1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Coon Rapids is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for the city is 63,468, with a margin of error of 40. That figure describes the municipality; it does not establish legal demand, competition, search volume, leads or revenue. For an ROI Dashboard, the useful implication is narrower: your firm should decide whether Coon Rapids is one service area, one reporting segment, or part of a wider Anoka County and Minnesota strategy. A city-level view may answer a different question from a county-level or statewide view. Ask how locations, service areas and case types will be named and separated in reporting. Do not treat population as a performance forecast.
Recommended approach
Bring your actual service-area definitions to the consultation. Decide which geographic labels matter for intake and budgeting, then ask whether the dashboard can display those distinctions within the proposed scope. Use geography as a reporting definition, not as proof that a market will produce cases.
