1 In 5 Danville Households Have Yet To Respond To Census

DANVILLE, CA — Though Danville residents are a bit more responsive to the 2020 census than they were in 2010, one in five households still have not completed the census, data shows.

Census-takers will start going around to each house that has not responded on August 11. Participation in the census in mandatory.

In Danville, 82 percent of households have completed the census, which gives government officials an idea of how many people are in the country and helps them decide how to apportion congressional seats and allocate funding. Still, Danville's rate is much higher than the state average: 63 percent.

Danville has the sixth-highest census response rate of any California city or town.

In 2010, Danville maxed out at 81 percent before census-takers came knocking, urging people to complete their form.

Here's how other Tri-Valley cities are doing:

• San Ramon: 75 percent
• Dublin: 72 percent
• Pleasanton: 75 percent
• Livermore: 77 percent

This year is the first that households may submit their response online. Learn how to respond to the census here.