1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Sauk Village is recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau as a municipality in Cook County, Illinois. Its estimated population is 9,678 for the 2020–2024 ACS 5-year period, with a margin of error of 23. The number is useful for defining the place under review, but it cannot tell you how many people need legal help, how many search online, which practice areas are relevant or how many inquiries any channel may generate. It also should not be treated as a household count or as evidence of language preference. Your service area may include Sauk Village, other Cook County communities or a wider Illinois market; those are separate geographic decisions.
Recommended approach
Before reviewing attribution, list the locations and practice areas you intentionally serve. Keep Sauk Village separate from Cook County-wide and broader Illinois reporting so a local page or referral is not credited to the wrong market. Ask whether your reporting can distinguish location, practice area, source and outcome without treating the Census population as a forecast.
