Housing in East Middle & Outer at a glance
- Population
- about 141,794
- Housing units
- about 56,305
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $314,000Charlotte: $385,700 (-19%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,400 a monthCharlotte: $1,612 (-13%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 54.6%Charlotte: 51%
- Homes built before 1980
- 40.1%
- Median year built
- 1984
East Middle & Outer Charlotte lies east of the city's population centre and holds a good deal of older housing by Charlotte standards: the pre-1980 stock reaches 40.1%, second-highest among the ten sectors, and the median dwelling was built in 1984. Prices are modest, with owners putting the typical home at $314,000, 19% below the city overall and seventh-highest of ten. South Inner sits far above that mark with $683,000. South Middle reaches $609,000. Northeast Middle & Outer comes in lower, with $294,000. Renters here pay $1,400, 13% below the city and eighth-highest of the ten. Some 141,794 people live in 56,305 dwellings, and the sector counts 28,650 owner-occupied homes and 23,820 rented ones, an owner share of 54.6% that tops Charlotte's 51% by 3.6 points. Tenants next door in Northeast Middle & Outer pay $1,390. On ownership, South Middle has 60% of households owning and South Inner 43.9%, so East Middle & Outer falls between them.
Questions about East Middle & Outer
What is the median home value in East Middle & Outer, Charlotte?
$314,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $385,700 for Charlotte as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in East Middle & Outer?
$1,400 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,612 in Charlotte (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in East Middle & Outer own or rent?
Most own: 54.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51% in Charlotte (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 33 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
East Middle & Outer is one of the 10 most populous of 15 community area planning geographies of Charlotte: estimated population about 141,794 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Charlotte GIS, Community Planning Areas, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Charlotte as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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