> The 2020 Census is designed to cost less per housing unit than the 2010 Census (when adjusted for inflation), while continuing to maintain the highest standa

> The 2020 Census is designed to cost less per housing unit than the 2010 Census (when adjusted for inflation), while continuing to maintain the highest standards of accuracy amongst all population groups [0] If it was obvious to the census this would be so expensive they shouldn't of advertised the system to congress as a cost saving measure. I value the census (probably more than most), but I won't cry foul about budget cuts until I'm convinced the per person cost of data collection is actually rising, as Thompson and Serrano seem to think. [0] https://www2.census.gov/about/budget/FY2017-census-budget.pdf https://www2.census.gov/about/budget/FY2017-census-budget.pd...