1. Start with the geography you actually serve
Iowa Falls is in Hardin County, and the Census record identifies the city separately from the county. That distinction matters when you review attribution. An inquiry from Iowa Falls should not automatically be treated as representative of every Hardin County inquiry, and a county-wide service area should not be reduced to one city record. Population is useful for defining the place under review, but it cannot tell you how many people need legal help, which practice areas are relevant, or whether a particular channel produces qualified inquiries.
Recommended approach
Set the review around the geographic scope your firm actually accepts. Separate Iowa Falls inquiries from other Hardin County inquiries when the data permits, and avoid using the city’s population as a forecast. Ask whether each record contains enough location, case-type and outcome information to support a fair comparison.
