Everyone living in the United States as of April 1 must be counted. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share answers with the Internal Revenue Service, the FBI, welfare or immigration agencies. The Census Bureau cannot give any information about any individual to any person or agency for 72 years after the information is collected. After 72 years, the census information is sent to the National Archive, where it is used for genealogical research. The U.S. Census has established Questionnaire Assistance Centers to answer questions regarding the census and to assist people in filling out the questionnaires.
Residents can also receive questionnaires and language assistance there.
People need to mail their questionnaire as soon as possible, said Nueces County Judge Richard Borchard. We get federal funds based on the census and those funds go toward programs for senior citizens, youth and for building highways. And we need it to keep those programs going. All rights reserved.