1. Define the Salina boundary before reading the numbers
The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate is 32,840, with a margin of error of 28. For attribution, the practical question is narrower: when a person contacts the firm, can the firm distinguish a Salina-related inquiry from an inquiry associated with another service area or geography?
Recommended approach
Agree on the geographic labels used in intake and reporting. Review Salina separately from Onondaga County and from any broader service area the firm chooses to serve. Do not combine households, individuals, municipalities and counties into one audience assumption.
