The Local Update of Census Addresses operation or LUCA, is a voluntary decennial census operation. LUCA is the only opportunity prior to the 2020 Census for tribal, state, and local governments to review and update the U.S. Census Bureau’s residential address list and flag group quarters for their jurisdiction.
The intent of the 2020 Census is to count everyone living in the United States, including people experiencing homelessness or living in transitory locations. General information about how the homeless will be counted and categorized in the 2020 Census results is provided below, as well as references to more detailed explanations.
In every census, there are certain socioeconomic and demographic factors that include age, housing status, and language that can influence self-response. The traditional socioeconomic and demographic factors that have tended to correlate with lower levels of self-response have included:
Are you looking for information about a specific county in Washington? Here you will find a collection of links to information about Washington counties in the areas of criminal justice, demographics, the economy, local government finance, and human services.
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Conducts research, forecast, and statistical summaries of key criminal justice indicators investigating the causes of change in the criminal justice system.
Provides assistance in the successful coordination, implementation, and monitoring of public policy.