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Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits

Oklahoma City, OK had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 46 cities in 2016, at 3,190. Ponca City, OK had the lowest, at 0. The median was 52 and the figure for Oklahoma was 12,092. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,190Oklahoma City, OK
Lowest0Ponca City, OK
Median5246 cities
Oklahoma12,092History

All cities, 2016

Oklahoma City, OK: 3,190 countOklahoma City, OK3,190Norman, OK: 1,386 countNorman, OK1,386Tulsa, OK: 850 countTulsa, OK850Moore, OK: 515 countMoore, OK515Bixby, OK: 497 countBixby, OK497Broken Arrow, OK: 448 countBroken Arrow, OK448Edmond, OK: 400 countEdmond, OK400Stillwater, OK: 355 countStillwater, OK355Jenks, OK: 272 countJenks, OK272Owasso, OK: 190 countOwasso, OK190Newcastle, OK: 122 countNewcastle, OK122Midwest City, OK: 111 countMidwest City, OK111Glenpool, OK: 101 countGlenpool, OK101Yukon, OK: 85 countYukon, OK85Shawnee, OK: 83 countShawnee, OK83Tahlequah, OK: 81 countTahlequah, OK81Blanchard, OK: 78 countBlanchard, OK78Ada, OK: 73 countAda, OK73Durant, OK: 73 countDurant, OK73Mustang, OK: 68 countMustang, OK68Enid, OK: 62 countEnid, OK62Choctaw, OK: 59 countChoctaw, OK59Claremore, OK: 54 countClaremore, OK54Ardmore, OK: 49 countArdmore, OK49Sapulpa, OK: 47 countSapulpa, OK47Lawton, OK: 45 countLawton, OK45Sand Springs, OK: 44 countSand Springs, OK44Duncan, OK: 41 countDuncan, OK41Coweta, OK: 39 countCoweta, OK39Altus, OK: 34 countAltus, OK34Bartlesville, OK: 28 countBartlesville, OK28Weatherford, OK: 28 countWeatherford, OK28McAlester, OK: 27 countMcAlester, OK27Del City, OK: 24 countDel City, OK24Guthrie, OK: 24 countGuthrie, OK24El Reno, OK: 21 countEl Reno, OK21Chickasha, OK: 20 countChickasha, OK20Muskogee, OK: 11 countMuskogee, OK11Miami, OK: 8 countMiami, OK8Woodward, OK: 8 countWoodward, OK8Bethany, OK: 7 countBethany, OK7Warr Acres, OK: 5 countWarr Acres, OK5Elk City, OK: 4 countElk City, OK4Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1Okmulgee, OK: 1 countOkmulgee, OK1Ponca City, OK: 0 countPonca City, OK0Oklahoma City, OK: 3,190 countOklahoma City, OK3,190Norman, OK: 1,386 countNorman, OK1,386Tulsa, OK: 850 countTulsa, OK850Moore, OK: 515 countMoore, OK515Bixby, OK: 497 countBixby, OK497Broken Arrow, OK: 448 countBroken Arrow, OK448Edmond, OK: 400 countEdmond, OK400Stillwater, OK: 355 countStillwater, OK355Jenks, OK: 272 countJenks, OK272Owasso, OK: 190 countOwasso, OK190Newcastle, OK: 122 countNewcastle, OK122Midwest City, OK: 111 countMidwest City, OK111Glenpool, OK: 101 countGlenpool, OK101Yukon, OK: 85 countYukon, OK85Shawnee, OK: 83 countShawnee, OK83Tahlequah, OK: 81 countTahlequah, OK81Blanchard, OK: 78 countBlanchard, OK78Ada, OK: 73 countAda, OK73Durant, OK: 73 countDurant, OK73Mustang, OK: 68 countMustang, OK68Enid, OK: 62 countEnid, OK62Choctaw, OK: 59 countChoctaw, OK59Claremore, OK: 54 countClaremore, OK54Ardmore, OK: 49 countArdmore, OK49Sapulpa, OK: 47 countSapulpa, OK47Lawton, OK: 45 countLawton, OK45Sand Springs, OK: 44 countSand Springs, OK44Duncan, OK: 41 countDuncan, OK41Coweta, OK: 39 countCoweta, OK39Altus, OK: 34 countAltus, OK34Bartlesville, OK: 28 countBartlesville, OK28Weatherford, OK: 28 countWeatherford, OK28McAlester, OK: 27 countMcAlester, OK27Del City, OK: 24 countDel City, OK24Guthrie, OK: 24 countGuthrie, OK24El Reno, OK: 21 countEl Reno, OK21Chickasha, OK: 20 countChickasha, OK20Muskogee, OK: 11 countMuskogee, OK11Miami, OK: 8 countMiami, OK8Woodward, OK: 8 countWoodward, OK8Bethany, OK: 7 countBethany, OK7Warr Acres, OK: 5 countWarr Acres, OK5Elk City, OK: 4 countElk City, OK4Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1Okmulgee, OK: 1 countOkmulgee, OK1Ponca City, OK: 0 countPonca City, OK0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2016
count		Change on 2015
1Oklahoma City, OK Estimated3,190-5.8%
2Norman, OK Estimated1,386+116.2%
3Tulsa, OK Estimated850+50.7%
4Moore, OK Estimated515+88%
5Bixby, OK Estimated497+65.1%
6Broken Arrow, OK Estimated448+6.2%
7Edmond, OK Estimated400-26.5%
8Stillwater, OK Estimated355-28.4%
9Jenks, OK Estimated272-37%
10Owasso, OK Estimated190-64.6%
11Newcastle, OK Estimated122+50.6%
12Midwest City, OK Estimated111+4.7%
13Glenpool, OK Estimated101-25.2%
14Yukon, OK Estimated85+157.6%
15Shawnee, OK Estimated83+97.6%
16Tahlequah, OK Estimated81+35%
17Blanchard, OK Estimated78+5.4%
18Ada, OK Estimated73+170.4%
18Durant, OK Estimated73+37.7%
20Mustang, OK Estimated68-30.6%
21Enid, OK Estimated62-13.9%
22Choctaw, OK Estimated59-28%
23Claremore, OK Estimated54-21.7%
24Ardmore, OK Estimated49+16.7%
25Sapulpa, OK Estimated47-72.7%
26Lawton, OK Estimated45+2.3%
27Sand Springs, OK Estimated44-8.3%
28Duncan, OK Estimated41+28.1%
29Coweta, OK Estimated39-4.9%
30Altus, OK Estimated34-2.9%
31Bartlesville, OK Estimated28-36.4%
31Weatherford, OK Estimated28+7.7%
33McAlester, OK Estimated27-62.5%
34Del City, OK Estimated24+2,300%
34Guthrie, OK Estimated24-61.9%
36El Reno, OK Estimated210%
37Chickasha, OK Estimated20-13%
38Muskogee, OK Estimated11-82.5%
39Miami, OK Estimated8+14.3%
39Woodward, OK Estimated8-79.5%
41Bethany, OK Estimated7+16.7%
42Warr Acres, OK Estimated5-44.4%
43Elk City, OK Estimated4-20%
44Guymon, OK Estimated1-80%
44Okmulgee, OK Estimated1-66.7%
46Ponca City, OK Estimated0-100%

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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/so2016a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2016a.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, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2016a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2016a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2016a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Oklahoma City, OK, with 3,190 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ponca City, OK, with 0 in 2016.

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