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Census 2020
Why is Census Participation So Important?
Census numbers help to determine our government representation. The Census also provides essential funding that’s based on those numbers. It is estimated our region lost 1 billion dollars lost in public and private investment over the last 10 years due to the 2010 under-count. This meant less funding for public health, schools, small businesses, non-profits, transportation, and infrastructure. The under-counting also deprived our region of critical private investment opportunities as lenders, realtors, and businesses used less reliable data to make decisions about Inland Southern California.
SW Riverside County Census Participate Rates |
Menifee 75.5% |
Temecula 74.5% |
Murrieta 72.2% |
Canyon Lake 69.9% |
Wildomar 69.7% |
Lake Elsinore 68.0% |
Regional, State and National Rates |
Riverside County 64.4% |
California 67.3% |
United States 65.0% |
updated Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
Census Links
Take the Census
US Census Website
Take the Census
California Census Site
Census Timeline
March
Households received official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond online, by phone, or by mail.
Starting mid-April:
Paper questionnaires to homes that had not yet responded online or by phone.
July 1 - September 3: Census takers will work with administrators at colleges, senior centers, prisons, and other facilities that house large groups of people to make sure everyone is counted.
August -October
Census takers will interview homes that haven’t responded.
December: The Census Bureau will deliver apportionment counts to the President and Congress.
March 31, 2021
The Census Bureau will send redistricting counts to the states.