The US Census Bureau thread

[SlidellWx]

The census will be going on as usual. My partner has been hired to be a census worker. Training was supposed to occur in April, but it is now scheduled in May. They will be out canvassing this Summer.

[BG918]

Originally Posted by SlidellWx

The census will be going on as usual. My partner has been hired to be a census worker. Training was supposed to occur in April, but it is now scheduled in May. They will be out canvassing this Summer.

This could be a temporary job option for laid-off restaurant and retail workers.

[PhillyRising]

Originally Posted by C.

Coronavirus and Census Twenty-twenty

The Census is Constitutionally mandated to occur this year. I can't imagine they can get an accurate number. What will be the fallout? Can Congress postpone?

I just did mine online today.

It was fairly easy.

[C.]

Originally Posted by PhillyRising

I just did mine online today.

It was fairly easy.

If you speak very little English, have a family member that's undocumented, live in an unpermitted or nonconforming dwelling structure, and don't have an internet connection, it may not as easy. That's why the Census hires hundreds of thousands of Enumerators to knock on doors. There are millions of people in this country that fits into at least one of those situations, if not all of them. They may very well be missed in the official count.

[TWAK]

Originally Posted by C.

If you speak very little English, have a family member that's undocumented, live in an unpermitted or nonconforming dwelling structure, and don't have an internet connection, it may not as easy. That's why the Census hires hundreds of thousands of Enumerators to knock on doors. There are millions of people in this country that fits into at least one of those situations, if not all of them. They may very well be missed in the official count.

They will probably have to extend all the deadlines for everything, especially now...they can't go knocking on doors for possibly a few months. It was easy to do online though, and that's good especially if people can do it.

[SlidellWx]

Originally Posted by TWAK

They will probably have to extend all the deadlines for everything, especially now...they can't go knocking on doors for possibly a few months. It was easy to do online though, and that's good especially if people can do it.

The plan is to start knocking on doors in June through July. It was originally going to be in May and June.

[jtown,man]

Originally Posted by C.

If you speak very little English, have a family member that's undocumented, live in an unpermitted or nonconforming dwelling structure, and don't have an internet connection, it may not as easy. That's why the Census hires hundreds of thousands of Enumerators to knock on doors. There are millions of people in this country that fits into at least one of those situations, if not all of them. They may very well be missed in the official count.

Huh? Why would being undocumented make filling out the census hard?

[chris08876]

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To End Census Early

The Trump administration can end counting for the 2020 census after the Supreme Court approved a request for now to suspend a lower court order that extended the count's schedule.

The high court's ruling, following an emergency request the Justice Department made last week, is the latest turn in a roller coaster of a legal fight over the timeline for the count.

Last-minute changes by the Census Bureau and its skirting of an earlier court order for the count have left local communities and the bureau's workers across the U.S. unsure of how much longer they can take part in a national head count already upended by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lower courts previously ordered the administration to keep counting through Oct. 31, reverting to an extended schedule that Trump officials had first proposed in April in response to delays caused by the pandemic and then abruptly decided to abandon in July.

More time, judges have ruled, would give the bureau a better chance of getting an accurate and complete count of the country's residents, which is used to determine how political representation and federal funding are distributed among the states over the next decade.

Justice Department attorneys say the Census Bureau is under pressure to meet a legal deadline of Dec. 31 for reporting to the president the first set of census results — the latest state population counts that determine each state's share of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. The numbers, in turn, also determine how many Electoral College votes each state has to determine who becomes the U.S. president in 2024 and 2028.

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https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/92142...d-census-early

[kcexpress69]

Originally Posted by chris08876

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To End Census Early


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https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/92142...d-census-early

This sucks!! I don't think I'll be able to trust any numbers that are released next spring.

[Dariusb]

I did mine about a week ago.

[Citylover94]

Because of fears that filling out the census could lead to that family member being deported.

[jtown,man]

Originally Posted by Citylover94

Because of fears that filling out the census could lead to that family member being deported.

Jesus. If that is your concern, it isn't that filling out the census survey is hard or easy, it's just a matter of either filling it out at all or not.

[bossabreezes]

I find the overwhelmingly widespread public concept of impunity towards illegal immigrants very interesting in the United States. Seems like nobody cares that laws are being broken and that everyone in the situation has somehow been wronged by society.

Also, no country is obliged to accept anyone so I find it interesting how so many believe they deserve it or should be granted whatever they want, for no reason.

Doesn't mean we can't be compassionate though. It means that laws can be changed but everyone should be expected to follow them, and that nobody get special treatment. If they don't, they'll be deported no matter where they come from.

I did my census form today and it took literally 3-4 mins.

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by bossabreezes

I find the overwhelmingly widespread public concept of impunity towards illegal immigrants very interesting in the United States. Seems like nobody cares that laws are being broken and that everyone in the situation has somehow been wronged by society.

Also, no country is obliged to accept anyone so I find it interesting how so many believe they deserve it or should be granted whatever they want, for no reason.

Doesn't mean we can't be compassionate though. It means that laws can be changed but everyone should be expected to follow them, and that nobody get special treatment. If they don't, they'll be deported no matter where they come from.

It seems that your cartoonish worldview re. immigration policy has been shaped from right-wing/nativist media sources, since all your assumptions/premises are caricatures not rooted in reality.

But if you truly believe that people who want a sane path to immigration like the rest of the planet are actually endorsing mass-lawbreaking, open borders and generalized chaos, go with it, I guess.

[muertecaza]

2019 Estimates for Cities and Towns released:

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...t-growing.html

MAY 21, 2020 — Since 2010, populations in cities in the southern and western regions of the United States experienced rapid growth. The South leads the way with 10 of the top 15 fastest-growing large U.S. cities, with a population of 50,000 or more, according to new population estimates for cities and towns, the Census Bureau reports today.

“Frisco, Texas, tops the list of the fastest-growing large cities with a growth rate of 71.1%, increasing its population by more than half since April 1, 2010,” says Amel Toukabri, chief of the Local Government Estimates and Migration Processing Branch in the Census Bureau’s Population Division. For a complete list, see fastest-growing large cities 2010-2019.

With respect to numeric change, cities in Texas are among those that have added the most people this decade. Collectively, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth and Dallas increased by almost 933,600 people. This equals 39.5% of the roughly 2.4 million increase by the top 15 numeric gainers.

Among the 15 U.S. cities or towns with populations of 50,000 or more as of April 1, 2010, that had the largest numeric increases since 2010, eight were located in the South, five in the West, and one each in the Northeast and the Midwest. Phoenix, Ariz., tops the list of the 15 largest numeric gainers with an increase of over 234,300 people or an average of 25,330 people per year between 2010 and 2019. Aside from New York, New York, and Columbus, Ohio, the other cities making up the list of the largest numeric gainers were located in the South or West.

[C.]

Originally Posted by muertecaza

2019 Estimates for Cities and Towns released:

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...t-growing.html

Ah, thank you for posting this.

[The North One]

How does New York City lose 53,000 in a single year though?

[C.]

Originally Posted by The North One

How does New York City lose 53,000 in a single year though?

This was already discussed in the NYC thread since the population estimate for NYC can be calculated through the country estimates released earlier this year.

[Obadno]

Originally Posted by The North One

How does New York City lose 53,000 in a single year though?

Probably due to less people moving in to replace the standard bleed of retirees and snowbirds.

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by Obadno

Probably due to less people moving in to replace the standard bleed of retirees and snowbirds.

This, along with crushing taxes and lack of housing. $2000/rent use to get one places in NYC, now... its the norm. $2k in rent will get you garbage. $3.5k/mo, now we are talking.

Most places go by the 40x rule, if you make 120k a year, your max rent will be $3000. A lot of places go by this, although there may be exceptions. Some places might even require 50x.

Much easier with roommates, or just having a lucrative job.

UNLESS one gets an affordable unit, which are fantastic, but its like winning the probability lottery to get those.

STICK TO NJ GOLD COAST. Much better than NYC, and you'll get a view and not get raped in costs.

A friend of mine bought about a year ago, a unit on the UWS. Some Boards require letters from friends and other paperwork. In a nutshell, this is a way to discriminate. They don't say it, but its exactly what they do, especially on the UWS.