Be a Census Taker – Earn Extra Income, Help Our Community, Be a Part of History

The 2020 Census will shape the future of America. Get involved to help your community get a complete and accurate count of everyone. Learn how: 2020Census.gov.

The 2020 Census is coming. As mandated by the U.S. Constitution, the census is a once-every-decade count of everyone living in the country. You can shape your community’s future by getting involved and helping the 2020 Census count everyone.

Here are three ways you can get involved:

1) Apply to work for the 2020 Census and spread the word. The Census Bureau is hiring hundreds of thousands of people across the country to serve as census takers. The positions for census taker are part-time temporary jobs, with flexible hours, so even someone with a full-time job could work and earn extra money. Pay is competitive and training is paid. For more detail on census jobs: 2020Census.gov/jobs.

The pay rate for Hennepin County is up to $27.50 per hour.  Census workers are paid for training and work flexible hours.

Timeline for Census Taker Jobs: 

• Apply NOW – Peak recruitment is through early 2020 

• January 2020 – Selection process and background checks begin

• March and April 2020 – Job training begins 

• May to July 2020 – Work in the field 

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2) Become a Partner in 2020 Census.  Census partners are vital to ensuring a complete and accurate count. As trusted voices in your communities, you play a key role in raising awareness that the 2020 Census is easy, safe, and important. Contact your local or state government, or local nonprofit about how to start or join a Complete Count Committee. Find out more about 2020 Census Partners and Complete Count Committees: 2020Census.gov/partners.

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3) Respond to the 2020 Census, and encourage others to respond. In March of 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau will send every household an invitation to complete a simple questionnaire about who lives at your address on April 1st. You will have the opportunity to respond online, by phone, or by mail, and federal law keeps those responses safe and secure. 2020Census.gov.

By being counted in the 2020 Census, you will help inform funding for local school programs, emergency services, and roads in our community. The census also determines how seats in Congress are distributed among the 50 states.