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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 2023, at 4,144. Woodward, OK had the lowest, at 1. The median was 59 and the figure for Oklahoma was 13,405. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,144Oklahoma City, OK
Lowest1Woodward, OK
Median5946 cities
Oklahoma13,405History

All cities, 2023

Oklahoma City, OK: 4,144 countOklahoma City, OK4,144Broken Arrow, OK: 1,231 countBroken Arrow, OK1,231Tulsa, OK: 876 countTulsa, OK876Owasso, OK: 589 countOwasso, OK589Edmond, OK: 467 countEdmond, OK467Norman, OK: 411 countNorman, OK411Bixby, OK: 354 countBixby, OK354Midwest City, OK: 253 countMidwest City, OK253Newcastle, OK: 251 countNewcastle, OK251Stillwater, OK: 192 countStillwater, OK192El Reno, OK: 178 countEl Reno, OK178Sapulpa, OK: 159 countSapulpa, OK159Claremore, OK: 138 countClaremore, OK138Coweta, OK: 129 countCoweta, OK129Moore, OK: 124 countMoore, OK124Shawnee, OK: 115 countShawnee, OK115Lawton, OK: 104 countLawton, OK104Durant, OK: 92 countDurant, OK92Tahlequah, OK: 90 countTahlequah, OK90Ponca City, OK: 75 countPonca City, OK75Guthrie, OK: 73 countGuthrie, OK73Jenks, OK: 66 countJenks, OK66Blanchard, OK: 61 countBlanchard, OK61Chickasha, OK: 57 countChickasha, OK57Glenpool, OK: 55 countGlenpool, OK55Sand Springs, OK: 54 countSand Springs, OK54Mustang, OK: 51 countMustang, OK51Bethany, OK: 49 countBethany, OK49McAlester, OK: 49 countMcAlester, OK49Yukon, OK: 39 countYukon, OK39Bartlesville, OK: 37 countBartlesville, OK37Choctaw, OK: 36 countChoctaw, OK36Altus, OK: 35 countAltus, OK35Muskogee, OK: 35 countMuskogee, OK35Weatherford, OK: 27 countWeatherford, OK27Ada, OK: 21 countAda, OK21Duncan, OK: 14 countDuncan, OK14Del City, OK: 8 countDel City, OK8Enid, OK: 8 countEnid, OK8Ardmore, OK: 7 countArdmore, OK7Okmulgee, OK: 4 countOkmulgee, OK4Miami, OK: 3 countMiami, OK3Elk City, OK: 2 countElk City, OK2Warr Acres, OK: 2 countWarr Acres, OK2Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1Woodward, OK: 1 countWoodward, OK1Oklahoma City, OK: 4,144 countOklahoma City, OK4,144Broken Arrow, OK: 1,231 countBroken Arrow, OK1,231Tulsa, OK: 876 countTulsa, OK876Owasso, OK: 589 countOwasso, OK589Edmond, OK: 467 countEdmond, OK467Norman, OK: 411 countNorman, OK411Bixby, OK: 354 countBixby, OK354Midwest City, OK: 253 countMidwest City, OK253Newcastle, OK: 251 countNewcastle, OK251Stillwater, OK: 192 countStillwater, OK192El Reno, OK: 178 countEl Reno, OK178Sapulpa, OK: 159 countSapulpa, OK159Claremore, OK: 138 countClaremore, OK138Coweta, OK: 129 countCoweta, OK129Moore, OK: 124 countMoore, OK124Shawnee, OK: 115 countShawnee, OK115Lawton, OK: 104 countLawton, OK104Durant, OK: 92 countDurant, OK92Tahlequah, OK: 90 countTahlequah, OK90Ponca City, OK: 75 countPonca City, OK75Guthrie, OK: 73 countGuthrie, OK73Jenks, OK: 66 countJenks, OK66Blanchard, OK: 61 countBlanchard, OK61Chickasha, OK: 57 countChickasha, OK57Glenpool, OK: 55 countGlenpool, OK55Sand Springs, OK: 54 countSand Springs, OK54Mustang, OK: 51 countMustang, OK51Bethany, OK: 49 countBethany, OK49McAlester, OK: 49 countMcAlester, OK49Yukon, OK: 39 countYukon, OK39Bartlesville, OK: 37 countBartlesville, OK37Choctaw, OK: 36 countChoctaw, OK36Altus, OK: 35 countAltus, OK35Muskogee, OK: 35 countMuskogee, OK35Weatherford, OK: 27 countWeatherford, OK27Ada, OK: 21 countAda, OK21Duncan, OK: 14 countDuncan, OK14Del City, OK: 8 countDel City, OK8Enid, OK: 8 countEnid, OK8Ardmore, OK: 7 countArdmore, OK7Okmulgee, OK: 4 countOkmulgee, OK4Miami, OK: 3 countMiami, OK3Elk City, OK: 2 countElk City, OK2Warr Acres, OK: 2 countWarr Acres, OK2Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1Woodward, OK: 1 countWoodward, OK1
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Oklahoma City, OK Estimated4,144+11.5%
2Broken Arrow, OK Estimated1,231+134%
3Tulsa, OK Estimated876+6.7%
4Owasso, OK Estimated589-24.9%
5Edmond, OK Estimated467-48.5%
6Norman, OK Estimated411-3.3%
7Bixby, OK Estimated354-8.1%
8Midwest City, OK Estimated253+47.1%
9Newcastle, OK Estimated251-21.6%
10Stillwater, OK Estimated192+0.5%
11El Reno, OK Estimated178+119.8%
12Sapulpa, OK Estimated159-20.5%
13Claremore, OK Estimated138-8%
14Coweta, OK Estimated129+44.9%
15Moore, OK Estimated124-37.1%
16Shawnee, OK Estimated115+38.6%
17Lawton, OK Estimated104+215.2%
18Durant, OK Estimated92-69.8%
19Tahlequah, OK Estimated90+309.1%
20Ponca City, OK Estimated75+1,150%
21Guthrie, OK Estimated73+356.3%
22Jenks, OK Estimated66-63.1%
23Blanchard, OK Estimated61+38.6%
24Chickasha, OK Estimated57-40.6%
25Glenpool, OK Estimated55-20.3%
26Sand Springs, OK Estimated54+8%
27Mustang, OK Estimated51-66.4%
28Bethany, OK Estimated49+1,125%
28McAlester, OK Estimated49-59.5%
30Yukon, OK Estimated39-26.4%
31Bartlesville, OK Estimated37-37.3%
32Choctaw, OK Estimated36+38.5%
33Altus, OK Estimated35+29.6%
33Muskogee, OK Estimated350%
35Weatherford, OK Estimated27+42.1%
36Ada, OK Estimated21+16.7%
37Duncan, OK Estimated14-12.5%
38Del City, OK Estimated80%
38Enid, OK Estimated8-81.4%
40Ardmore, OK Estimated7-56.3%
41Okmulgee, OK Estimated4-20%
42Miami, OK Estimated3+200%
43Elk City, OK Estimated2-33.3%
43Warr Acres, OK Estimated2-96.9%
45Guymon, OK Estimated10%
45Woodward, OK Estimated10%

Other periods

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/so2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Oklahoma City, OK, with 4,144 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woodward, OK, with 1 in 2023.

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