Richmond County, North Carolina
10 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 42,344
- Median household income
- $44,883
- ±5,326
- Unemployed
- 9.8%
- 1,885 of 19,253 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.4%
- 14,874 of 17,026 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Richmond | 42,724 (2021) | Po Box 504, Rockingham | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hamlet | 6,022 (2021) | Po Box 1229, Hamlet | Website |
| City of Rockingham | 9,031 (2021) | 514 Rockingham Rd, Rockingham | Website |
| Town of Dobbins Heights | 695 (2021) | Po Box 151, Hamlet | — |
| Town of Ellerbe | 865 (2021) | Po Box 310, Ellerbe | Website |
| Town of Hoffman | 415 (2021) | Po Box 145, Hoffman | — |
| Town of Norman | 99 (2021) | Po Box 13, Norman | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1188, Hamlet | — |
| Rockingham Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 160, Rockingham | Website |
| Richmond Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 123 Caroline ST. Ste. 300, Rockingham | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Richmond County Schools
School district15 schools
118 Vance Street, Hamlet, NC, 28345
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Uptown Wadesboro Farmers' Market (Wadesboro)
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Cheraw Farmers' Market (Cheraw)
The Farmers' Market in Star (454 South Main Street Star) · Montgomery County Farmers' Market (Troy)
Sandhills Farmers Market (1 Village Green Rd West Pinehurst) · Moore County Farmers Market (Pinehurst)
Stanly County Farmers Market (100 Railroad St Albemarle) · Stanly Commons Farmers' Market (Albemarle)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.