Census takers to begin home visits
The U.S. Census Bureau will begin following up with households in select areas in Colorado that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census.
Starting July 30, census takers will begin interviewing households in areas managed by the following three area census offices across Colorado: Aurora, Colorado North (Longmont) and Denver (Lakewood).
All other area census offices across the country are scheduled to begin follow-up work on Aug. 11. All four Colorado area census offices are scheduled to conclude work no later than Oct. 31: Aurora, Colorado North (Longmont), Denver (Lakewood) and Colorado Springs.
What households can expect
Households can still respond now by completing and mailing back the paper questionnaire they received, by responding online at 2020census.gov or by phone at 844-330-2020.
Households can also respond online or by phone in one of 13 languages and find assistance in many more.
Those who respond will not need to be visited to obtain their census response.
The Census Bureau will provide face masks to census takers and requires that census takers wear a mask while conducting their work. They will follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local public health guidelines when they visit. Census takers must complete a virtual COVID-19 training on social distancing protocols and other health and safety guidance before beginning their work in Colorado neighborhoods.
Census takers are hired from local communities.
All census takers speak English, and many are bilingual. If a census taker does not speak the householder’s language, the household may request a return visit from a census taker who does. Census takers will also have materials on hand to help identify the household’s language.
If no one is home when the census taker visits, the census taker will leave a notice of their visit with information about how to respond online, by phone or by mail. Coloradans are encouraged to cooperate with census takers and ensure that everyone who was living in their household as of April 1, 2020, is counted.
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