1. Start with the geography you actually serve
New Baltimore city is a municipality in Macomb County, Michigan. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate records 12,072 residents, with a margin of error of 25. That figure is useful for defining the local market context, but it does not prove legal demand, search volume, competition, inquiries or revenue. It also does not establish that every prospective client lives inside the city. Your firm may serve New Baltimore, other Macomb County communities or a wider Michigan area, and attribution should preserve those distinctions rather than treating one location as the whole market.
Recommended approach
Use the consultation to define the geographic labels that matter in your records: New Baltimore city, Macomb County, Michigan and any additional service areas your firm intentionally serves. Then decide whether location should be reviewed alongside case type, source and outcome. Do not use the population estimate as a forecast of leads or staffing needs.
