{"id":39547,"date":"2026-06-02T10:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=39547"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:26:20","slug":"census-takers-and-specially-trained-usps-workers-to-start-visiting-households-for-2026-census-test-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2026\/06\/02\/census-takers-and-specially-trained-usps-workers-to-start-visiting-households-for-2026-census-test-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Census Takers and specially trained USPS workers to start visiting households for 2026 Census Test today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsivegrid uscb-template-container-title uscb-grid-9 uscb-grid-tbl-12 uscb-grid-mbl-4 uscb-grid-offset-L-tbl-0 uscb-grid-offset-L-mbl-0 aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"publishdate parbase aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div class=\"uscb-publish-date\"><strong><time id=\"uscb-automation-publishdate-date\" class=\"uscb-publish-date-text\">June 01, 2026<\/time><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author parbase aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"documentnumber aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"uscb-automation-documentnumber-text\" class=\"uscb-document-number\">\n<div class=\"uscb-document-number-text\"><b>Press Release Number:\u00a0<\/b>CB26-CN.03<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"responsivegrid uscb-main-responsivegrid uscb-grid-6 uscb-grid-tbl-12 uscb-grid-mbl-4 uscb-grid-offset-L-tbl-0 aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--7 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--10 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--7 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"textcore text uscb-padding-B-20 uscb-line-height-25 aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--7\">\n<div id=\"textcore-daf956e50f\" class=\"cmp-text\">\n<p><b>JUNE 1, 2026<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 Census takers and specially trained U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers today began visiting households in Huntsville, Alabama, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, that haven\u2019t yet responded to the 2026 Census Test. Residents in select parts of these metro areas were first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2026\/respond-now-to-2026-census-test.html\" target=\"_self\">invited to respond<\/a>\u00a0online May 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"htmltable aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--7\">\n<div class=\"uscb-html-table\">\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table class=\"datatable\">\n<caption>2026 Census Test: Household Invitations<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Location<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Approximate Number of Housing Units<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Huntsville, Alabama<\/td>\n<td>81,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spartanburg, South Carolina<\/td>\n<td>73,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>154,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textcore text uscb-padding-T-40 uscb-line-height-25 aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--7\">\n<div id=\"textcore-781f693bca\" class=\"cmp-text\">\n<p>Census takers, including postal workers, may visit households that have not responded on their own \u2014 known as in-field enumeration (IFE) \u2014 to collect responses in person. Those visits may happen during the day or evening, with some occurring as late as 9 p.m. on weekdays and weekends through August 31.<\/p>\n<p>All census takers and specially designated postal workers will carry official identification, including a clearly marked Census Bureau:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Badge with their name and picture.<\/li>\n<li>Bag with logo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Census Bureau\u2019s pilot program with the USPS was designed to explore ways to leverage the neighborhood\u2019s longstanding trust in their postal carriers. The pilot program will also evaluate and refine key processes and improve overall IFE processes for the 2030 Census. Postal workers in the pilot will undergo background checks, receive census-specific training, and be required to follow Census Bureau confidentiality provisions under Title 13 of the U.S. Code.<\/p>\n<p>In Huntsville, households that have not yet responded may be visited by census takers and postal workers hired as Census Bureau employees. In Spartanburg, households that have not yet responded may receive a visit from a postal worker to collect responses during their normal mail delivery route or from a census taker.<\/p>\n<p>Households are still encouraged to respond online on their own. The online questionnaire can be completed via computer, tablet or smartphone. The online questionnaire asks for information on household members, such as name, sex, age, Hispanic origin, race, citizenship and education.<\/p>\n<p>Responses are safe, secure and protected by federal law. All information collected is confidential under Title 13, United States Code, Section 9.<\/p>\n<p>Data collection for the 2026 Census Test (self-response online and IFE) will conclude August 31.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Census Test will evaluate the viability of innovations planned for the 2030 Census and inform the Census Bureau\u2019s readiness to achieve a complete and accurate count of the nation\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/decennial-census\/decade\/2030\/2030-census-main.html\" target=\"_self\">2030 Census<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/2026-census-test.html\" target=\"_self\">2026 Census Test<\/a>\u00a0webpages and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-kits\/decennial\/2030\/2026-census-test.html\" target=\"_self\">2026 Census Test Press Kit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Census-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-39548\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Census-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Census-small.jpg 321w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Census-small-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 01, 2026 Press Release Number:\u00a0CB26-CN.03 JUNE 1, 2026\u00a0\u2014 Census takers and specially trained U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers today began visiting households in Huntsville, Alabama, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, that haven\u2019t yet responded to the 2026 Census Test. Residents in select parts of these metro areas were first\u00a0invited to respond\u00a0online May 1. 2026 Census [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39547"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39550,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39547\/revisions\/39550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}