The Census Bureau serves as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census is hiring and also will be sending out forms in the coming months. For information about that click the link at the bottom of this blog.
If you have a P.O. Box, you won’t receive the census there. Instead, expect a census field worker to bring a postcard or questionnaire to your home.
How to identify a census field representative:
They must present an I.D. badge with their photograph, a department of commerce watermark, and an expiration date.
They will have a letter from the director of the U.S. Census Bureau
They will be able to provide the number for the regional office for verification.
Did you know 45% of 18- to 24- year old’s who don’t live at home are considered less likely to respond to the #2020Census because they are what the U.S. Census Bureau calls “young and mobile?”
The Data is Used:
– to determine the distribution of Congressional seats to states–
~mandated by the U.S. Constitution
~used to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
~used to define legislature districts, school district assignment areas and other important functional areas of government
Changes in our community are crucial to many planning decisions, such as where to:
~provide services for the elderly
~where to build new roads and schools
~or where to locate job training centers
Census data affects how funding is allocated to communities for:
~neighborhood improvements
~public health
~education
~transportation
~and much more
For more information about the Census click the link below.
