OK: 8 countDel City, OK8Woodward, OK: 6 countWoodward, OK6Yukon, OK: 6 countYukon, OK6Elk City, OK: 2 countElk City, OK2
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Oklahoma City, OK Estimated5,236+19.1%
2Broken Arrow, OK Estimated1,063+6.9%
3Edmond, OK Estimated1,059+10%
4Tulsa, OK Estimated865+19.6%
5Bixby, OK Estimated449+16%
6Norman, OK Estimated408-5.8%
7Claremore, OK Estimated342+249%
8Owasso, OK Estimated277+35.8%
9Newcastle, OK Estimated213+33.1%
10Stillwater, OK Estimated211+50.7%
11Coweta, OK Estimated195+26.6%
12Sapulpa, OK Estimated168+19.1%
13Durant, OK Estimated155-11.9%
14Shawnee, OK Estimated148-0.7%
15El Reno, OK Estimated147+20.5%
16Chickasha, OK Estimated142-10.1%
17Lawton, OK Estimated139+85.3%
18Guthrie, OK Estimated138+45.3%
19Jenks, OK Estimated129+7.5%
20Midwest City, OK Estimated126-63.6%
21Mustang, OK Estimated124+93.8%
22Moore, OK Estimated119-9.2%
23Choctaw, OK Estimated68-42.9%
24Blanchard, OK Estimated57+23.9%
25Ardmore, OK Estimated46-16.4%
26Warr Acres, OK Estimated44+83.3%
27Glenpool, OK Estimated43-29.5%
28Duncan, OK Estimated41+241.7%
29Ada, OK Estimated27+1,250%
30Weatherford, OK Estimated250%
31Muskogee, OK Estimated24-36.8%
31Sand Springs, OK Estimated24-42.9%
33Tahlequah, OK Estimated22-54.2%
34Altus, OK Estimated19+171.4%
34Enid, OK Estimated19+5.6%
36Ponca City, OK Estimated18+800%
37Miami, OK Estimated17+6.3%
38Bartlesville, OK Estimated15-65.9%
38Bethany, OK Estimated15+15.4%
38Guymon, OK Estimated15-6.3%
41McAlester, OK Estimated14+40%
42Okmulgee, OK Estimated13+85.7%
43Del City, OK Estimated8-42.9%
44Woodward, OK Estimated6+500%
44Yukon, OK Estimated6-71.4%
46Elk City, OK Estimated2-50%

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About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

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. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Oklahoma City, OK, with 5,236 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Elk City, OK, with 2 in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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