After studying the costs and benefits of a special census, it appears Fishers city officials are moving toward paying for an updated local population count.  City Hall has still not provided the exact numbers, but it appears the figures provided by the Census Bureau on the cost of a census are low enough that Fishers would come out ahead financially under a cost/benefit analysis.

Many allocations of state money are related to the city’s population numbers.  The higher the census population, the more money comes into the city.

A federal census happens every ten years.  The 2010 census showed a Fishers population of 76,794.  Mayor Scott Fadness told the City Council Finance Committee on May 31st that he believes the city’s population is currently closer to 87,500.

The mayor’s office is expected to announce the numbers and more details related to the special census soon.