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Cities in Oklahoma by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Oklahoma City, OK had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 46 cities in 2025, at 3,896. Elk City, OK had the lowest, at 2. The median was 49. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,896Oklahoma City, OK
Lowest2Elk City, OK
Median4946 cities

All cities, 2025

Oklahoma City, OK: 3,896 countOklahoma City, OK3,896Broken Arrow, OK: 661 countBroken Arrow, OK661Edmond, OK: 627 countEdmond, OK627Bixby, OK: 449 countBixby, OK449Tulsa, OK: 385 countTulsa, OK385Norman, OK: 323 countNorman, OK323Newcastle, OK: 213 countNewcastle, OK213Coweta, OK: 195 countCoweta, OK195Guthrie, OK: 138 countGuthrie, OK138Owasso, OK: 134 countOwasso, OK134Stillwater, OK: 131 countStillwater, OK131Jenks, OK: 129 countJenks, OK129Durant, OK: 122 countDurant, OK122El Reno, OK: 117 countEl Reno, OK117Claremore, OK: 116 countClaremore, OK116Moore, OK: 115 countMoore, OK115Mustang, OK: 100 countMustang, OK100Chickasha, OK: 94 countChickasha, OK94Shawnee, OK: 78 countShawnee, OK78Choctaw, OK: 68 countChoctaw, OK68Sapulpa, OK: 63 countSapulpa, OK63Lawton, OK: 55 countLawton, OK55Midwest City, OK: 52 countMidwest City, OK52Ardmore, OK: 46 countArdmore, OK46Blanchard, OK: 45 countBlanchard, OK45Warr Acres, OK: 44 countWarr Acres, OK44Glenpool, OK: 43 countGlenpool, OK43Duncan, OK: 41 countDuncan, OK41Muskogee, OK: 24 countMuskogee, OK24Altus, OK: 19 countAltus, OK19Sand Springs, OK: 18 countSand Springs, OK18Miami, OK: 17 countMiami, OK17Tahlequah, OK: 16 countTahlequah, OK16Ada, OK: 15 countAda, OK15Guymon, OK: 15 countGuymon, OK15McAlester, OK: 14 countMcAlester, OK14Bartlesville, OK: 13 countBartlesville, OK13Ponca City, OK: 12 countPonca City, OK12Weatherford, OK: 12 countWeatherford, OK12Okmulgee, OK: 11 countOkmulgee, OK11Enid, OK: 9 countEnid, OK9Del City, OK: 8 countDel City, OK8Woodward, OK: 6 countWoodward, OK6Yukon, OK: 4 countYukon, OK4Bethany, OK: 3 countBethany, OK3Elk City, OK: 2 countElk City, OK2Oklahoma City, OK: 3,896 countOklahoma City, OK3,896Broken Arrow, OK: 661 countBroken Arrow, OK661Edmond, OK: 627 countEdmond, OK627Bixby, OK: 449 countBixby, OK449Tulsa, OK: 385 countTulsa, OK385Norman, OK: 323 countNorman, OK323Newcastle, OK: 213 countNewcastle, OK213Coweta, OK: 195 countCoweta, OK195Guthrie, OK: 138 countGuthrie, OK138Owasso, OK: 134 countOwasso, OK134Stillwater, OK: 131 countStillwater, OK131Jenks, OK: 129 countJenks, OK129Durant, OK: 122 countDurant, OK122El Reno, OK: 117 countEl Reno, OK117Claremore, OK: 116 countClaremore, OK116Moore, OK: 115 countMoore, OK115Mustang, OK: 100 countMustang, OK100Chickasha, OK: 94 countChickasha, OK94Shawnee, OK: 78 countShawnee, OK78Choctaw, OK: 68 countChoctaw, OK68Sapulpa, OK: 63 countSapulpa, OK63Lawton, OK: 55 countLawton, OK55Midwest City, OK: 52 countMidwest City, OK52Ardmore, OK: 46 countArdmore, OK46Blanchard, OK: 45 countBlanchard, OK45Warr Acres, OK: 44 countWarr Acres, OK44Glenpool, OK: 43 countGlenpool, OK43Duncan, OK: 41 countDuncan, OK41Muskogee, OK: 24 countMuskogee, OK24Altus, OK: 19 countAltus, OK19Sand Springs, OK: 18 countSand Springs, OK18Miami, OK: 17 countMiami, OK17Tahlequah, OK: 16 countTahlequah, OK16Ada, OK: 15 countAda, OK15Guymon, OK: 15 countGuymon, OK15McAlester, OK: 14 countMcAlester, OK14Bartlesville, OK: 13 countBartlesville, OK13Ponca City, OK: 12 countPonca City, OK12Weatherford, OK: 12 countWeatherford, OK12Okmulgee, OK: 11 countOkmulgee, OK11Enid, OK: 9 countEnid, OK9Del City, OK: 8 countDel City, OK8Woodward, OK: 6 countWoodward, OK6Yukon, OK: 4 countYukon, OK4Bethany, OK: 3 countBethany, OK3Elk City, OK: 2 countElk City, OK2
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Oklahoma City, OK Estimated3,896+12.6%
2Broken Arrow, OK Estimated661-8.8%
3Edmond, OK Estimated627-3.2%
4Bixby, OK Estimated449+16%
5Tulsa, OK Estimated385-9.2%
6Norman, OK Estimated323-22.7%
7Newcastle, OK Estimated213+40.1%
8Coweta, OK Estimated195+31.8%
9Guthrie, OK Estimated138+48.4%
10Owasso, OK Estimated134-29.5%
11Stillwater, OK Estimated131+4%
12Jenks, OK Estimated129+7.5%
13Durant, OK Estimated122+60.5%
14El Reno, OK Estimated117+12.5%
15Claremore, OK Estimated116+78.5%
16Moore, OK Estimated115-10.2%
17Mustang, OK Estimated100+85.2%
18Chickasha, OK Estimated94-40.5%
19Shawnee, OK Estimated78-17.9%
20Choctaw, OK Estimated68+4.6%
21Sapulpa, OK Estimated63-3.1%
22Lawton, OK Estimated55-20.3%
23Midwest City, OK Estimated52+52.9%
24Ardmore, OK Estimated46-16.4%
25Blanchard, OK Estimated45-2.2%
26Warr Acres, OK Estimated44+83.3%
27Glenpool, OK Estimated43-29.5%
28Duncan, OK Estimated41+241.7%
29Muskogee, OK Estimated24-36.8%
30Altus, OK Estimated19+171.4%
31Sand Springs, OK Estimated18-40%
32Miami, OK Estimated17+6.3%
33Tahlequah, OK Estimated16-50%
34Ada, OK Estimated15+650%
34Guymon, OK Estimated15-6.3%
36McAlester, OK Estimated14+40%
37Bartlesville, OK Estimated13-63.9%
38Ponca City, OK Estimated12+500%
38Weatherford, OK Estimated12-40%
40Okmulgee, OK Estimated11+57.1%
41Enid, OK Estimated9+12.5%
42Del City, OK Estimated8-42.9%
43Woodward, OK Estimated6+500%
44Yukon, OK Estimated4-76.5%
45Bethany, OK Estimated30%
46Elk City, OK Estimated2-50%

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About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

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 in 1-unit structures 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Oklahoma by single-family 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oklahoma by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Oklahoma by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oklahoma by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Oklahoma City, OK, with 3,896 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest single-family 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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