Housing in South Outer at a glance
- Population
- about 66,950
- Housing units
- about 26,124
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $526,000Charlotte: $385,700 (+36%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,000 a monthCharlotte: $1,612 (+24%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 64%Charlotte: 51%
- Homes built before 1980
- 2.9%
- Median year built
- 2003
South Outer Charlotte combines the highest rent in the city with some of its newest housing. Renters pay $2,000, 24% above Charlotte overall, and the stock is almost entirely recent: just 2.9% of units reach back before 1980, the smallest share of the ten, and the typical house was built in 2003. Owners estimate $526,000, third-highest of ten and 36% higher than the city's figure. Ownership stands at 64%, 13 points over the city, as 16,012 households own and 9,017 rent. South Middle reports $609,000. South Inner reports $683,000. Southwest Outer reports $400,000. The sector lies south of the population centre, with 66,950 residents living in 26,124 housing units, and it ranks second among the ten for ownership. Neighbouring South Middle has a lower rent, $1,640, and Southwest Outer $1,780, while South Inner renters pay $1,820. Southwest Outer is the newest of the neighbours, with a median dwelling from 2006.
Questions about South Outer
What is the median home value in South Outer, Charlotte?
$526,000 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 South Outer?
$2,000 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 South Outer own or rent?
Most own: 64% 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 18 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.
South Outer is one of the 10 most populous of 15 community area planning geographies of Charlotte: estimated population about 66,950 (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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