Census workers to begin visits

The Census Bureau advised last week that households which returned their forms after April 16 would likely be visited by census workers beginning May 1 as they go door to door to collect census responses.

Census takers will visit a household up to six times, each time leaving a door hanger featuring a phone number. Residents can call the number on the hanger to schedule a visit and be counted.

Last Friday, U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves said, “Residents who fail to mail back their forms today should be prepared to get a knock on their doors in May and July.”

Nationwide, approximately 68 percent of households have mailed back their census forms. In 2000, the mail participation rate was 72 percent.