Housing in West Middle at a glance
- Population
- about 86,241
- Housing units
- about 35,217
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $262,000Charlotte: $385,700 (-32%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,540 a monthCharlotte: $1,612 (-4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 56.2%Charlotte: 51%
- Homes built before 1980
- 31.4%
- Median year built
- 1996
West Middle Charlotte has the lowest home values of the ten sectors: owners estimate $262,000, which is 32% below Charlotte overall. West Inner reports a similar $265,000. West Outer reaches $338,000. North Middle & Outer reaches $348,000. Rent is closer to the city level, with renters paying $1,540, 4% under. Ownership is higher than citywide, with 18,515 owning households facing 14,436 renting ones, 56.2% in all, which is 5.2 points above the 51% for Charlotte. Dwellings at the age midpoint date to 1996, and 31.4% of the units date from before 1980. The sector lies north-west of the centre, with 86,241 people in 35,217 dwellings, with the seventh-highest rent of the ten. Its neighbours differ on tenure. West Outer is owner-heavy at 71.4%, whereas West Inner is renter-heavy, with only 38.4% owners. West Inner is also far older, with 61.8% of its housing predating 1980, against 12.5% in West Outer.
Questions about West Middle
What is the median home value in West Middle, Charlotte?
$262,000 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 Middle?
$1,540 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 Middle own or rent?
Most own: 56.2% 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 22 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 Middle is one of the 10 most populous of 15 community area planning geographies of Charlotte: estimated population about 86,241 (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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