I would suggest the City of PG looks at what this is costing us by these reduced transfer payments verses the cost to have an accurate count done of our population... The cost to do this may be worth it.
My family has not been contacted in recent memory for a census and wonder how many others have not and/or we may just be too red neck enough to fill out the census. If this is the case the city should put on a campaign to encourage to be involved in the count. How? Well, if it turns out that doing a proper count is cost effective vs lost transfer payments then sell the population on being counted... Ask this question at the beginning of the questionnaire - "Want to reduce your taxes and have the Feds pay instead? Then how many people including the tenants you don't want anyone to know about live in this home?"
Just a thought.... Cheers!