Housing in West Outer at a glance
- Population
- about 27,257
- Housing units
- about 11,080
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $338,000Charlotte: $385,700 (-12%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,550 a monthCharlotte: $1,612 (-4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 71.4%Charlotte: 51%
- Homes built before 1980
- 12.5%
- Median year built
- 2003
West Outer Charlotte has the highest owner share of the ten sectors: 71.4% of households own, ahead of Charlotte overall by 20.4 points, and the 7,361 owners far outnumber the 2,946 tenants. Housing is mostly recent, with the typical home built in 2003 and a pre-1980 stock of just 12.5%. Owners put the typical home at $338,000, 12% below the city and sixth-highest of ten, while renters pay $1,550, 4% under, also sixth of ten. West Middle reports $262,000 for values. West Inner reports $265,000. Both are lower. South Inner, by contrast, reaches $683,000. North-west of the population centre, West Outer counts 27,257 people in 11,080 dwellings. West Middle has 56.2% ownership and a median build year of 1996, while West Inner stands at 38.4% and 1968. Rent here, $1,550, is close to West Middle's $1,540 and above West Inner's $1,260. South Inner renters pay $1,820, which is more than any of the neighbours listed.
Questions about West Outer
What is the median home value in West Outer, Charlotte?
$338,000 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 Outer?
$1,550 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 Outer own or rent?
Most own: 71.4% 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 8 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 Outer is one of the 10 most populous of 15 community area planning geographies of Charlotte: estimated population about 27,257 (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 Outer
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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Payotte lists one professional per trade in West Outer. 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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