McALLEN – Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, McAllen households found a productive way to spend their time at home, self-responding to the 2020 Census, either online or over the phone, propelling the city to reach a very important milestone: 50% of households in McAllen have self-responded to the 2020 Census since March 12, when the Census self-response online link became available. In 2010, the response rate for McAllen was 65.6%. “This is such an amazing milestone for our community, considering that there are so many distractions and issues currently going on in the world that might make people forget to fill out ...