Message From Mayor
“The 2010 Census is simple, safe and all information collected is strictly confidential and important. Let’s take pride in our city and make sure McAllen is accurately represented. Encourage everyone you know to participate.”
Message from Census Chairman - Chief Rodriguez
“The purpose of the Census is to provide the President of the United States a count of the people living in this Country. That Census is in essence a snapshot of our population in our community… about need and a snapshot of all the things in this country that will later be used for making policy decisions about allocations of money and funds, representation and all kinds of things that go with those policy decisions.”
Helpful Links From the US Census Bureau
Volunteering & Employment
If you would like to volunteer for community service hours, please download and complete the form below, and fax it to the McAllen Planning Department at (956) 681-1279.
Download Volunteer form
Approximately 2,000 census employees will be hired to contact households to complete their census questionnaire. Jobs positions include clerical and enumerators job descriptions. The Census Bureau wants to hire local persons as enumerators for their area. For more information including a practice test, visit http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs.