1. Define the Douglas geography before you read the numbers
A dashboard can be misleading when a firm treats every local signal as interchangeable. Douglas city and Cochise County are different geographic scopes. Your firm may also discuss service areas that extend beyond the city, but that should be a deliberate decision rather than an assumption based on the city’s population. Ask which locations are represented in rankings, calls, forms, attributed leads and case records. A city-level view may answer a different question from a county-level view. The Census record establishes Douglas as a municipality in Cochise County; it does not establish where prospective clients search, call from or retain counsel.
Recommended approach
Set a written geography definition before evaluating performance. Separate Douglas city from Cochise County and from any broader Arizona coverage. Require each dashboard view to identify its geographic basis where that distinction affects interpretation. Do not use the 15,981 population estimate as a forecast of inquiries or matters.
