Housing in West Inner at a glance
- Population
- about 31,064
- Housing units
- about 15,243
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $265,000Charlotte: $385,700 (-31%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,260 a monthCharlotte: $1,612 (-22%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 38.4%Charlotte: 51%
- Homes built before 1980
- 61.8%
- Median year built
- 1968
West Inner Charlotte has the oldest housing of the ten sectors, since 61.8% of units go back before 1980 and the median build year is 1968. It also has the lowest rent and the lowest ownership: renters pay $1,260, 22% under Charlotte overall, and owners make up only 38.4% of households, a gap of 12.6 points with the city, with 8,328 renting and 5,182 owning. Home values are put at $265,000 by owners, 31% under the city and ninth-highest of ten. South Inner, a neighbour, reports $683,000. West Middle shows $262,000. West Outer shows $338,000. Located north-west of the centre, the sector has 31,064 people living in 15,243 dwellings, fewer than in any of the neighbours listed here. West Outer is the opposite case, with 71.4% ownership and a rent of $1,550. West Middle has 56.2% ownership and a rent of $1,540. South Inner's rent is $1,820, and the city's own ownership rate is 51%.
Questions about West Inner
What is the median home value in West Inner, Charlotte?
$265,000 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 West Inner?
$1,260 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 West Inner own or rent?
Most rent: 38.4% 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 10 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.
West Inner is one of the 10 most populous of 15 community area planning geographies of Charlotte: estimated population about 31,064 (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.
Near West Inner
The closest sectors of Charlotte, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Charlotte
- South Middle
- East Middle & Outer
- North Middle & Outer
- Northeast Middle & Outer
- Southwest Outer
- South Outer
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in West Inner. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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