Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Oklahoma County index 1975–2025
Oklahoma County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Oklahoma County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County), authorised 5,089 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +9.9% on the previous 12 months.
3,636 of those units were single-family houses (71%), 344 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 1,109 in buildings of five or more units. That is 7.1 units per 1,000 residents, close to the county's 7.7 and well above the state's 3.6.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 102,770 units, with the busiest year 2025 (5,236 units). Oklahoma County's FHFA house price index rose +71.6% over the ten years to 2025.
5,089units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+9.9% on the previous 12 months
3,636single-family units71% of the total
1,109units in 5+ unit buildings22% of the total
7.1units per 1,000 residentsOklahoma County 7.7 · Oklahoma 3.6
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Oklahoma City by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma
United States
All housing units
5,089
6,319
14,702
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
3,636 (71%)
4,774 (76%)
10,815 (74%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
266
346
622
34,814
3–4 units
78
90
201
17,298
5 or more units
1,109 (22%)
1,109 (18%)
3,064 (21%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
7.1
7.7
3.6
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+9.9%
+2.0%
+1.3%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Oklahoma City by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
102,770 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2025. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Oklahoma County
FHFA's index for Oklahoma County rose +71.6% over the ten years to 2025 (+5.5% a year) and +1.2% in the latest year, against +71.1% and +2.6% for Oklahoma. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Oklahoma City, OK?
5,089 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 4,631 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Oklahoma City?
3,636 single-family units, 266 in two-unit buildings, 78 in three- and four-unit buildings and 1,109 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Oklahoma City compare with its county and state?
7.1 units per 1,000 residents in Oklahoma City, 7.7 in Oklahoma County and 3.6 in Oklahoma.
How have home prices moved in Oklahoma County?
FHFA's index for Oklahoma County rose +71.6% over the ten years to 2025 and +1.2% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 475000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.