Community Profile

Location

Richmond County is situated in the heartland of the Carolinas, 70 miles east of Charlotte and 90 miles southwest of Raleigh. Richmond County is 477 square miles wide, making it the 38th largest of North Carolina's 100 counties.

Average Elevation 211 ft. above sea level

Climate

Average Winter Temperature 44°F
Average Summer Temperature 79°F
Average Rainfall 47 in.
Average Snowfall 3 in.

Utilities

ELECTRICITY
Progress Energy of the Carolinas
Pee Dee Electric Co-op

NATURAL GAS
Piedmont Natural Gas

WATER
City of Hamlet
City of Rockingham
County of Richmond

TELEPHONE SERVICE
AT&T
Time Warner Cable
Ellerbe Telephone

WASTEWATER
City of Hamlet
City of Rockingham
County of Richmond
Town of Ellerbe

Education

PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

# of Schools 19
Elementary 9
Middle 4
High School 2
Early College 1
Transitional 1
Ninth Grade Academy 1
Children's Center 1

www.richmond.k12.nc.us

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Richmond Christian Academy Grades 9-12
Southeastern Christian Academy Grades K-11
Temple Christian School Grades K-12

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Richmond Community College
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Sandhills Community College
Gardner Webb at Richmond Community College
North Carolina A&T at Richmond Community College

Population by Race/Origin

RACE/ORIGIN       POPULATION 2005-2007
White 62.4%
Black or African American 30.7%
American Indian & Alaska 1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8%
Hispanic origin (of any race) 4.1%

Population

  1990 2000 2007
Richmond County 44,518 46,564 47,685
Rockingham 10,300 9,672 8,887
Hamlet 6,196 6,018 5,795
Ellerbe 1,132 1,021 987

*Source U.S. Census Bureau Fact sheet

Transportation

INTERSTATES
I-73 and I-74
U.S. HIGHWAYS
1, 74 business, 74 bypass, and 220
STATE HIGHWAYS
38, 73, 381 and 177

AIRPORTS
Richmond County Airport (charter service)
(910) 997-4093
Runway: 5000FT x 100 FT
100LL AVGAS and Jet A fuel
AWOS Phone: 910-997-4093
rh_airport@etinternet.net

Closest Commercial Airport:
Pinehurst, N.C. (25 miles)

Closest International Airports:
Charlotte Douglas (85 miles)
Raleigh/Durham (100 miles)

BUS
Greyhound

RAIL
CSX Transportation
Amtrak

Quality of Life

HOSPITALS
FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital 108 beds
Sandhills Regional Medical Center 49 beds
DOCTORS
2007 Number of Physicians 50
2007 Physicians per 10,000 population 11
2007 RNs per 10,000 population 83
2007 Dentists per 10,000 population 3
2007 Pharmacists per 10,000 population 7
CHILDCARE
Sept 2008 Licensed Child Care Facilities 39
Sept 2008 Licensed Child Care Enrollment 1,128

Workforce by Industry

Category Percent Employment
Agriculture Forestry Fishing & Hunting 2.0 241
Construction 4.8 575
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 2.9 348
Manufacturing 27.9 3,325
Retail Trade 15.8 1,877
Wholesale Trade 2.1 247
Accommodation & Food Services 8.7 1,033
Transportation/Comm./Public Utilities 2.3 275
Mining 1.2 144
Information 1.0 116
Administrative and Waste Services 2.6 311
Educational Services 12.3 1,463
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.7 78
Other Services Ex. Public Administration 2.8 333
Public Administration 12.1 1,445
Unclassified 0.7 88
*Total Workforce 100 11,899
***Government 25.0 2,978

Source Economic Dev. Info System of NC (4th Qtr. 2007)

Industrial Parks

City of Rockingham's Industrial Park-West
(CERTIFIED)
Enterprise Drive, Rockingham, NC 28379
124+/- Acres - Highway Access - US Hwy 74 / I 74

Pine Hills Industrial Park
E.V. Hogan Drive, Hamlet, NC 28345
500 – Acres - Highway Access - NC Hwy 177 / I 74

Richmond County's Industrial Park
Freeman Mill Road, Hamlet, NC
290-Acres - Highway Access- US 74 Bypass

Major Employers

BUSINESS PRODUCT/SERVICE EMPLOYEE RANGE
Richmond County Schools Education 1,000 +
Perdue Farms, Inc. Poultry Processing 1,000 +
FirstHealth RMH Health Services 500-999
County of Richmond Public Administration 250-499
CSX Transportation Rail Service 250-499
Richmond Yarns Yarn 250-499
Sandhills Regional Medical Health Services 250-499
Wal-Mart Department Center 250-499
REXAM Plastic Closure 100-249
Hood Packaging Bags & Tape 100-249
Cascades Industries Paper products 100-249
City of Rockingham Public Administration 100-249
Food Lion Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 100-249
Lowe's Building Supplies 100-249

Workforce

Percent unemployed, Nov 2008. . . . . . . . . . . 9.5%
*Source Employment Security Commission

TAX, SALES & SERVICES RATES:

Sales Tax: 6.75% - City/County

FY2008-09 Property Taxes/$100 value: 		$0.8100 County
FY2007-08 Annual Taxable Retail Sales ($mil) $254.8
Tier designation, 2009 1

RICHMOND COUNTY RETAIL MARKET 2007-2008

  Gross Collections Taxable Sales
1% Tax (63) (301,449)
2% and 3% Tax 26,161 1,280,897
Apparel 310,003 7,146,911
Automotive 1,116,726 25,965,905
Food 2,261,211 52,766,364
Furniture 596,015 13,918,414
General merchandise 3,166,119 73,989,950
Lumber and building material 1,840,156 43,257,519
Unclassified 1,519,884 36,813,494
TOTAL 10,836,212 254,838,005

RESOURCES AVAILABLE

CITY OF ROCKINGHAM
Manager: Monty Crump
514 Rockingham Road
Rockingham, NC 28379
(910) 997-5546 • (910) 997-6617 FAX
www.gorockingham.com

CITY OF HAMLET
Manager: Marchell Adams-David
201 Main Street, P.O. Box 1229
Hamlet, NC 28345
(910) 582-2651 • (910) 582-5815 FAX
www.hamletnc.us.com

RICHMOND COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Contact: Emily Tucker
101 W. Broad Ave., P.O. Box 86
Rockingham, NC 28380
(910) 895-9058 • (910) 895-9056 FAX
www.richmondcountychamber.com

RICHMOND COUNTY OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT
Contact: Rick Sago
125 S. Hancock Street, P.O. Box 504
Rockingham, NC 28380
(910) 997-8190 • (910) 997-8192 FAX
www.richmondnced.com

SMALL BUSINESS CENTER AT RICHMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Director: Lowery Ballard
P.O. Box 1189
Hamlet, NC 28345
(910) 410-1687 • (910) 582-7154 FAX
www.richmondcc.edu

FOCUSED INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTER AT RICHMOND COMMUNITY
COLLEGE Director: Lee Eller
P.O. Box 1189
Hamlet, NC 28345
(910) 410-1688 • (910) 582-7154 FAX
www.richmondcc.edu