1. Define the geographic boundary before judging a source
Albuquerque is recorded as a municipality in Bernalillo County. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey five-year estimate records 562,218 residents, with a margin of error of 82. That figure describes the city population; it does not establish legal demand, search activity, lead volume, competition, or staffing requirements. For attribution, the practical issue is boundary discipline: a city page, county reference, New Mexico service area, and an individual inquiry are not interchangeable. If your firm serves Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, your reporting should preserve those distinctions rather than treating every local interaction as the same market.
Recommended approach
List the locations and service areas your firm actually accepts before reviewing attribution. Ask whether a source record identifies the relevant page, channel, and intake information without turning population into a forecast. Use local geography to organize review questions, not to assume that a particular area will produce cases.
