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

Oklahoma City, OK had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 46 cities in 2016, at 2,899. Ponca City, OK had the lowest, at 0. The median was 41. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,899Oklahoma City, OK
Lowest0Ponca City, OK
Median4146 cities

All cities, 2016

Oklahoma City, OK: 2,899 countOklahoma City, OK2,899Broken Arrow, OK: 448 countBroken Arrow, OK448Tulsa, OK: 436 countTulsa, OK436Edmond, OK: 394 countEdmond, OK394Norman, OK: 363 countNorman, OK363Bixby, OK: 277 countBixby, OK277Jenks, OK: 272 countJenks, OK272Moore, OK: 224 countMoore, OK224Owasso, OK: 190 countOwasso, OK190Stillwater, OK: 126 countStillwater, OK126Newcastle, OK: 122 countNewcastle, OK122Midwest City, OK: 111 countMidwest City, OK111Glenpool, OK: 101 countGlenpool, OK101Blanchard, OK: 78 countBlanchard, OK78Mustang, OK: 68 countMustang, OK68Shawnee, OK: 63 countShawnee, OK63Enid, OK: 62 countEnid, OK62Choctaw, OK: 59 countChoctaw, OK59Durant, OK: 59 countDurant, OK59Tahlequah, OK: 52 countTahlequah, OK52Lawton, OK: 43 countLawton, OK43Sapulpa, OK: 43 countSapulpa, OK43Duncan, OK: 41 countDuncan, OK41Ardmore, OK: 40 countArdmore, OK40Coweta, OK: 39 countCoweta, OK39Sand Springs, OK: 36 countSand Springs, OK36Altus, OK: 34 countAltus, OK34Weatherford, OK: 28 countWeatherford, OK28Bartlesville, OK: 26 countBartlesville, OK26Yukon, OK: 25 countYukon, OK25Del City, OK: 24 countDel City, OK24Guthrie, OK: 24 countGuthrie, OK24Ada, OK: 21 countAda, OK21El Reno, OK: 21 countEl Reno, OK21Chickasha, OK: 18 countChickasha, OK18McAlester, OK: 17 countMcAlester, OK17Claremore, OK: 14 countClaremore, OK14Muskogee, 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: 2,899 countOklahoma City, OK2,899Broken Arrow, OK: 448 countBroken Arrow, OK448Tulsa, OK: 436 countTulsa, OK436Edmond, OK: 394 countEdmond, OK394Norman, OK: 363 countNorman, OK363Bixby, OK: 277 countBixby, OK277Jenks, OK: 272 countJenks, OK272Moore, OK: 224 countMoore, OK224Owasso, OK: 190 countOwasso, OK190Stillwater, OK: 126 countStillwater, OK126Newcastle, OK: 122 countNewcastle, OK122Midwest City, OK: 111 countMidwest City, OK111Glenpool, OK: 101 countGlenpool, OK101Blanchard, OK: 78 countBlanchard, OK78Mustang, OK: 68 countMustang, OK68Shawnee, OK: 63 countShawnee, OK63Enid, OK: 62 countEnid, OK62Choctaw, OK: 59 countChoctaw, OK59Durant, OK: 59 countDurant, OK59Tahlequah, OK: 52 countTahlequah, OK52Lawton, OK: 43 countLawton, OK43Sapulpa, OK: 43 countSapulpa, OK43Duncan, OK: 41 countDuncan, OK41Ardmore, OK: 40 countArdmore, OK40Coweta, OK: 39 countCoweta, OK39Sand Springs, OK: 36 countSand Springs, OK36Altus, OK: 34 countAltus, OK34Weatherford, OK: 28 countWeatherford, OK28Bartlesville, OK: 26 countBartlesville, OK26Yukon, OK: 25 countYukon, OK25Del City, OK: 24 countDel City, OK24Guthrie, OK: 24 countGuthrie, OK24Ada, OK: 21 countAda, OK21El Reno, OK: 21 countEl Reno, OK21Chickasha, OK: 18 countChickasha, OK18McAlester, OK: 17 countMcAlester, OK17Claremore, OK: 14 countClaremore, OK14Muskogee, 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: 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

RankCities2016
count		Change on 2015
1Oklahoma City, OK Estimated2,899-7.7%
2Broken Arrow, OK Estimated448+6.2%
3Tulsa, OK Estimated436+26.7%
4Edmond, OK Estimated394-25.7%
5Norman, OK Estimated363-23.9%
6Bixby, OK Estimated277-8%
7Jenks, OK Estimated272+3.4%
8Moore, OK Estimated224-18.2%
9Owasso, OK Estimated190-6.9%
10Stillwater, OK Estimated126-1.6%
11Newcastle, OK Estimated122+50.6%
12Midwest City, OK Estimated111+4.7%
13Glenpool, OK Estimated101-25.2%
14Blanchard, OK Estimated78+5.4%
15Mustang, OK Estimated680%
16Shawnee, OK Estimated63+50%
17Enid, OK Estimated62-13.9%
18Choctaw, OK Estimated59-28%
18Durant, OK Estimated59+43.9%
20Tahlequah, OK Estimated52+13%
21Lawton, OK Estimated43-2.3%
21Sapulpa, OK Estimated43-30.6%
23Duncan, OK Estimated41+28.1%
24Ardmore, OK Estimated40-4.8%
25Coweta, OK Estimated39-4.9%
26Sand Springs, OK Estimated36-25%
27Altus, OK Estimated34+9.7%
28Weatherford, OK Estimated28+47.4%
29Bartlesville, OK Estimated26-27.8%
30Yukon, OK Estimated25-24.2%
31Del City, OK Estimated24+2,300%
31Guthrie, OK Estimated24-61.9%
33Ada, OK Estimated210%
33El Reno, OK Estimated21+23.5%
35Chickasha, OK Estimated18-5.3%
36McAlester, OK Estimated17-15%
37Claremore, OK Estimated14-71.4%
38Muskogee, OK Estimated11-82.5%
39Miami, OK Estimated8+14.3%
39Woodward, OK Estimated8-46.7%
41Bethany, OK Estimated7+16.7%
42Warr Acres, OK Estimated5-44.4%
43Elk City, OK Estimated4-20%
44Guymon, OK Estimated1-80%
44Okmulgee, OK Estimated10%
46Ponca City, OK Estimated0-100%

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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/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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Oklahoma by single-family 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oklahoma by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Oklahoma by single-family 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/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2016a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities?period=2016 (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 2,899 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ponca City, OK, with 0 in 2016.

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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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