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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 2021, at 4,127. Guymon, OK had the lowest, at 1. The median was 61. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,127Oklahoma City, OK
Lowest1Guymon, OK
Median6146 cities

All cities, 2021

Oklahoma City, OK: 4,127 countOklahoma City, OK4,127Broken Arrow, OK: 727 countBroken Arrow, OK727Edmond, OK: 723 countEdmond, OK723Tulsa, OK: 652 countTulsa, OK652Norman, OK: 565 countNorman, OK565Newcastle, OK: 312 countNewcastle, OK312Bixby, OK: 290 countBixby, OK290Owasso, OK: 258 countOwasso, OK258Moore, OK: 251 countMoore, OK251Jenks, OK: 238 countJenks, OK238Mustang, OK: 199 countMustang, OK199Stillwater, OK: 174 countStillwater, OK174Midwest City, OK: 153 countMidwest City, OK153El Reno, OK: 134 countEl Reno, OK134Tahlequah, OK: 97 countTahlequah, OK97Coweta, OK: 95 countCoweta, OK95Blanchard, OK: 92 countBlanchard, OK92Glenpool, OK: 87 countGlenpool, OK87Bartlesville, OK: 85 countBartlesville, OK85Sand Springs, OK: 82 countSand Springs, OK82Durant, OK: 75 countDurant, OK75Sapulpa, OK: 74 countSapulpa, OK74Lawton, OK: 66 countLawton, OK66Chickasha, OK: 56 countChickasha, OK56Claremore, OK: 51 countClaremore, OK51Shawnee, OK: 50 countShawnee, OK50Choctaw, OK: 46 countChoctaw, OK46Muskogee, OK: 43 countMuskogee, OK43Yukon, OK: 37 countYukon, OK37Ardmore, OK: 34 countArdmore, OK34Enid, OK: 33 countEnid, OK33Altus, OK: 29 countAltus, OK29Guthrie, OK: 20 countGuthrie, OK20Warr Acres, OK: 16 countWarr Acres, OK16Weatherford, OK: 13 countWeatherford, OK13Ada, OK: 9 countAda, OK9Duncan, OK: 8 countDuncan, OK8Del City, OK: 7 countDel City, OK7Okmulgee, OK: 5 countOkmulgee, OK5Bethany, OK: 4 countBethany, OK4Elk City, OK: 4 countElk City, OK4Miami, OK: 4 countMiami, OK4McAlester, OK: 3 countMcAlester, OK3Ponca City, OK: 3 countPonca City, OK3Woodward, OK: 3 countWoodward, OK3Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1Oklahoma City, OK: 4,127 countOklahoma City, OK4,127Broken Arrow, OK: 727 countBroken Arrow, OK727Edmond, OK: 723 countEdmond, OK723Tulsa, OK: 652 countTulsa, OK652Norman, OK: 565 countNorman, OK565Newcastle, OK: 312 countNewcastle, OK312Bixby, OK: 290 countBixby, OK290Owasso, OK: 258 countOwasso, OK258Moore, OK: 251 countMoore, OK251Jenks, OK: 238 countJenks, OK238Mustang, OK: 199 countMustang, OK199Stillwater, OK: 174 countStillwater, OK174Midwest City, OK: 153 countMidwest City, OK153El Reno, OK: 134 countEl Reno, OK134Tahlequah, OK: 97 countTahlequah, OK97Coweta, OK: 95 countCoweta, OK95Blanchard, OK: 92 countBlanchard, OK92Glenpool, OK: 87 countGlenpool, OK87Bartlesville, OK: 85 countBartlesville, OK85Sand Springs, OK: 82 countSand Springs, OK82Durant, OK: 75 countDurant, OK75Sapulpa, OK: 74 countSapulpa, OK74Lawton, OK: 66 countLawton, OK66Chickasha, OK: 56 countChickasha, OK56Claremore, OK: 51 countClaremore, OK51Shawnee, OK: 50 countShawnee, OK50Choctaw, OK: 46 countChoctaw, OK46Muskogee, OK: 43 countMuskogee, OK43Yukon, OK: 37 countYukon, OK37Ardmore, OK: 34 countArdmore, OK34Enid, OK: 33 countEnid, OK33Altus, OK: 29 countAltus, OK29Guthrie, OK: 20 countGuthrie, OK20Warr Acres, OK: 16 countWarr Acres, OK16Weatherford, OK: 13 countWeatherford, OK13Ada, OK: 9 countAda, OK9Duncan, OK: 8 countDuncan, OK8Del City, OK: 7 countDel City, OK7Okmulgee, OK: 5 countOkmulgee, OK5Bethany, OK: 4 countBethany, OK4Elk City, OK: 4 countElk City, OK4Miami, OK: 4 countMiami, OK4McAlester, OK: 3 countMcAlester, OK3Ponca City, OK: 3 countPonca City, OK3Woodward, OK: 3 countWoodward, OK3Guymon, 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

RankCities2021
count		Change on 2020
1Oklahoma City, OK Estimated4,127+8.6%
2Broken Arrow, OK Estimated727-14.2%
3Edmond, OK Estimated723+32.7%
4Tulsa, OK Estimated652+25.1%
5Norman, OK Estimated565+5.2%
6Newcastle, OK Estimated312-4.6%
7Bixby, OK Estimated290+23.4%
8Owasso, OK Estimated258+92.5%
9Moore, OK Estimated251+58.9%
10Jenks, OK Estimated238-5.2%
11Mustang, OK Estimated199+24.4%
12Stillwater, OK Estimated174+74%
13Midwest City, OK Estimated153+26.4%
14El Reno, OK Estimated134+59.5%
15Tahlequah, OK Estimated97+22.8%
16Coweta, OK Estimated95-7.8%
17Blanchard, OK Estimated92+2.2%
18Glenpool, OK Estimated87+14.5%
19Bartlesville, OK Estimated85+286.4%
20Sand Springs, OK Estimated82+18.8%
21Durant, OK Estimated75-10.7%
22Sapulpa, OK Estimated74+15.6%
23Lawton, OK Estimated66+46.7%
24Chickasha, OK Estimated56-34.1%
25Claremore, OK Estimated51-17.7%
26Shawnee, OK Estimated50-59.3%
27Choctaw, OK Estimated460%
28Muskogee, OK Estimated43+72%
29Yukon, OK Estimated37-51.3%
30Ardmore, OK Estimated34+9.7%
31Enid, OK Estimated33+50%
32Altus, OK Estimated29-27.5%
33Guthrie, OK Estimated20+66.7%
34Warr Acres, OK Estimated16-66%
35Weatherford, OK Estimated13-27.8%
36Ada, OK Estimated9-88.3%
37Duncan, OK Estimated8-27.3%
38Del City, OK Estimated7+133.3%
39Okmulgee, OK Estimated5-93.2%
40Bethany, OK Estimated4-55.6%
40Elk City, OK Estimated4-20%
40Miami, OK Estimated4+300%
43McAlester, OK Estimated3-82.4%
43Ponca City, OK Estimated3-66.7%
43Woodward, OK Estimated3-50%
46Guymon, OK Estimated10%

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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/so2021a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Apr. 2022, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2022) 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2021a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/oklahoma-cities?period=2021 (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 4,127 in 2021, 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 2021.

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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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