U.S. Census 2020
U.S. Census 2020
Established by the U.S. Constitution, the Census Bureau is required to count every person living in the 50 states, District of Columbia and five U.S. territories.
Timeline
- March 12-20 - Census Bureau mails invitations to complete the 2020 Census. You may respond online, by phone or by mail.
- April 1 - Census Day is observed nationwide. When you respond to the census, you tell the Census Bureau where you live as of April 1, 2020. UNCSA will have a block party to celebrate Census Day.
- April 17 - Census takers will visit UNCSA to count people who live or stay in group quarters such as residence halls or school apartments.
- July 31 - Last day to respond to census
- December - The Census Bureau delivers apportionment counts to the President and Congress as required by law.
How are people counted?
University and 18-year-old High School students
Census takers will be on the UNCSA campus to count students living in group quarters. Group Quarters Enumeration is the Census Bureau's special process for counting people who live or stay in group quarters. Students who are 18 years old or older as of April 1, 2020, are counted where they live. An announcement with details will be in My SA.
Counting High School students
UNCSA residential high school students and commuter high school students, who are under the age of 18 on April 1 will be counted in their parents' census.
Employees
Census Bureau mails invitations to complete the 2020 Census to your home. You may respond online, by phone or by mail.
What information will be collected?
Data collected for each person living in the facility includes: name, sex, date of birth, age on April 1, 2020, race, whether they are of Hispanic origin, and an alternate address where they live or stay when not at a university residence hall or apartment.
The Census Bureau collects data in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). For students that do not respond, FERPA permits universities to disclose appropriately designated directory information from students' education records to the Census Bureau without the consent of the student.
