Hoffman is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 588 at the 2010 census. It was named for a family of settlers.Hoffman is located at 35°01′58″N 79°32′58″W / 35.032651°N 79.549448°W / 35.032651; -79.549448.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.4 square miles, all of it land.As of the census of 2000, there were 624 people, 219 households, and 167 families residing in the town. The population density was 181.6 people per square mile. There were 238 housing units at an average density of 69.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 41.19% White, 53.21% African American, 4.17% Native American, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.There were 219 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.