Greenburgh is doing better than other communities -but we still need more participation from residents. Every response means more financial assistance from Washington to the town! Our response rate is better than it was in 2010 and 2000.
Federal/state grants are given to local governments, school districts and fire districts based on population. Every 10 years a census is taken by the federal government. The town receives a daily report comparing how we’re doing with other communities in Westchester. So far 75.5% of the residents of unincorporated Greenburgh have responded to the census questionnaire. There is still nine days left before the census closes there operation so there is time to respond if you haven’t.
The county response rate is 68%. And Greenburgh is so far doing better than we did in 2010 and in 2000. The following comparisons might interest you. Remember every response means more dollars for our schools and local governments from the fed’s over the next 10 years.
PAUL FEINER
The US and Westchester both had .1% increases to 66.1% and 68% respectively. NYS had a .2% increase to 63%. With today’s .1% increase, the County has achieved it’s 2000 Census response rate! The USA is still .4% away from their 2010 rate and .9% away from reaching their 2000 response rate. NYS is still 1.6% away from 2010, but has already achieved their 2000 response rate.
6 municipalities saw .3% increases including:
Ossining Village to 64.9%
Tuckahoe to 68.7%
Buchanan to 73.5%
Pelham Village to 74.6% - just .4% away from achieving 75%
Bronxville to 76.3%
And Rye Brook to 79.4% - just .6% away from achieving 80%
11 municipalities had .2% increases including:
Port Chester to 55.9%
Yonkers to 60.3%
Elmsford to 61.5%
White Plains to 68.2%
Ossining Town to 69% - just 1% away from achieving 70%
Mount Kisco to 69.9% - now just .1% away from achieving 70%
Bedford to 71.5%
Eastchester to 74.1% - just .9% away from achieving 75%
North Castle to 74.5% - just .5% away from achieving 74%
Pleasantville to 76.7%
And Briarcliff Manor to 81%
22 municipalities increased by .1% including:
Peekskill to 61.8%
Sleepy Hollow to 64.2%
New Rochelle to 66.2%
North Salem 69.3% - just .7% away from achieving 70%
Harrison to 69.4% - just .6% away from achieving 70%
Larchmont to 70.5%
Mamaroneck Village to 71.3%
Tarrytown to 72%
Dobbs Ferry to 73%
Mamaroneck Town to 74.1% - .9% away from achieving 75%
Cortlandt and Rye City to 74.4% - both .6% away from achieving 75%
Pound Ridge to 74.6% - now just .4% from achieving 75%
Somers to 74.7% - now just .3% from achieving 75%
Mount Pleasant to 74.9% - now just .1% from achieving 75%!
Greenburgh to 75.5%
Hastings-on-Hudson and Yorktown both to79.2% - just .8% away from achieving 80%
Croton-on-Hudson to 80.4%
New Castle to 81.6%
Pelham Manor to 81.9%
And Scarsdale to 83.1% - now exceeding the highest 2000 response rate and 4% away the highest 2010 response rate!
28 municipalities have reached or exceeded their 2000 Census response rates, including Tarrytown who did it with today’s report! 4 municipalities are less than 1% away from reaching their 2000 response rate.
Only 9 more days, including today, until the Census portal closes at midnight on September 30th!