Census

Track and compare 2010 Census mail back participation rates.

The U.S. Census Bureau is asking all partners to join in making history by helping to boost the mail back participation rates across the Nation and in your community during the 2010 Census.

To encourage everyone to take 10 minutes to answer the 10 simple questions on the 2010 Census form, the U.S. Census Bureau is launching the "Take 10 Campaign."  Through "Take 10," you can get updates on the proportion of households that have mailed back the 2010 Census forms by clicking on the above link.

The U.S. Census Bureau is also challenging communities to do even better then 2000 by giving you a wide range of tools to inspire your community to meet the challenge.  These include:

• The interactive map (see link above)
• An electronic toolkit which includes talking points, sample speeches, new releases, newsletter copy, even suggestions, flyers, stickers, and doorknob hanger templates, and more.
• Suggestions on how to use friendly competition with other communities to inspire participation in the census.

You can play an important leadership role in encouraging your community to mail back their forms.  Most 2010 Census questionnaires are delivered from March 15-17, 2010.  From the time the forms are delivered until the closing of the mail campaign at the end of April, you have the opportunity to remind your area residents of the importance of mailing back their census forms.  

The stakes are high; an accurate count of local population helps to ensure that your community receives its fair share of federal funding.  This funding includes resources for services, such as health care, education and roads.

US Census 2010 Web site 

US Regional Office (Detroit) Web site

Local Census Office Sites

Employment Still Available in Certain Areas--

      Information for 2010 Census Job Applicants

Countdown to the 2010 Decennial Census

Mail more than 130 Million 2010 Census Questionnairs to the American Public

• March 2010--Delivery of the Census Questionnaires to every address in the United States by the United States Postal Service.

CENSUS DAY -- THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010

Mail Returns

• Mid-March through Late April 2010--The American public returns their completed 2010 Census Questionnaire via the US Mail (anticipating 70% mail return rate).

Non-Response Follow-up

• Late April through Early July--Enumerators to visit all households who did not return their Questionnaire by mail.  Enumerators will collect the information in person.

Announce the Total Population for the United States and each of the 50 States

• December 31, 2010--Deliver the complete count for the nation, and for each of the 50 states, to the President of the United States as required by the Constitution for apportionment of the U.S. Congress.

• 2007 Census Business Economic A comprehensive portrait of American business available every 5 years from the national to local level.
• U.S. Census 2000U.S. Census Bureau Census Information Web site
• Michigan Census Statistics and Demographic Data Center for Shared Solutions & Technology Partnerships, Michigan Department of Information Technology Web page
• Special Mid-Decade Census Information