Count Me in College Park for the 2020 Census!

The 2020 Census is still open for your response at my2020census.gov, over the phone at 1-844-330-2020 for English or 1-844-468-2020 for Spanish, or respond with the paper form that was recently mailed out to households that have not yet responded. It is extremely important to the City that you be counted in College Park so that we don’t miss out on local, state and federal funding and have an accurate count of our population. The survey takes less than ten minutes and it asks how many people live in your home and if your home is rented, owned, or occupied without rent. In homes with more than one resident, the Census asks how everyone else in the home is related to the person who fills out the form, such as a child or roommate. The Census form asks no more than seven questions about each person including: name, age and birth date, sex, race, and whether household members are of Hispanic or Latino origin.

University students that live off-campus in College Park should respond based on their residence most of the year, even if they are temporarily living with parents due to COVID-19. Students should respond using their College Park address even if their parents responded to the Census including the student. The Census Bureau will remove duplicates. The University of Maryland will count all students living on-campus, in fraternity and sorority houses, and University-sponsored housing like South Campus Commons in an administrative group count. Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Ee8ol_LxY

For more information, visit https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/census2020 or contact the Planning Department at 240-487-3538.