Taxable Retail Sales And Unit Count Quarter 2, 1997

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TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT                                10/09/97
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison

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                     Q2 96          Q2 96  Q2 97          Q2 97
                      Unit        Taxable   Unit        Taxable     Percent
                     Count   Retail Sales  Count   Retail Sales      Change
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Uninc. Adams Co.       313      7,762,775    328      7,475,166        -3.7%
Hatton                  30         51,383     25          4,490       -91.3%
Lind                   158      2,468,388    181      2,351,460        -4.7%
Othello                809     22,448,620    848     23,430,314         4.4%
Ritzville              484      7,312,786    492      7,149,001        -2.2%
Washtucna              101        383,900    108        285,910       -25.5%

Uninc. Asotin Co.      249      5,064,619    296      4,915,186        -3.0%
Asotin                 218        666,911    234        912,854        36.9%
Clarkston            1,002     25,758,960  1,044     27,286,434         5.9%

Uninc. Benton Co.      758     20,108,299    833     22,840,741        13.6%
Benton City            459      3,092,895    506      3,187,107         3.0%
Kennewick            3,161    197,881,551  3,226    211,594,866         6.9%
Prosser                823     15,730,298    854     18,353,097        16.7%
Richland             2,388     85,514,914  2,481     84,653,848        -1.0%
West Richland          470      4,641,165    483      4,184,112        -9.8%

Uninc. Chelan Co.    1,153     52,345,640  1,219     55,934,729         6.9%
Cashmere               535      4,066,400    583      4,991,087        22.7%
Chelan                 787     14,701,882    822     17,992,402        22.4%
Entiat                 196      1,109,793    228      1,743,251        57.1%
Leavenworth            735     14,697,160    792     14,762,960         0.4%
Wenatchee            2,510    119,509,721  2,663    134,355,156        12.4%

Uninc. Clallam Co.   1,091     39,738,662  1,248     47,911,556        20.6%
Forks                  499      7,405,781    515      7,956,975         7.4%
Port Angeles         1,877     61,635,229  1,895     59,281,295        -3.8%
Sequim               1,193     25,638,492  1,253     22,714,634       -11.4%

Uninc. Clark Co.     4,178    289,541,860  3,987    256,706,180       -11.3%
Battle Ground        1,269     22,447,745  1,391     20,338,608        -9.4%
Camas                1,662     35,363,832  1,774     45,702,971        29.2%
La Center              473      2,205,411    534      2,835,010        28.5%
Ridgefield             740      3,278,434    863      3,355,967         2.4%
Vancouver            5,402    314,234,827  5,963    393,133,878        25.1%
Washougal            1,034     12,007,763  1,190     13,837,833        15.2%
Yacolt                 327      3,706,219    378      2,015,707       -45.6%

Uninc. Columbia Co.    100      1,132,663    110        911,440       -19.5%
Dayton                 467      4,928,721    525      4,738,840        -3.9%
Starbuck                64        107,265     65         92,953       -13.3%

Uninc. Cowlitz Co.   1,307     39,095,060  1,270     32,913,956       -15.8%
Castle Rock            569      5,503,840    648      6,107,543        11.0%
Kalama                 587      4,988,779    657      3,948,929       -20.8%
Kelso                1,436     41,158,886  1,530     41,939,458         1.9%
Longview             2,799    131,968,441  2,762    133,453,884         1.1%
Woodland               877     14,401,885    896     14,809,701         2.8%

Uninc. Douglas Co.     606     19,452,073    655     19,443,058        -0.0%
Bridgeport             189      1,259,634    212        999,578       -20.6%
East Wenatchee         911     33,166,119    980     32,619,591        -1.6%
Mansfield              104        459,527     98        324,849       -29.3%
Rock Island            119      1,020,341    159      1,038,966         1.8%
Waterville             219      1,107,342    238      1,205,777         8.9%

Uninc. Ferry Co.       328      5,231,039    358      5,637,649         7.8%
Republic               356      4,338,959    367      3,114,565       -28.2%






TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT                                10/09/97
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison

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                     Q2 96          Q2 96  Q2 97          Q2 97
                      Unit        Taxable   Unit        Taxable     Percent
                     Count   Retail Sales  Count   Retail Sales      Change
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Uninc. Franklin Co.    665     12,192,833    662     14,376,169        17.9%
Connell                410      4,122,968    448      4,217,094         2.3%
Kahlotus                66        137,130     79        104,359       -23.9%
Mesa                   162      1,036,131    196      1,070,833         3.3%
Pasco                2,209    123,930,228  2,335    127,807,676         3.1%

Uninc. Garfield Co.     83        498,331     90        506,642         1.7%
Pomeroy                308      3,229,446    365      4,002,017        23.9%

Uninc. Grant Co.       859     34,784,778  1,037     43,915,349        26.2%
Coulee City            205      2,573,656    231      4,596,560        78.6%
Electric City          113        638,624    137        662,469         3.7%
Ephrata                821     16,670,161    862     17,684,325         6.1%
George                 107        771,080    138      1,369,332        77.6%
Grand Coulee           297      4,203,852    295      4,163,444        -1.0%
Hartline                61         82,027     68        212,446       159.0%
Krupp                   18          9,861     24         23,383       137.1%
Mattawa                234      3,033,116    287      3,290,236         8.5%
Moses Lake           1,812     82,524,938  1,948     84,143,959         2.0%
Quincy                 711     17,070,137    821     19,672,255        15.2%
Royal City             251      2,867,332    291      3,980,907        38.8%
Soap Lake              245      2,673,919    277      1,901,187       -28.9%
Warden                 322      3,062,167    351      3,576,066        16.8%
Wilson Creek            64        193,290     80      1,262,695       553.3%

Uninc. Grays Harbor    918     18,592,611    969     18,343,818        -1.3%
Aberdeen             1,643     67,296,627  1,708     71,351,121         6.0%
Cosmopolis             348      4,634,218    300      2,195,395       -52.6%
Elma                   611      7,565,034    634      8,020,545         6.0%
Hoquiam                806     13,702,844    873     14,262,231         4.1%
McCleary               287      1,536,780    288      1,290,769       -16.0%
Montesano              578     10,490,356    652     10,076,622        -3.9%
Oakville               198        982,443    214      1,100,680        12.0%
Ocean Shores           547     13,268,416    569     12,304,695        -7.3%
Westport               408      5,025,052    439      6,517,425        29.7%

Uninc. Island Co.    1,785     43,222,177  1,947     47,054,330         8.9%
Coupeville             617      4,656,593    664      5,503,620        18.2%
Langley                519      7,061,946    589      6,785,871        -3.9%
Oak Harbor           1,529     44,205,030  1,616     47,723,165         8.0%

Uninc. Jefferson Co. 1,203     26,679,448  1,235     26,832,100         0.6%
Port Townsend        1,292     30,287,802  1,338     27,171,227       -10.3%

Uninc. King Co.      6,974    371,815,391  7,049    402,678,719         8.3%
Algona                 417      2,796,698    494      3,989,048        42.6%
Auburn               4,078    230,316,827  4,265    243,852,932         5.9%
Beaux Arts Village      86        365,845    118        346,654        -5.2%
Bellevue             8,367    777,103,885  8,807    865,611,002        11.4%
Black Diamond          391      3,632,563    482      3,900,973         7.4%
Bothell              4,446     88,726,631  4,921    124,603,712        40.4%
Burien               1,629     86,462,156  1,845     89,530,430         3.5%
Carnation              590      3,516,651    708      5,026,383        42.9%
Clyde Hill             267      2,176,906    341      5,501,730       152.7%
Des Moines           1,395     25,267,327  1,582     28,504,952        12.8%
Duvall                 768      6,301,287    911      8,677,963        37.7%
Enumclaw             1,617     37,573,536  1,630     37,974,606         1.1%
Federal Way          3,939    211,794,426  4,168    229,666,613         8.4%
Hunts Point            110      2,400,898    117      2,307,773        -3.9%
Issaquah             3,292    131,953,991  3,577    150,261,170        13.9%
Kent                 5,934    415,831,370  6,253    501,845,034        20.7%
Kirkland             5,006    263,520,676  5,353    284,405,656         7.9%
Lake Forest Park       512      7,693,535    668      7,744,358         0.7%
Medina                 569     19,231,022    746     22,663,745        17.8%
Mercer Island        2,376     34,112,646  2,547     46,988,269        37.7%
King Co. Cont.
Newcastle              449      8,442,253    682     12,950,200        53.4%
Normandy Park          443      5,500,134    491      4,892,211       -11.1%
North Bend           1,054     22,719,123  1,254     27,034,170        19.0%
Pacific                524      9,913,989    641     11,227,715        13.3%






TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT                                10/09/97
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison

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                     Q2 96          Q2 96  Q2 97          Q2 97
                      Unit        Taxable   Unit        Taxable     Percent
                     Count   Retail Sales  Count   Retail Sales      Change
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Redmond              5,172    341,080,077  5,536    383,387,670        12.4%
Renton               4,708    296,958,193  4,942    336,232,110        13.2%
SeaTac               1,404    134,977,047  1,489    149,919,497        11.1%
Seattle             22,310  2,383,591,228 22,847  2,640,896,811        10.8%
Shoreline            1,230     92,048,606  1,727    107,050,114        16.3%
Skykomish              166        747,663    183        920,628        23.1%
Snoqualmie             579      8,521,424    654     14,173,468        66.3%
Tukwila              2,786    397,370,555  2,864    355,827,509       -10.5%
Woodinville          2,775     75,224,766  3,104     87,706,499        16.6%
Yarrow Point           111      1,669,256    125      1,338,375       -19.8%

Uninc. Kitsap Co.    4,028    208,460,857  4,196    216,859,451         4.0%
Bainbridge Island    1,462     34,474,479  1,592     38,093,278        10.5%
Bremerton            2,837    117,448,365  2,971    128,943,329         9.8%
Port Orchard         1,825     48,144,404  1,945     45,625,233        -5.2%
Poulsbo              1,503     45,485,208  1,634     49,023,575         7.8%

Uninc. Kittitas Co.    616     19,535,935    626     24,744,594        26.7%
Cle Elum               546      8,188,634    547      8,403,810         2.6%
Ellensburg           1,486     47,564,929  1,544     58,850,839        23.7%
Kittitas               164      1,275,984    183      1,737,409        36.2%
Roslyn                 159      1,020,331    155        971,102        -4.8%
South Cle Elum          65        229,034     97        263,853        15.2%

Uninc. Klickitat Co.   681      9,006,287    712     11,231,730        24.7%
Bingen                 287      3,294,093    281      2,387,415       -27.5%
Goldendale             648      8,015,606    722      9,013,946        12.5%
White Salmon           483      2,990,561    526      3,603,085        20.5%

Uninc. Lewis Co.     1,449     52,967,784  1,449     53,710,517         1.4%
Centralia            1,891     54,053,211  1,891     48,873,810        -9.6%
Chehalis             1,592     60,520,640  1,604     62,656,380         3.5%
Morton                 361      6,100,560    407      6,545,781         7.3%
Mossyrock              216      1,266,944    230      1,382,751         9.1%
Napavine               175        892,344    193        991,971        11.2%
Pe Ell                 132        597,626    137        543,242        -9.1%
Toledo                 339      3,148,471    364      2,265,978       -28.0%
Vader                  118        244,941    136        293,075        19.7%
Winlock                413      2,544,207    461      2,765,957         8.7%

Uninc. Lincoln Co.     257      2,731,251    249      1,930,615       -29.3%
Almira                 126        809,835    120        822,302         1.5%
Creston                 78        192,086     95        210,691         9.7%
Davenport              453      6,357,461    462      4,515,312       -29.0%
Harrington             124        784,382    151        690,534       -12.0%
Odessa                 236      3,773,979    241      3,442,721        -8.8%
Reardan                185        899,014    208      1,181,243        31.4%
Sprague                139        667,657    167        776,455        16.3%
Wilbur                 255      2,505,062    281      2,524,026         0.8%

Uninc. Mason Co.     1,562     33,256,172  1,631     36,676,800        10.3%
Shelton              1,441     32,161,346  1,500     35,385,301        10.0%

Uninc. Okanogan Co.    585     16,250,973    642     15,662,902        -3.6%
Brewster               432      5,669,731    491      7,253,912        27.9%
Conconully              66        187,038     77        210,074        12.3%
Coulee Dam             161      1,199,373    176      1,446,804        20.6%
Elmer City              53        103,614     58         64,469       -37.8%
Nespelem                86        120,527    107        111,108        -7.8%
Okanogan               443     10,011,267    478      8,988,447       -10.2%
Omak                   758     22,489,870    811     23,721,721         5.5%
Oroville               365      6,695,017    430      6,650,181        -0.7%
Pateros                187      2,076,788    224      1,476,195       -28.9%
Riverside               83        258,505     77        278,092         7.6%
Tonasket               376      5,669,326    413      6,185,062         9.1%
Twisp                  279      4,359,531    308      3,162,789       -27.5%
Winthrop               295      3,189,553    342      4,275,985        34.1%

Uninc. Pacific Co.     809     12,513,608    869     12,382,245        -1.0%
Ilwaco                 310      4,788,907    313      2,290,216       -52.2%








TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT                                10/09/97
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison

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                     Q2 96          Q2 96  Q2 97          Q2 97
                      Unit        Taxable   Unit        Taxable     Percent
                     Count   Retail Sales  Count   Retail Sales      Change
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Long Beach             511      7,229,241    562      7,622,931         5.4%
Raymond                515      8,265,876    540      6,545,987       -20.8%
South Bend             363      2,619,368    373      2,668,574         1.9%

Uninc. Pend Oreille    357      4,573,381    350      3,474,589       -24.0%
Cusick                 105        277,538    139        662,235       138.6%
Ione                   158        775,553    165      1,984,530       155.9%
Metaline                34         82,546     34        113,318        37.3%
Metaline Falls          96        574,194    140      1,121,968        95.4%
Newport                525      6,278,899    568      5,918,776        -5.7%

Uninc. Pierce Co.    6,027    285,254,647  6,008    270,054,823        -5.3%
Bonney Lake            907     19,539,762  1,009     21,976,791        12.5%
Buckley                795      8,195,462    928      6,654,110       -18.8%
Carbonado               68         81,562     82        117,610        44.2%
Du Pont                294      5,210,171    409      7,755,779        48.9%
Eatonville             570      5,994,462    659      6,900,410        15.1%
Edgewood               271      4,080,683    463      4,925,268        20.7%
Fife                 1,167     68,149,179  1,298     81,668,698        19.8%
Fircrest               463      3,621,304    560      5,327,819        47.1%
Gig Harbor           2,201     38,200,230  2,382     53,396,147        39.8%
Lakewood             1,580     78,074,197  2,082     97,307,249        24.6%
Milton                 692     24,993,846    744     23,152,831        -7.4%
Orting                 657      3,982,484    705      4,512,314        13.3%
Puyallup             4,059    215,294,192  4,240    232,471,451         8.0%
Roy                    489      2,234,900    565      2,260,951         1.2%
Ruston                  99        536,240    101        544,694         1.6%
South Prairie          121        641,994    149        553,699       -13.8%
Steilacoom             648      5,953,284    705      3,580,968       -39.8%
Sumner               1,758     36,453,645  1,838     40,332,569        10.6%
Tacoma               9,041    690,078,352  9,114    718,743,309         4.2%
University Place       794     23,516,862  1,059     25,974,618        10.5%
Wilkeson               106        398,476    104        293,298       -26.4%

Uninc. San Juan Co.  1,059     27,320,103  1,163     33,839,958        23.9%
Friday Harbor          694     16,310,646    762     16,607,618         1.8%

Uninc. Skagit Co.    1,619     57,527,256  1,562     59,717,601         3.8%
Anacortes            1,634     37,563,323  1,738     41,773,694        11.2%
Burlington           1,621     80,428,331  1,686     91,601,242        13.9%
Concrete               269      1,554,056    325      1,773,667        14.1%
Hamilton                96        223,399     95        299,650        34.1%
La Conner              584      8,814,515    614      8,839,813         0.3%
Lyman                   98        341,424    101        397,229        16.3%
Mount Vernon         2,255     79,521,019  2,439     92,385,339        16.2%
Sedro Woolley        1,015     21,599,075  1,099     22,912,991         6.1%

Uninc. Skamania Co.    468      5,633,435    495      4,076,578       -27.6%
North Bonneville        91        277,620     84        206,559       -25.6%
Stevenson              416      6,452,434    477      7,775,224        20.5%

Uninc. Snohomish Co. 4,752    250,346,675  4,791    277,783,291        11.0%
Arlington            1,834     31,163,304  2,060     39,221,188        25.9%
Brier                  470      1,532,885    568      2,962,083        93.2%
Darrington             297      1,685,317    329      2,133,723        26.6%
Edmonds              3,248     78,413,714  3,571    100,580,243        28.3%
Everett              6,089    386,018,516  6,460    475,295,689        23.1%
Gold Bar               251      1,004,175    312      4,427,443       340.9%
Granite Falls          535      5,606,574    612      7,230,647        29.0%
Index                   86        215,487    104        275,042        27.6%
Lake Stevens         1,074      8,052,637  1,216     12,213,553        51.7%
Lynnwood             4,220    317,059,817  4,423    331,503,332         4.6%
Marysville           2,538     72,079,559  2,704     77,767,615         7.9%
Mill Creek           1,272     21,272,408  1,504     26,597,646        25.0%
Monroe               1,909     46,178,226  1,990     56,795,534        23.0%
Mountlake Terrace    1,380     28,241,235  1,470     28,293,375         0.2%
Mukilteo             1,740     23,102,190  1,918     29,383,151        27.2%
Snohomish            2,023     29,382,476  2,315     37,866,271        28.9%
Stanwood             1,157     18,638,297  1,327     23,068,052        23.8%
Sultan                 526      4,438,558    563      4,992,856        12.5%








TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT                                10/09/97
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison

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                     Q2 96          Q2 96  Q2 97          Q2 97
                      Unit        Taxable   Unit        Taxable     Percent
                     Count   Retail Sales  Count   Retail Sales      Change
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Woodway                201      2,082,429    202      2,725,940        30.9%

Uninc. Spokane Co.   5,395    433,173,972  5,564    442,328,157         2.1%
Airway Heights         490      9,491,292    519      9,046,105        -4.7%
Cheney                 831     16,990,559    880     17,269,008         1.6%
Deer Park              613     10,405,720    679     10,050,339        -3.4%
Fairfield              187      1,360,488    197      1,355,509        -0.4%
Latah                   77        442,169     81        415,424        -6.0%
Medical Lake           475      4,109,965    536      5,534,316        34.7%
Millwood               177      6,151,496    163      4,784,646       -22.2%
Rockford               161        783,828    178        815,066         4.0%
Spangle                169        816,878    210      1,046,858        28.2%
Spokane              7,750    672,524,539  8,154    692,239,276         2.9%
Waverly                 41        101,188     56        175,493        73.4%

Uninc. Stevens Co.     903     13,606,846    936     14,184,611         4.2%
Chewelah               474      5,312,405    507      5,703,275         7.4%
Colville               969     28,116,516  1,012     31,464,581        11.9%
Kettle Falls           328      2,635,314    368      2,934,910        11.4%
Marcus                  37         68,886     37         51,840       -24.7%
Northport              108        289,310    132        352,354        21.8%
Springdale             126        524,805    139        499,071        -4.9%

Uninc. Thurston Co.  2,122     76,819,510  2,278     74,918,499        -2.5%
Bucoda                  85        317,819     93        349,810        10.1%
Lacey                2,102     92,130,372  2,225     89,242,296        -3.1%
Olympia              4,398    252,510,151  4,687    273,135,108         8.2%
Rainier                329      1,246,623    360      1,420,186        13.9%
Tenino                 432      3,010,916    480      3,296,519         9.5%
Tumwater             1,484     48,688,569  1,564     55,175,072        13.3%
Yelm                   864     13,177,877    946     13,714,027         4.1%

Uninc. Wahkiakum Co.   194      1,673,464    238      1,566,665        -6.4%
Cathlamet              314      1,315,251    327      1,281,086        -2.6%

Uninc. Walla Walla C   853     18,077,911    893     16,768,902        -7.2%
College Place          439      3,523,377    481      3,595,757         2.1%
Prescott               119        417,766    149        503,311        20.5%
Waitsburg              241      1,442,074    263      1,280,913       -11.2%
Walla Walla          2,233     82,031,982  2,253     84,198,893         2.6%

Uninc. Whatcom Co.   2,009     78,877,550  2,132     83,166,160         5.4%
Bellingham.          4,544    276,053,313  4,551    291,198,258         5.5%
Blaine                 982     25,216,872  1,046     18,324,235       -27.3%
Everson                455      3,444,703    514      3,845,834        11.6%
Ferndale             1,117     19,178,280  1,168     21,909,646        14.2%
Lynden               1,108     33,119,182  1,136     41,347,974        24.8%
Nooksack               120        895,924    140      1,050,996        17.3%
Sumas                  396      3,338,080    407      3,236,159        -3.1%

Uninc. Whitman Co.     337      7,049,768    385      7,429,319         5.4%
Albion                  96        192,795     99        159,245       -17.4%
Colfax                 632      7,403,969    658      7,704,556         4.1%
Colton                 113        203,291    135        228,432        12.4%
Endicott               111        284,155     99        235,085       -17.3%
Farmington              85        115,075     95         95,099       -17.4%
Garfield               146        506,542    162        618,935        22.2%
La Crosse              125        995,565    140      1,020,093         2.5%
Lamont                  36         40,581     43         73,910        82.1%
Malden                  30        213,158     35        168,120       -21.1%
Oakesdale              143        524,375    150        451,091       -14.0%
Palouse                202      1,274,846    222      1,302,671         2.2%
Pullman              1,372     50,388,715  1,462     53,994,708         7.2%
Rosalia                193      1,210,812    215        792,593       -34.5%
St. John               176      1,833,671    185      1,918,404         4.6%
Tekoa                  171      1,714,410    172      1,983,302        15.7%
Uniontown              113        452,638    128        539,183        19.1%

Uninc. Yakima Co.    1,663     67,587,029  1,689     71,307,113         5.5%
Grandview              672     13,452,766    688     16,219,016        20.6%








TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT                                10/09/97
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison

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                     Q2 96          Q2 96  Q2 97          Q2 97
                      Unit        Taxable   Unit        Taxable     Percent
                     Count   Retail Sales  Count   Retail Sales      Change
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Granger                231      1,415,325    252      1,444,095         2.0%
Harrah                 147        579,891    146        599,248         3.3%
Mabton                 167        693,206    197        821,638        18.5%
Moxee City             264      1,544,565    274      1,526,984        -1.1%
Naches                 331      1,875,568    350      1,713,800        -8.6%
Selah                  820     12,236,889    891     16,112,333        31.7%
Sunnyside            1,196     43,440,877  1,294     45,745,281         5.3%
Tieton                 160      1,985,151    191      6,048,731       204.7%
Toppenish              760     12,052,852    800     14,434,829        19.8%
Union Gap              732     50,911,195    801     59,918,566        17.7%
Wapato                 559      6,492,516    591      7,831,002        20.6%
Yakima               3,973    267,310,436  4,122    292,242,341         9.3%
Zillah                 421      4,109,789    501      4,064,832        -1.1%
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