RESIDENCE RULES
The Census Bureau has developed residence rules that provide instructions on where people should be counted in Census 2010. The following sections give the residence rules for people in various living situations.
PEOPLE AWAY ON VACATION OR BUSINESS
People temporarily away on vacation or a business trip on Census Day - Counted at their usual residence, that is, the place where they live and sleep most of the time.
PEOPLE WITHOUT HOUSING
People without a usual residence - Counted where they are staying on Census Day.
PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE RESIDENCES
Commuter workers living away part of the week while working - Counted where they stay most of the week.
Snowbirds (people who live in one state but spend the winter in another state with a warmer climate) - Counted where they live most of the year.
Children in joint custody - Counted where they live most of the time. If time is equally divided, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day.
People who own more than one residence - Counted where they live most of the time.
STUDENTS
Boarding school students - Counted at their parent’s home rather than at the boarding school.
College students living away from home while attending college - Counted at their college address.
College students living at their parental home while attending college - Counted at their parent’s home.
LIVE-INS
Live-in nannies - Counted where they live most of the week.
Foster children - Counted where they are living (foster home).
Roomers or boarders - Counted where they are living.
Housemates or roommates - Counted where they are living.
U.S. MILITARY OR MERCHANT MARINE PERSONNEL
People in the military residing in the United States should be counted at their usual residence (the place where they live and sleep most of the time), whether it is on-base or off-base.
Crews of military vessels with a U.S. homeport - Counted at their usual onshore residence if they report one (the place where they live and sleep most of the time when they are onshore) or otherwise at their vessel's homeport.
Crews of U.S. flag merchant vessels engaged in inland waterway transportation - Counted at their usual onshore residence (the place where they live and sleep most of the time when they are onshore).
Crews of U.S. flag merchant vessels docked in a U.S. port or sailing from one U.S. port to another U.S. port - Counted at their usual onshore residence, if they report one, (the place where they live and sleep most of the time when they are onshore) or otherwise on the vessel.
U.S. MILITARY OR MERCHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ABROAD
People in the military assigned to military installations outside the U.S., including family members with them - Counted as part of the U.S. overseas population and not as part of the U.S. resident population.
Crews of military vessels with a homeport outside the U.S. - Counted as part of the U.S. overseas population and not as part of the U.S. resident population.
Crews of U.S. flag merchant vessels docked in a foreign port, sailing from one foreign port to another foreign port, sailing from a U.S. port to a foreign port, or sailing from a foreign port to a U.S. port - Not included in the census.
PEOPLE IN HOSPITALS, PRISONS, OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Patients in general hospitals or wards, including newborn babies - Counted at their usual residence (the place where they live and sleep most of the time). Newborn babies are counted at the residence in which they will be living.
Patients in chronic or long-term disease hospitals or wards - Counted at the hospital or ward.
People in nursing or convalescent homes for the aged or dependent - Counted at the nursing or convalescent home.
Patients staying in hospice facilities - Counted at the hospice.
People staying in homes, schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically handicapped, mentally retarded, or mentally ill; or in drug/alcohol recovery facilities - Counted at the institution.
Inmates of correctional institutions, including prisons, jails, detention centers, or halfway houses - Counted at the institution.
Children in juvenile institutions such as residential care facilities for neglected or abused children or orphanages - Counted at the institution.
Staff members living in hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, or other institutions - Counted at their usual residence, if they report one, (the place where they live and sleep most of the time) or otherwise at the institution.
PEOPLE IN NONINSTITUTIONAL GROUP QUARTERS
Migrant farm workers are counted at their usual U.S. residence, if they report one, (the place where they live and sleep most of the time) or otherwise at the workers' camp.
People at hostels, YMCAs/YWCAs, or public or commercial campgrounds - Counted at their usual residence, if they report one, (the place where they live and sleep most of the time) or otherwise at the hostel, etc.
Members of religious orders living in monasteries or convents are counted at their usual residence, if they report one, (the place where they live and sleep most of the time) or otherwise at the monastery, etc.
People staying at Job Corps or other post-high school residential vocational training facilities - Counted at their usual residence, if they report one, (the place where they live and sleep most of the time) or otherwise at the Job Corps Center, etc.
People at soup kitchens or mobile food vans are counted at their usual residence, if they report one, (the place where they live and sleep most of the time) or otherwise at the soup kitchen, etc.
Shelters with sleeping facilities for people without housing, for abused women, or for runaway or neglected youth - Counted at the shelter.
FOREIGN CITIZENS
Citizens of foreign countries who have established a household or are part of an established household in the U.S. while working or studying, including family members with them - Counted at their usual residence, that is, the place where they live and sleep most of the time.
Citizens of foreign countries who are living in the U.S. at embassies, ministries, legations, or consulates - Counted at the embassy, etc.
Citizens of foreign countries who are temporarily traveling or visiting in the U.S. - Not included in the census.
U.S. CITIZENS ABROAD
U.S. citizens employed overseas as civilians by the U.S. Government, including family members with them - Counted as part of the U.S. overseas population and not as part of the U.S. resident population.
U.S. citizens not employed by the U.S. Government who are working, studying, or living overseas - Not included in the census.
