Every person matters! A complete and accurate count benefits Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, and the country.
Every person matters! A complete and accurate count benefits Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, and the country.
The 2020 Census marks the first time that you'll have the option to respond online, but that doesn't mean you have to respond online. The schedule below indicates what will be sent out and when.
March 12-20: Initial invitations mailed out.
80% of the population will receive only an online invitation. 20% of the population will receive an online invitation and a paper questionnaire.
March 16-24: A reminder letter will be sent out to everyone.
If you haven't responded by this point:
March 26-April 3: A reminder postcard.
April 8-16: A reminder letter and a paper questionnaire.
April 20-27: A final reminder postcard before someone follows up in person.
If you haven't responded by this point:
mid-May-mid-August: Census Takers will visit households that haven't responded
Please keep in mind:
+Every household that hasn't responded will receive reminders and will eventually receive a paper questionnaire.
+It doesn't matter which initial invitation you get (online or online plus paper) or how you get it--someone will follow up in person with all households that don't respond.
Online questionnaire available in 13 languages, plus a video in American Sign Language
By phone options available in 13 languages or TTD
Paper Questionnaire: There will be braille and large print guides online to assist with paper completion.
All households, regardless of whether the region will receive English/Spanish bilingual invitations, will receive information about how to respond in Spanish online and by phone.
As required by the Census Act, the U.S. Census Bureau submitted a list of questions to Congress on March 29, 2018. Based on those questions, the 2020 Census will ask:
Governments, businesses, communities, and nonprofits all rely on the data that these questions produce to make critical decisions.
Click to view a sample of the 2020 Census Questionnaire.
If you are filling out the census for your home, you should count everyone who is living there as of April 1, 2020. This includes anyone who is living and sleeping there most of the time. If someone is staying in your home on April 1, and has no usual home elsewhere, you should count them in your response to the 2020 Census.
It is important to remember to count any children who are living with you. This includes:
+All children who live in your home, including foster children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and the children of friends (even if they are living with you temporarily).
+Children who split their time between homes, if they are living with you on April 1, 2020.
+Newborn babies, even those who are born on April 1, 2020, or who are still in the hospital on this date.
The Census Bureau is bound by Title 13 of the U.S. Code to keep your information confidential.
Under Title 13, the Census Bureau cannot release any identifiable information about you, your home, or your business, even to law enforcement agencies. The law ensures that your private data is protected and that your answers cannot be used against you by any government agency or court.
The answers you provide are used only to produce statistics. You are kept anonymous: The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your responses in any way that could identify you or anyone else in your home.
The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting to fill hundreds of thousands of temporary positions across the country to assist with the 2020 Census count. Here in Wayne County, there are hundreds of temporary Census Taker positions. These temporary positions have:
+Flexible hours (minimum of 10 hours/week)
+Weekly paychecks
+Competitive Wages ($18.50/hr for Census Taker positions in Wayne County, plus night and weekend differential, and mileage)
+Paid Training
Schedule
+Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.
+January-April: Job offers made.
+March through mid-May: Training
+Mid-March-July: Work
For more details and to apply, visit the 2020 Census jobs website.
The Statistics in Schools program provides free activities to educate students about the value and everyday uses of Census Bureau data, including the data collected during the 2020 Census. Whether you're teaching pre-K students or high schoolers, there are many ways to incorporate census data into your lessons. Discover fun facts about your state and access free activities that incorporate census data into subjects such as math, geography, history, sociology, and English language arts. Get started today!
Click to learn more about Statistics in Schools.
America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
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