SYLMAR, Calif.--It was a hot September day. I approached the first census address of my shift. The only entrance to the property was a...

NORTH OF LOS ANGELES--I was looking for the residents at an address, and no one was home. So per census office direction, I’m to ask all...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio--I could probably fill a book with a few of my stories. Being a white, southern, obviously lesbian, former cop being...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. ---I interviewed one guy who wasn’t the typical “I don’t have time” kind of guy. He was old and polite, just relaxing on...

WESTSIDE LOS ANGELES--I worked my own neighborhood. My territory was so small that after a day of scorching my sitzfleisch every time I...

EASTERN ARIZONA--So I'm on the travel team to AZ and so far things have been great! They had me working in a beautiful mountainous area...

RURAL MINNESOTA--I closed two cases flagged with a Vietnamese language barrier today. One I got lucky on and an English speaker was home,...

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.--Someone I enumerated has passed away. I passed by the house today while skateboarding. It is a singular-occupied...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY--First of all, getting into some of these buildings was challenging at times with Covid and all that. But I got into...

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--Just an enumerator here, and what we do can be pretty scary, especially if you're not used to going up to complete...

TAMPA, Fla.--I was a census taker in the sticks outside of Tampa. I walked up to a single-wide trailer to speak to the woman in the front...

CLEARWATER, Fla.--During the 2020 Decennial Census, I was assigned the resort community of Clearwater Beach. Local census headquarters...

AUSTIN, Texas--I had a situation here in Texas where I went through my questions with a couple, and halfway through the wife decided she...

BOSTON--I look at the map on the phone device and see one arrow pointing to one dot with 24 cases: Apartment building. Each case had 10...

NEW MEXICO—One of my census assignments was to count a local pueblo, and I received plenty of advice before I got there. I was told I...

OAKLAND--After numerous attempts to enumerate a property and leaving NOVs (notice of visit), this woman calls me and leaves an angry...

LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. --When I got this job, everyone warned me about “the crazies,” and told me to be careful, especially because out...

SUBURBAN LOS ANGELES--Money has been in this area for years, and at this mansion things were a bit worn and sad; keys in the door, house...