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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 2019, at 3,243. Guymon, OK had the lowest, at 1. The median was 47. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,243Oklahoma City, OK
Lowest1Guymon, OK
Median4746 cities

All cities, 2019

Oklahoma City, OK: 3,243 countOklahoma City, OK3,243Tulsa, OK: 629 countTulsa, OK629Broken Arrow, OK: 575 countBroken Arrow, OK575Edmond, OK: 477 countEdmond, OK477Norman, OK: 419 countNorman, OK419Newcastle, OK: 328 countNewcastle, OK328Mustang, OK: 198 countMustang, OK198Bixby, OK: 186 countBixby, OK186Jenks, OK: 183 countJenks, OK183Moore, OK: 154 countMoore, OK154Midwest City, OK: 142 countMidwest City, OK142Blanchard, OK: 124 countBlanchard, OK124Durant, OK: 104 countDurant, OK104El Reno, OK: 94 countEl Reno, OK94Owasso, OK: 86 countOwasso, OK86Coweta, OK: 81 countCoweta, OK81Stillwater, OK: 70 countStillwater, OK70Tahlequah, OK: 67 countTahlequah, OK67Shawnee, OK: 64 countShawnee, OK64Claremore, OK: 58 countClaremore, OK58Sapulpa, OK: 53 countSapulpa, OK53Yukon, OK: 52 countYukon, OK52Choctaw, OK: 48 countChoctaw, OK48Sand Springs, OK: 46 countSand Springs, OK46Lawton, OK: 37 countLawton, OK37Weatherford, OK: 34 countWeatherford, OK34Glenpool, OK: 31 countGlenpool, OK31Ardmore, OK: 30 countArdmore, OK30Enid, OK: 26 countEnid, OK26Altus, OK: 17 countAltus, OK17Bethany, OK: 17 countBethany, OK17Bartlesville, OK: 16 countBartlesville, OK16Guthrie, OK: 11 countGuthrie, OK11Miami, OK: 11 countMiami, OK11Muskogee, OK: 11 countMuskogee, OK11Chickasha, OK: 10 countChickasha, OK10Elk City, OK: 9 countElk City, OK9Ada, OK: 8 countAda, OK8Duncan, OK: 8 countDuncan, OK8McAlester, OK: 8 countMcAlester, OK8Okmulgee, OK: 8 countOkmulgee, OK8Del City, OK: 5 countDel City, OK5Warr Acres, OK: 4 countWarr Acres, OK4Woodward, OK: 3 countWoodward, OK3Ponca City, OK: 2 countPonca City, OK2Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1Oklahoma City, OK: 3,243 countOklahoma City, OK3,243Tulsa, OK: 629 countTulsa, OK629Broken Arrow, OK: 575 countBroken Arrow, OK575Edmond, OK: 477 countEdmond, OK477Norman, OK: 419 countNorman, OK419Newcastle, OK: 328 countNewcastle, OK328Mustang, OK: 198 countMustang, OK198Bixby, OK: 186 countBixby, OK186Jenks, OK: 183 countJenks, OK183Moore, OK: 154 countMoore, OK154Midwest City, OK: 142 countMidwest City, OK142Blanchard, OK: 124 countBlanchard, OK124Durant, OK: 104 countDurant, OK104El Reno, OK: 94 countEl Reno, OK94Owasso, OK: 86 countOwasso, OK86Coweta, OK: 81 countCoweta, OK81Stillwater, OK: 70 countStillwater, OK70Tahlequah, OK: 67 countTahlequah, OK67Shawnee, OK: 64 countShawnee, OK64Claremore, OK: 58 countClaremore, OK58Sapulpa, OK: 53 countSapulpa, OK53Yukon, OK: 52 countYukon, OK52Choctaw, OK: 48 countChoctaw, OK48Sand Springs, OK: 46 countSand Springs, OK46Lawton, OK: 37 countLawton, OK37Weatherford, OK: 34 countWeatherford, OK34Glenpool, OK: 31 countGlenpool, OK31Ardmore, OK: 30 countArdmore, OK30Enid, OK: 26 countEnid, OK26Altus, OK: 17 countAltus, OK17Bethany, OK: 17 countBethany, OK17Bartlesville, OK: 16 countBartlesville, OK16Guthrie, OK: 11 countGuthrie, OK11Miami, OK: 11 countMiami, OK11Muskogee, OK: 11 countMuskogee, OK11Chickasha, OK: 10 countChickasha, OK10Elk City, OK: 9 countElk City, OK9Ada, OK: 8 countAda, OK8Duncan, OK: 8 countDuncan, OK8McAlester, OK: 8 countMcAlester, OK8Okmulgee, OK: 8 countOkmulgee, OK8Del City, OK: 5 countDel City, OK5Warr Acres, OK: 4 countWarr Acres, OK4Woodward, OK: 3 countWoodward, OK3Ponca City, OK: 2 countPonca City, OK2Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1
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

RankCities2019
count		Change on 2018
1Oklahoma City, OK Estimated3,243+9.7%
2Tulsa, OK Estimated629+33.5%
3Broken Arrow, OK Estimated575+26.4%
4Edmond, OK Estimated477+4.8%
5Norman, OK Estimated419+5.5%
6Newcastle, OK Estimated328+83.2%
7Mustang, OK Estimated198+4.2%
8Bixby, OK Estimated186-18.4%
9Jenks, OK Estimated183-7.1%
10Moore, OK Estimated154-24.1%
11Midwest City, OK Estimated142-1.4%
12Blanchard, OK Estimated124+61%
13Durant, OK Estimated104+2%
14El Reno, OK Estimated94+88%
15Owasso, OK Estimated86-26.5%
16Coweta, OK Estimated81+138.2%
17Stillwater, OK Estimated70-5.4%
18Tahlequah, OK Estimated67+3.1%
19Shawnee, OK Estimated64+45.5%
20Claremore, OK Estimated58+13.7%
21Sapulpa, OK Estimated53-11.7%
22Yukon, OK Estimated52-7.1%
23Choctaw, OK Estimated48+2.1%
24Sand Springs, OK Estimated46+4.5%
25Lawton, OK Estimated37-7.5%
26Weatherford, OK Estimated34-24.4%
27Glenpool, OK Estimated31+55%
28Ardmore, OK Estimated30-41.2%
29Enid, OK Estimated26-39.5%
30Altus, OK Estimated17-19%
30Bethany, OK Estimated17+112.5%
32Bartlesville, OK Estimated16-11.1%
33Guthrie, OK Estimated11+83.3%
33Miami, OK Estimated11+10%
33Muskogee, OK Estimated11-35.3%
36Chickasha, OK Estimated10-80%
37Elk City, OK Estimated9+28.6%
38Ada, OK Estimated8-57.9%
38Duncan, OK Estimated8-80.5%
38McAlester, OK Estimated8+166.7%
38Okmulgee, OK Estimated8+60%
42Del City, OK Estimated5-54.5%
43Warr Acres, OK Estimated4-42.9%
44Woodward, OK Estimated3-75%
45Ponca City, OK Estimated2-33.3%
46Guymon, OK Estimated10%

Other periods

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/so2019a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2019a.txt

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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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2020, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2019a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2019a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2019a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities?period=2019 (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 3,243 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Guymon, OK, with 1 in 2019.

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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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