Housing in Southwest Outer at a glance
- Population
- about 74,551
- Housing units
- about 28,969
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $400,000Charlotte: $385,700 (+4%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,780 a monthCharlotte: $1,612 (+11%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 63.4%Charlotte: 51%
- Homes built before 1980
- 4.6%
- Median year built
- 2006
Southwest Outer Charlotte has the most recent construction of the sectors around it, with the typical home dating to 2006 and only 4.6% of units dating from before 1980. Its position, south-west of the centre, goes with values close to the city level: owners estimate $400,000, 4% above Charlotte overall and fourth-highest of ten. Renters pay $1,780, 11% above the city and third-highest of the ten. Ownership is high, at 63.4%, which is 12.4 points over the 51% citywide, resting on 17,485 owning households next to 10,105 renting ones. South Middle reports $609,000. South Inner reports $683,000. West Inner reports $265,000. Some 74,551 people occupy 28,969 dwellings. Its rent is lower than South Inner's $1,820 but above South Middle's $1,640. South Middle has 60% ownership, a little below this sector, and 31.3% of its units are from before 1980. West Inner is the contrast, with a rent of $1,260 and only 38.4% ownership.
Questions about Southwest Outer
What is the median home value in Southwest Outer, Charlotte?
$400,000 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 Southwest Outer?
$1,780 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 Southwest Outer own or rent?
Most own: 63.4% 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 16 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.
Southwest Outer is one of the 10 most populous of 15 community area planning geographies of Charlotte: estimated population about 74,551 (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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- AppraiserOpen spot
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