Richmond County, North Carolina (NC)

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County population in 2005: 46,781 (55% urban, 45% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,870
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,003

% of renters here:	28%
State:	31%

Land area: 474 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 99 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	5.5%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.4%), Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Richmond County, North Carolina business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Richmond County, North Carolina:

White Non-Hispanic (63.4%)
Black (30.5%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Other race (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 22,848	(49.1%)
Females: 23,716	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,805
County population in 2003: 46,694
Jobs in 2003: 16,245

Richmond County,NC real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 19,884
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.3%

Average household size:

Richmond County:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,967 ($28,830 in 2000)

This county	$29,967
North Carolina:	$40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,984

Richmond County	$78,984
North Carolina:	$127,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $404
Institutionalized population: 1,194
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Richmond County in 2000: $678

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 9
Robberies: 24
Assaults: 68
Burglaries: 456
Thefts: 625
Auto thefts: 49

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 2
Rapes: 8
Robberies: 32
Assaults: 54
Burglaries: 467
Thefts: 628
Auto thefts: 50

Richmond County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Richmond County North Carolina:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.9%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 47.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $573 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richmond County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rockingham, Hamlet, East Rockingham, Ellerbe, Dobbins Heights, Hoffman, Norman.

Neighboring counties: Anson County , Chesterfield County, South Carolina , Marlboro County, South Carolina , Hoke County , Montgomery County , Moore County , Scotland County , Stanly County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Richmond County: Littles Mill (A), McKinney Lake Fish Hatchery (B), Camp Millstone (C), Richmond County Country Club (D), Lentzton (E), Wilva Fruit Farm (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Richmond County include: New Diggs Chapel (A), Hebron Church (B), Waymon Chapel (C), Nebo Church (D), Morrison Grove Church (E), Highland Pines Church (F), Walls Chapel (G), Ashley Chapel (H), Holly Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Northan Cemetery (1), Machine House Cemetery (2), Green Lake Cemetery (3), Green Chapel Cemetery (4), Oak Ridge Cemetery (5), Marks Creek Cemetery (6), Bethel Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Black Pond (A), Andrews Pond (B), Roscoe Pond (C), Ormsby Lake (D), Midway Pond (E), McLeods Lake (F), Carriker Pond (G), Wall Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), Paradise Creek (B), Falling Creek (C), Dry Creek (D), Reedy Branch (E), Rocky Ford Branch (F), Rocky Fork Creek (G), Colemans Creek (H), Clay Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Richmond County: Indian Camp Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.5%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,641
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,037 (24% naturalized citizens)

Richmond County:	2.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 424
1990 to 1994: 194
1985 to 1989: 156
1980 to 1984: 144
1975 to 1979: 32
1970 to 1974: 10
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 69

Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.5%

Richmond County marital status for males

Richmond County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 13,198
One, attached: 296
Two: 645
3 or 4: 679
5 to 9: 285
10 to 19: 63
20 or more: 68
Mobile homes: 4,613
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Richmond County with a mortgage: 4,772 (439 second mortgage, 712 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,906

Agriculture in Richmond County
Average size of farms: 192 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $256943
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $405.81
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.65%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 92.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $202144
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51670
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.96
Corn for grain: 362 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 815 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 4784 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 449 harvested acres
Vegetables: 576 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 41 acres

Richmond County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/29/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 15 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Textile mills and textile products (10%)
Public administration (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Textile mills and textile products (9%)
Apparel (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (47%)
Laos (13%)
Honduras (11%)
Germany (7%)
United Kingdom (3%)
India (3%)
Italy (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Richmond County:

United States or American (21%)
English (9%)
Scotch-Irish (6%)
Irish (5%)
German (4%)
Scottish (3%)
African (1%)

Richmond County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,520 (76%)
Carpooled: 3,284 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%)
Railroad: 27 (0%)
Taxi: 60 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 30 (0%)
Walked: 537 (3%)
Other means: 195 (1%)
Worked at home: 293 (2%)

People in group quarters in Richmond County, North Carolina

497 people in state prisons
389 people in nursing homes
374 people in military barracks, etc.
168 people in other types of correctional institutions
110 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
47 people in other nonhousehold living situations
43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
30 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,213.

4.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,369 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.53%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.59% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($15,939 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($13,429 average AGI)
Richmond County: 1.94%
North Carolina average: 4.34%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Scotland County, NC	0.42% ($29,094 average AGI)
from Moore County, NC	0.33% ($27,700)
from Anson County, NC	0.23% ($25,441)
from Marlboro County, SC	0.16% ($30,250)
from Montgomery County, NC	0.15% ($28,391)
from Robeson County, NC	0.13% ($27,895)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.11% ($27,176)

5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,665 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.61% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($20,043 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($8,624 average AGI)
Richmond County: 1.74%
North Carolina average: 3.10%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Moore County, NC	0.59% ($47,989 average AGI)
to Scotland County, NC	0.36% ($24,778)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.28% ($25,619)
to Wake County, NC	0.22% ($39,735)
to Montgomery County, NC	0.21% ($19,875)
to Anson County, NC	0.20% ($24,097)
to Guilford County, NC	0.17% ($14,192)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Births per 1000 population in Richmond County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Richmond County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Richmond County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,782 (6,205 aged, 2,577 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 44,860

In family households: 38,904 (8,507 male householders, 4,164 female householders)
8,680 spouses, 13,705 children (12,528 natural, 406 adopted, 771 stepchildren), 1,452 grandchildren, 393 brothers or sisters, 283 parents, 762 other relatives, 958 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,956 (2,359 male householders (1,963 living alone)), 2,883 female householders (2,731 living alone)), 714 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,704 (1,231 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,420 2-persons, 3,117 3-persons, 2,515 4-persons, 1,095 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 192 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,694 1-person, 458 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

6,249 married couples with children.
3,867 single-parent households (711 men, 3,156 women).

95.5% of residents of Richmond County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $299,598,000 ($6423 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,825,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $143,218,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $65,889,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,800,000
Federal grants: $75,946,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,507,000 ($46,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,239,000 ($4,107,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $694,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,533,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,701,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,401

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,810

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +377

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -694

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Richmond County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.35 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 467
1995 to 1998: 1,668
1990 to 1994: 1,428
1980 to 1989: 3,084
1970 to 1979: 3,730
1960 to 1969: 2,892
1950 to 1959: 2,699
1940 to 1949: 1,530
1939 or earlier: 2,388

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Richmond County, North Carolina:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 80
3 rooms: 374
4 rooms: 1,835
5 rooms: 3,826
6 rooms: 3,309
7 rooms: 1,826
8 rooms: 946
9 or more rooms: 667

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richmond County, North Carolina:

1 room: 64
2 rooms: 218
3 rooms: 602
4 rooms: 1,547
5 rooms: 1,275
6 rooms: 774
7 rooms: 283
8 rooms: 158
9 or more rooms: 82

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Richmond County:

no bedroom: 31
1 bedroom: 334
2 bedrooms: 3,406
3 bedrooms: 7,437
4 bedrooms: 1,429
5 or more bedrooms: 233

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richmond County:

no bedroom: 77
1 bedroom: 736
2 bedrooms: 2,282
3 bedrooms: 1,589
4 bedrooms: 289
5 or more bedrooms: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Richmond County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 961
1 vehicle: 3,796
2 vehicles: 5,005
3 vehicles: 2,307
4 vehicles: 562
5 or more vehicles: 239

Cars and other vehicles available in Richmond County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,214
1 vehicle: 2,425
2 vehicles: 1,062
3 vehicles: 226
4 vehicles: 46
5 or more vehicles: 30

60% of Richmond County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in North Carolina.

Richmond County:	60.0%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 36460
Northeast: 1791
Midwest: 976
South: 5509
West: 635

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (42%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Utility gas (21%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (49%)
Utility gas (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 172

Here:	3.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 118

Here:	4.2%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 160

Here:	10.6%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Richmond County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $115,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $422,000
Charges - Higher Education - Other: $4,113,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,448,000

Sewerage: $2,419,000

All Other: $1,645,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,012,000

Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Construction - Housing & Community Development: $3,133,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,597,000

Higher Education - Other: $683,000

General: $357,000

Water Utilities: $168,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $53,839,000
Other Higher Education: $11,532,000

Health Services - Other: $3,753,000

General - Other: $3,543,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $3,034,000

Welfare - Other: $2,984,000

Police Protection: $2,678,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,612,000

Sewerage: $1,549,000

Central Staff Services: $1,400,000

Corrections - Other: $1,200,000

Financial Administration: $1,067,000

Fire Protection: $695,000

Water Utilities: $664,000

General Public Buildings: $540,000

Libraries: $405,000

Housing & Community Development: $391,000

Parks & Recreation: $213,000

Air Transportation: $203,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $190,000

Natural Resources - Other: $152,000

Private Transit Subsidies: $128,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $63,000

Transit Utilities: $40,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $93,000
Education: $88,000

All Other: $42,000
General - Interest on Debt: $195,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,674,000
Health: $148,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $3,628,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $233,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $17,888,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $67,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,250,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,595,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,600,000

Higher Education: $0
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $7,980,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,600,000

Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,950,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $915,000
Higher Education: $50,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $17,588,000
Other, NEC: $300,000

Higher Education: $17,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $309,000
Interest Earnings: $181,000

Property Sale Other: $19,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $481,000
Police Protection: $139,000

Other Higher Education: $110,000

General - Other: $84,000

Water Utilities: $75,000

Solid Waste Management: $64,000

Health - Other: $46,000

Parks & Recreation: $16,000

Corrections - Other: $10,000

Central Staff: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $19,172,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,037,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $59,088,000
Public Welfare: $5,160,000

All Other: $1,248,000

Health & Hospitals: $1,082,000

Housing & Community Development: $365,000

General Support: $205,000
Tax - Property: $17,231,000
Total General Sales: $7,537,000

NEC: $545,000

Other Selective Sales: $209,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $54,581,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,073,000

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