Are we filling out the Census? Let's check...

The TV has been reminding us for weeks now to fill out the census, so that our local neighborhoods get the most money it can back from Uncle Sam for roads and such.  To that end, the census bureau has a nifty website that updates daily with the census participation rates for your neighborhood.  As of April 1st, the national participation rate is 54%.  If you click on "View Participation Rates" you can drill down to the neighborhood-level and find that Maryland as a whole is at 56%, with the County at 50%.  And here's a look at Laurel by neighborhood*

For the most part, the City of Laurel is on par with the State and County, with Old Town leading the charge and Fairlawn at the caboose.

*Not really by neighborhood - most likely by census tract - but roughly the same.