And we will make every effort to reach those populations that, in the past, have gone undercounted. Davison stressed that census information is confidential. None of the census information about each individual is revealed to any person, government, private agency or organization. Census information is used to provide population counts needed to apportion seats in the House of Representatives, determine state legislative district boundaries and provide other statistical data that will be used in a number of ways over the next 10 years. Census figures can also be used to determine where to locate schools, day care centers, senior centers, hospitals and other facilities.
Businesses also use census data to make decisions concerning jobs, marketing and expansion.
Some of the federal programs that are based on population counts include Community Development Block Grant funding, HOME funds and Mortgage Revenue Bond authorization.