If a customer has purchased the Premium Forwarding Services (PFS) provided by the USPS that
forwards "ALL" mail , the USPS WILL forward the Census mail to the requested address.
"ALL" mail includes junk mail or any mail that is addressed to "Household", "Resident", "Current Resident", and so forth. This one of the benefits of this service because it include "ALL" mail.

If a customer has a "Temporary Forward Order" on file at the USPS (not PFS), with a temporary
change of address, the USPS WILL NOT forward the Census mail. This also includes snowbirds with a
temporary change of address on file. Because the Census mail piece does not have a customer name,
the USPS will be unable to forward the mail piece and it will be returned as a "Unable to Forward,
Undeliverable as Addressed". Any mail pieces addressed to "Household", "Resident", "Current Resident", and so forth such as junk mail, advertisements, etc. are not forwarded under a Temporary Forward Order.

If a customer is signed up in the WebEES which is an electronic system that links street addresses to a
P.O. Box address, the USPS WILL forward the Census mail to the P.O. Box address. The USPS stated
that this is a very rare occurrence and happens most often with customers who have home-based businesses that want their business mail to be redirected to their P.O. Box address.

What questions are on the Census form?

See for yourself in:

English

Spanish

You can also explore the form, question by question.

Where to be Counted? Where do you live and sleep most of the time?

-The US Census Bureau is committed to counting every person... and to count every person in the correct place.

-The guiding principle for the Census is "usual residence", which is defined as the place where the person lives and sleeps MOST OF THE TIME. It does not matter where someone registers their car or votes and completing the census questionnaire in a different location will have no effect on car insurance or voter registration. Snowbirds (people who live in one state but spend the winter in another state with a warmer climate), college students, military personnel, etc. are to be counted at the residence where they live most of the year.

-The census forms will be mailed out in March 2010...and will not be forwarded by the Post Office. The forms that are mailed to a residence are geocoded specifically to that address.

-Snowbirds (people who live in one state but spend the winter in another state with a warmer climate), college students, military personnel, etc. are to be counted at the residence where they live most of the year.

For decades, the U.S. Census Bureau has maintained an open conversation with the residents of the United States - a conversation that includes questions from the public. The goal of the 2010 Web Topic video series is to provide answers to your most pressing questions, which arise as we approach and conduct the 2010 Census. Click on video to view.

Videos

What kinds of questions are going to be on my form?

Can I trust that my privacy will be protected?

Why does the government need to know all this information?