As of April 19, 2010; Census enumerators have begun going to houses that they know did not return their 2010 Census forms.  There may be some instances where a resident did fill out the form and mailed it back in, but is was not processed in time - the resident should still answer their door and give their information to the Census taker.  Key identification points residents should be aware of should a Census enumerator knock at their door:

2.  They will not ask for social security numbers or bank account numbers or to be let into the house.

3.  They will ask residents only questions that are already on the 2010 Census form:

• Their names
• Whether the home is owned or rented
• How many people live in the home
• What the individuals ages are
• Whether they are male or female, and their race

Responding is a federal law, so residents need to be made aware of that.  Census enumerators will make 6 attempts per household - each time they will leave a door hanger with a number to call.  The resident  can call to schedule a visit from a Census worker.  If the resident is not sure the person at the door is a Census taker, residents can call the Detroit Regional Census Center to confirm that the Census taker is employed by the US Census Bureau: 1-866-861-2010.