1. Start with the Los Altos service area, not a population assumption
Los Altos is recorded as a municipality in Santa Clara County. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for the city is 30,698, with a margin of error of 67. It also says nothing about practice-area demand, competition, staffing or preferred communication methods. For Video Intake, the useful local decision is narrower: which inquiries from Los Altos and the rest of your stated service area should enter a guided qualification path, and which should be redirected elsewhere?
Recommended approach
Define the geographic rule before writing questions. Keep those groups separate in the intake logic.
