Politics & Government
West Palm Beach Residents Reminded Of Sept. 30 Census Deadline
The U.S. Census Bureau has informed the city it has begun mailing additional paper questionnaires to low-responding tracts.
September 9, 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau has shared with the City that it has begun mailing additional paper questionnaires to households in low-responding census tracts that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the final mailing began to arrive in homes on August 22, 2020. All mail packages are expected to arrive by September 15, 2020. Only nonresponding households that have received only one paper questionnaire in the mail may receive this mailing. This mailing is the last in a series of reminders the Census Bureau has mailed to nonresponding households since mid-March urging them to respond.
The City of West Palm Beach and the U.S. Census Bureau strongly encourage households that have not yet responded to the census to complete their questionnaire by September 30, 2020 online at 2020census.gov or by phone in English or 12 other languages including Spanish, Creole, Portuguese.
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- English: 844-330-2020
- Spanish: 844-468-2020
- Portuguese: 844-474-2020
- Haitian Creole: 844-477-2020
Per the U.S. Census, households do not need their mailed materials to respond. Households that receive this mailing and want to respond using the enclosed paper questionnaire must return it as soon as possible. The Census Bureau will process all paper questionnaires postmarked by September 30, 2020 and received at their Paper Data Capture facilities no later than October 7.
Households that have already responded may disregard the mailing. Census takers are now visiting households that have not responded to the census to collect responses in person. Census takers are also visiting some households that have already responded as part of 2020 Census quality checks.
The U.S. Constitution mandates a census of the population every 10 years. The goal of the 2020 Census is to count everyone who lives in the United States on April 1, 2020 (Census Day). Census statistics are used to determine the number of seats each state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives and inform how billions of dollars in federal funds will be allocated by state, local and federal lawmakers annually for the next 10 years.
For more information, visit: https://2020census.gov/.
This press release was produced by the City of West Palm Beach. The views expressed are the author's own.
