1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Mint Hill is recorded as a municipality in North Carolina, with recorded county relationships to Mecklenburg County and Union County. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate is 27,556, with a margin of error of 100. That is geographic and eligibility context, not proof of legal demand, competition, search volume, lead volume or revenue. Attribution should therefore preserve the distinction between a Mint Hill inquiry, an inquiry from either county and a matter your firm accepts elsewhere in North Carolina. If those categories are combined, a location report may look precise while obscuring the decisions you need to make.
Recommended approach
Before reviewing performance, agree on the geographic labels that matter to your firm: Mint Hill, Mecklenburg County, Union County, other North Carolina locations or a broader metropolitan area. Ask how those labels will be attached to an inquiry and whether the location comes from the visitor journey, the intake record or both. Do not treat population as a forecast. Treat it as a reason to define the service area carefully.
