1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Hot Springs city is a municipality in Garland County. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey five-year estimate records 37,920 residents, with a margin of error of 36. That is location context, not proof of legal demand, search activity, competition, inquiry volume or case volume. It does, however, give you a precise boundary for a useful attribution discussion: which inquiries are connected with Hot Springs, which come from elsewhere in Garland County, and which service-area records should be reviewed separately. A population figure should not be used to predict how many people will contact your firm or how many matters it will sign.
Recommended approach
Bring your actual service-area definitions to the consultation. Decide whether reporting should distinguish Hot Springs from the rest of Garland County and from other Arkansas locations your firm serves. Keep those geographic categories separate from household, individual and case records.
