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A town of 821. Nearly 24.8% of it is conserved land.

Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
821
−28.9% since 2010
Median home value
$73K
Census ACS
Median age
29.7
years
Jobs based here
30
A commuter town

What makes Hoffman stand out

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Small town

821 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hoffman

Most working residents leave Hoffman for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Rockingham (11%), Pinehurst (7%) and Southern Pines (6%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hoffman1%
Rockingham11%
Pinehurst7%
Southern Pines6%
Charlotte5%
30 mi
median commute distance
30
jobs based in Hoffman
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

24.8% of Hoffman is conserved land

0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

24.8%conserved
Map of Hoffman: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
24.8%
conserved · 537 of 2,167 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Sandhills Game Land0.2 mi441
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Hoffman has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–56°
Spring49–74°
Summer68–89°
Fall51–74°
Nov 14
typical first frost
Mar 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Hoffman is

Hoffman beats the North Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.

32 measures vs. North Carolina
2 better11 too close to call19 worse
What stands outHoffmanNC
Fewer binge drinkers11.3%14.7%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.5%76.7%
More adults facing a utility shut-off14.6%8.1%
Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital
13.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Hoffman for work

Where Hoffman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Rockingham Rockingham 11% 7% → Pinehurst Pinehurst 7% 6% → Southern Pines Southern Pines 6% 5% → Charlotte Charlotte 5% 4% → Fayetteville Fayetteville 4% 4% → Raleigh Raleigh 4% Hoffman · 1% stay
30jobs based in Hoffman
1%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Native and buggy
1936 · Native and buggy · Library of Congress
Hoffman’s story

Hoffman in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Native and buggyUntitled photo, possibly related to: Native and buggyHoffman, N.C. Boxes of dried blood plasma stored in a cabinet inside the operating tent which was set up during the Car…
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About Hoffman

Town in North Carolina, United States

Hoffman is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hoffman had a population of 418. It was named for a family of settlers.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
418
Area
3.4 sq mi
Elevation
459 ft
ZIP code
28347
Area code
910

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