Every ten years we have a complete census of everyone who lives in the United States. This is mandated in the Constitution and is used to decide how many Representatives each state receives.
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The government must conduct a nationwide Census of citizens every ten years in The United States according to The US Constitution. The US Census, in part, helps determine the mapping for political districts and the use of Federal government monies.
Largely to determine population amounts by state, and population shifts. This can lead to adjustment in a states allotted number of House seats in Congress, among other things
every 10 years
a census is taken every 10 years to find the population
Senate is made up of 100 people elected every 6 years and is considered the upper house. The House of Representatives is the lower house and is made up of 435 people. The number is based on the census taken every 10 years to determine the population of each state. So the number of Representatives varies by state.