TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT 07/22/98
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison
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Q1 97 Q1 97 Q1 98 Q1 98
Unit Taxable Unit Taxable Percent
Count Retail Sales Count Retail Sales Change
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Uninc. Adams Co. 314 3,994,025 318 3,542,493 -11.3%
Hatton 30 12,736 31 10,480 -17.7%
Lind 177 1,881,683 169 1,955,784 3.9%
Othello 815 19,972,087 850 18,383,937 -8.0%
Ritzville 445 6,282,881 464 5,897,043 -6.1%
Washtucna 94 211,829 99 286,533 35.3%
Uninc. Asotin Co. 252 3,280,761 276 4,046,055 23.3%
Asotin 217 671,442 230 692,964 3.2%
Clarkston 1,009 22,868,010 1,057 24,333,104 6.4%
Uninc. Benton Co. 767 14,189,176 845 15,051,737 6.1%
Benton City 451 2,450,256 471 2,620,609 7.0%
Kennewick 3,169 179,420,194 3,201 199,897,959 11.4%
Prosser 822 13,528,312 873 15,739,234 16.3%
Richland 2,359 74,657,833 2,394 80,254,246 7.5%
West Richland 472 3,375,507 479 4,066,033 20.5%
Uninc. Chelan Co. 1,093 40,778,697 1,152 41,957,614 2.9%
Cashmere 540 3,647,709 554 4,147,645 13.7%
Chelan 726 11,578,038 797 10,188,167 -12.0%
Entiat 197 1,051,026 216 702,252 -33.2%
Leavenworth 718 9,753,495 744 10,643,997 9.1%
Wenatchee 2,392 104,971,822 2,569 112,845,738 7.5%
Uninc. Clallam Co. 1,158 35,549,444 1,190 43,684,679 22.9%
Forks 498 6,799,261 517 7,409,445 9.0%
Port Angeles 1,893 53,555,856 1,918 58,195,555 8.7%
Sequim 1,235 19,411,999 1,200 25,050,714 29.0%
Uninc. Clark Co. 3,898 231,691,963 3,797 228,696,960 -1.3%
Battle Ground 1,304 18,110,601 1,345 18,140,632 0.2%
Camas 1,688 26,987,302 1,719 32,071,705 18.8%
La Center 535 2,437,554 518 1,824,331 -25.2%
Ridgefield 815 2,944,242 852 3,268,154 11.0%
Vancouver 5,645 332,294,883 6,013 379,952,938 14.3%
Washougal 1,128 12,005,833 1,161 14,762,833 23.0%
Yacolt 348 2,293,556 340 1,604,773 -30.0%
Uninc. Columbia Co. 111 1,461,044 100 1,606,677 10.0%
Dayton 492 3,619,366 482 3,495,938 -3.4%
Starbuck 58 72,940 64 82,012 12.4%
Uninc. Cowlitz Co. 1,241 30,153,805 1,180 24,289,816 -19.4%
Castle Rock 589 5,537,501 645 5,407,807 -2.3%
Kalama 612 4,111,825 634 5,207,522 26.6%
Kelso 1,427 38,160,240 1,486 39,850,944 4.4%
Longview 2,705 120,800,500 2,815 127,993,138 6.0%
Woodland 921 12,347,520 892 15,555,141 26.0%
Uninc. Douglas Co. 539 12,953,443 587 14,986,817 15.7%
Bridgeport 188 712,792 193 949,509 33.2%
East Wenatchee 935 27,193,549 982 31,410,473 15.5%
Mansfield 100 175,068 109 258,966 47.9%
Rock Island 152 623,492 171 711,118 14.1%
Waterville 207 747,957 243 920,224 23.0%
Uninc. Ferry Co. 326 3,403,154 324 3,078,356 -9.5%
Republic 349 2,785,457 354 2,689,998 -3.4%
Uninc. Franklin Co. 610 10,530,641 407 8,258,507 -21.6%
Connell 409 3,301,433 649 5,126,484 55.3%
Kahlotus 82 85,338 74 87,101 2.1%
Mesa 173 703,604 179 729,857 3.7%
Pasco 2,183 105,452,601 2,306 112,895,076 7.1%
Uninc. Garfield Co. 72 428,547 75 254,093 -40.7%
Pomeroy 338 2,654,902 344 3,577,679 34.8%
Uninc. Grant Co. 936 28,625,314 949 25,017,944 -12.6%
Coulee City 188 3,050,791 207 2,278,410 -25.3%
Electric City 123 404,933 139 445,627 10.0%
Ephrata 810 14,333,560 850 17,573,886 22.6%
George 134 1,192,746 117 625,511 -47.6%
Grand Coulee 296 3,102,307 281 3,298,620 6.3%
Hartline 54 101,307 60 106,851 5.5%
Krupp 15 8,563 36 24,759 189.1%
Mattawa 267 2,085,558 256 2,400,462 15.1%
Moses Lake 1,867 68,634,545 1,929 78,389,128 14.2%
Quincy 732 13,253,628 750 12,821,011 -3.3%
Royal City 267 3,114,926 293 2,450,997 -21.3%
Soap Lake 260 1,471,343 255 1,523,513 3.5%
Warden 317 2,799,657 369 5,216,214 86.3%
Wilson Creek 66 195,051 74 148,390 -23.9%
Uninc. Grays Harbor 933 14,764,969 916 13,521,239 -8.4%
Aberdeen 1,675 64,625,069 1,664 66,214,425 2.5%
Cosmopolis 303 2,134,863 298 2,197,573 2.9%
Elma 634 7,962,850 656 9,597,718 20.5%
Hoquiam 848 13,660,782 853 12,381,788 -9.4%
McCleary 305 1,307,078 282 1,316,890 0.8%
Montesano 596 11,544,089 619 8,929,337 -22.7%
Oakville 204 714,599 201 731,477 2.4%
Ocean Shores 542 9,512,455 552 10,114,180 6.3%
Westport 415 4,114,305 411 3,719,271 -9.6%
Uninc. Island Co. 1,766 38,412,739 1,895 42,481,855 10.6%
Coupeville 659 3,956,476 684 4,589,650 16.0%
Langley 540 4,890,298 551 5,096,226 4.2%
Oak Harbor 1,519 42,936,766 1,558 47,617,420 10.9%
Uninc. Jefferson Co. 1,198 22,579,029 1,245 24,716,936 9.5%
Port Townsend 1,324 23,864,738 1,282 20,616,988 -13.6%
Uninc. King Co. 6,901 379,581,152 6,179 332,583,518 -12.4%
Algona 449 5,431,072 474 3,776,435 -30.5%
Auburn 4,170 225,466,957 4,259 238,743,045 5.9%
Beaux Arts Village 108 375,366 123 618,791 64.9%
Bellevue 8,555 796,717,607 8,752 875,331,384 9.9%
Black Diamond 451 4,233,591 571 5,783,380 36.6%
Bothell 4,636 115,972,175 4,892 138,135,334 19.1%
Burien 1,714 84,116,239 1,896 86,886,025 3.3%
Carnation 638 3,660,962 729 4,787,335 30.8%
Clyde Hill 286 2,572,267 348 3,241,911 26.0%
Covington 451 18,138,819
Des Moines 1,513 24,850,033 1,635 30,171,344 21.4%
Duvall 842 5,909,500 922 7,969,667 34.9%
Enumclaw 1,568 34,173,703 1,641 35,051,684 2.6%
Federal Way 4,020 210,227,665 4,015 213,189,398 1.4%
Hunts Point 97 2,136,873 121 2,154,694 0.8%
Issaquah 3,471 134,947,997 3,529 141,243,622 4.7%
Kent 6,050 493,340,172 6,118 476,416,469 -3.4%
Kirkland 5,253 258,026,602 5,283 282,855,244 9.6%
Lake Forest Park 609 6,692,882 704 7,621,257 13.9%
Maple Valley 1,112 15,557,732
Medina 648 19,459,402 692 15,841,725 -18.6%
Mercer Island 2,421 36,141,723 2,446 36,803,805 1.8%
Newcastle 617 10,143,405 733 12,250,229 20.8%
Normandy Park 496 4,564,464 471 4,334,084 -5.0%
North Bend 1,191 23,626,165 1,250 26,286,164 11.3%
Pacific 603 10,455,030 642 10,601,296 1.4%
Redmond 5,268 347,037,379 5,596 338,523,274 -2.5%
Renton 4,863 310,909,380 5,013 344,655,958 10.9%
SeaTac 1,467 127,002,735 1,505 134,820,516 6.2%
Seattle 22,303 2,374,825,404 22,689 2,564,276,476 8.0%
Shoreline 1,578 92,130,812 1,758 106,249,589 15.3%
Skykomish 190 595,859 215 1,008,409 69.2%
Snoqualmie 617 11,226,108 672 12,051,398 7.4%
Tukwila 2,816 343,836,298 2,869 354,884,862 3.2%
Woodinville 2,893 79,555,393 3,106 89,486,383 12.5%
Yarrow Point 110 1,309,577 156 1,645,477 25.6%
Uninc. Kitsap Co. 3,951 197,105,869 4,183 205,319,950 4.2%
Bainbridge Island 1,512 33,014,420 1,635 35,623,462 7.9%
Bremerton 2,868 120,374,847 2,857 116,637,007 -3.1%
Port Orchard 1,856 40,841,277 1,823 43,934,044 7.6%
Poulsbo 1,556 39,894,583 1,595 41,383,455 3.7%
Uninc. Kittitas Co. 571 17,669,766 567 12,167,202 -31.1%
Cle Elum 537 6,443,915 569 6,270,793 -2.7%
Ellensburg 1,448 47,218,925 1,483 53,899,129 14.1%
Kittitas 175 946,056 173 717,391 -24.2%
Roslyn 147 697,073 168 714,419 2.5%
South Cle Elum 88 141,780 84 172,428 21.6%
Uninc. Klickitat Co. 619 8,087,879 709 7,127,797 -11.9%
Bingen 272 1,950,983 275 1,821,223 -6.7%
Goldendale 694 7,279,701 689 6,470,037 -11.1%
White Salmon 515 3,615,381 525 3,269,913 -9.6%
Uninc. Lewis Co. 1,385 46,491,014 1,348 47,808,392 2.8%
Centralia 1,876 48,070,120 1,830 47,877,818 -0.4%
Chehalis 1,602 55,725,069 1,608 59,545,383 6.9%
Morton 380 5,489,170 406 5,568,683 1.4%
Mossyrock 217 995,236 226 858,093 -13.8%
Napavine 181 794,837 194 854,073 7.5%
Pe Ell 130 385,534 130 388,454 0.8%
Toledo 342 1,436,319 344 2,147,789 49.5%
Vader 124 276,678 127 313,586 13.3%
Winlock 455 2,604,691 440 2,473,146 -5.1%
Uninc. Lincoln Co. 235 1,204,368 254 1,489,463 23.7%
Almira 113 460,925 128 567,336 23.1%
Creston 74 190,830 84 197,369 3.4%
Davenport 459 4,326,504 469 3,660,954 -15.4%
Harrington 151 488,261 145 549,926 12.6%
Odessa 237 3,009,244 245 2,844,228 -5.5%
Reardan 183 747,777 181 768,478 2.8%
Sprague 153 588,724 167 1,248,618 112.1%
Wilbur 259 1,738,204 276 1,631,067 -6.2%
Uninc. Mason Co. 1,546 32,004,258 1,557 31,165,995 -2.6%
Shelton 1,462 33,120,855 1,449 30,488,415 -7.9%
Uninc. Okanogan Co. 576 8,036,364 569 10,205,945 27.0%
Brewster 449 4,494,612 461 4,898,012 9.0%
Conconully 60 107,716 65 88,226 -18.1%
Coulee Dam 145 912,436 146 762,048 -16.5%
Elmer City 60 100,232 65 73,553 -26.6%
Nespelem 99 150,356 108 138,876 -7.6%
Okanogan 456 6,487,844 478 6,861,492 5.8%
Omak 742 18,712,477 756 20,044,599 7.1%
Oroville 390 4,867,206 373 3,937,064 -19.1%
Pateros 192 961,283 210 706,658 -26.5%
Riverside 77 191,126 89 179,998 -5.8%
Tonasket 403 3,943,944 400 4,042,816 2.5%
Twisp 264 2,229,276 282 2,509,910 12.6%
Winthrop 271 2,123,226 288 2,007,217 -5.5%
Uninc. Pacific Co. 815 10,041,630 860 10,534,012 4.9%
Ilwaco 256 1,676,656 286 2,172,018 29.5%
Long Beach 517 5,387,063 522 5,775,154 7.2%
Raymond 562 5,892,343 536 6,448,104 9.4%
South Bend 347 2,442,109 346 2,390,115 -2.1%
Uninc. Pend Oreille 309 4,992,913 303 3,168,894 -36.5%
Cusick 127 334,198 122 211,204 -36.8%
Ione 161 687,780 164 621,114 -9.7%
Metaline 32 62,755 44 140,157 123.3%
Metaline Falls 118 565,938 108 418,011 -26.1%
Newport 569 5,317,633 560 5,174,724 -2.7%
Uninc. Pierce Co. 5,807 253,776,507 5,788 244,961,135 -3.5%
Bonney Lake 988 18,837,614 1,067 20,256,172 7.5%
Buckley 830 5,916,201 883 6,406,953 8.3%
Carbonado 87 76,228 92 357,577 369.1%
Du Pont 373 4,645,898 452 7,590,262 63.4%
Eatonville 616 6,019,283 666 6,025,860 0.1%
Edgewood 402 4,224,109 534 4,394,424 4.0%
Fife 1,221 71,512,220 1,328 87,082,071 21.8%
Fircrest 520 4,402,620 535 3,585,961 -18.5%
Gig Harbor 2,242 37,623,118 2,415 51,930,401 38.0%
Lakewood 1,929 90,439,000 2,212 101,732,767 12.5%
Milton 718 21,247,293 817 19,547,939 -8.0%
Orting 681 4,749,706 705 4,075,078 -14.2%
Puyallup 4,039 228,061,300 4,218 225,985,982 -0.9%
Roy 537 2,681,344 545 2,377,446 -11.3%
Ruston 90 471,032 99 403,404 -14.4%
South Prairie 152 489,800 162 324,541 -33.7%
Steilacoom 669 3,518,188 698 4,141,893 17.7%
Sumner 1,802 37,832,564 1,878 42,829,849 13.2%
Tacoma 8,948 642,745,320 8,892 670,058,873 4.2%
University Place 994 24,700,052 1,119 25,390,983 2.8%
Wilkeson 105 339,047 115 454,807 34.1%
Uninc. San Juan Co. 1,068 23,321,414 1,096 29,082,059 24.7%
Friday Harbor 683 11,354,502 753 12,242,936 7.8%
Uninc. Skagit Co. 1,585 48,390,627 1,571 56,447,271 16.6%
Anacortes 1,658 34,101,487 1,674 33,859,824 -0.7%
Burlington 1,603 77,723,966 1,688 85,892,336 10.5%
Concrete 312 1,341,348 287 1,239,264 -7.6%
Hamilton 98 190,118 95 271,418 42.8%
La Conner 596 7,496,685 577 6,565,757 -12.4%
Lyman 91 330,929 91 250,887 -24.2%
Mount Vernon 2,283 79,594,899 2,334 88,414,200 11.1%
Sedro Woolley 1,038 20,418,195 1,083 22,625,272 10.8%
Uninc. Skamania Co. 449 3,277,826 459 2,988,888 -8.8%
North Bonneville 82 128,751 128 508,012 294.6%
Stevenson 430 5,566,123 437 4,914,376 -11.7%
Uninc. Snohomish Co. 4,611 225,156,432 4,598 240,297,788 6.7%
Arlington 1,985 33,883,796 2,155 39,942,842 17.9%
Brier 521 2,828,454 533 1,886,558 -33.3%
Darrington 294 1,536,901 324 1,645,714 7.1%
Edmonds 3,309 90,388,723 3,330 100,336,360 11.0%
Everett 6,276 462,280,429 6,363 456,007,574 -1.4%
Gold Bar 286 1,128,375 292 1,223,742 8.5%
Granite Falls 575 5,295,018 646 6,342,907 19.8%
Index 109 194,496 106 208,401 7.1%
Lake Stevens 1,092 7,856,501 1,223 12,135,255 54.5%
Lynnwood 4,281 305,402,900 4,220 333,868,301 9.3%
Marysville 2,528 65,673,542 2,611 72,843,556 10.9%
Mill Creek 1,396 22,220,977 1,416 23,108,114 4.0%
Monroe 1,929 45,530,330 2,124 51,952,543 14.1%
Mountlake Terrace 1,414 26,421,243 1,449 25,185,207 -4.7%
Mukilteo 1,857 25,575,878 1,966 29,170,256 14.1%
Snohomish 2,168 31,157,507 2,243 33,947,652 9.0%
Stanwood 1,177 19,519,796 1,259 17,771,663 -9.0%
Sultan 561 4,568,492 566 5,924,781 29.7%
Woodway 194 1,904,677 205 3,326,605 74.7%
Uninc. Spokane Co. 5,222 374,944,625 5,379 385,927,515 2.9%
Airway Heights 479 7,215,537 517 8,616,479 19.4%
Cheney 832 15,858,281 858 19,845,320 25.1%
Deer Park 610 9,331,968 640 9,192,316 -1.5%
Fairfield 178 984,290 190 911,829 -7.4%
Latah 76 207,582 76 307,414 48.1%
Medical Lake 481 5,192,187 484 3,195,356 -38.5%
Millwood 153 3,691,929 157 3,908,017 5.9%
Rockford 171 775,448 193 887,176 14.4%
Spangle 193 997,315 222 938,284 -5.9%
Spokane 7,802 613,527,144 7,937 624,028,416 1.7%
Waverly 38 79,991 46 62,318 -22.1%
Uninc. Stevens Co. 821 9,446,756 850 12,133,750 28.4%
Chewelah 484 4,902,778 486 4,473,044 -8.8%
Colville 954 24,042,747 995 26,175,986 8.9%
Kettle Falls 325 2,455,229 342 2,167,468 -11.7%
Marcus 32 154,174 39 45,548 -70.5%
Northport 127 235,435 135 248,923 5.7%
Springdale 129 406,923 142 355,042 -12.7%
Uninc. Thurston Co. 2,163 69,169,522 2,131 65,076,214 -5.9%
Bucoda 88 269,665 82 248,912 -7.7%
Lacey 2,100 82,488,198 2,122 83,784,181 1.6%
Olympia 4,520 242,044,442 4,454 247,111,103 2.1%
Rainier 345 1,915,200 361 1,786,492 -6.7%
Tenino 484 2,818,266 474 3,117,714 10.6%
Tumwater 1,489 47,614,393 1,529 51,711,755 8.6%
Yelm 925 13,443,827 936 12,579,131 -6.4%
Uninc. Wahkiakum Co. 229 1,655,178 238 1,603,716 -3.1%
Cathlamet 321 1,462,928 335 1,242,624 -15.1%
Uninc. Walla Walla C 807 14,008,836 819 12,835,401 -8.4%
College Place 442 3,430,275 484 3,523,432 2.7%
Prescott 135 385,630 160 412,037 6.8%
Waitsburg 243 1,002,869 250 961,522 -4.1%
Walla Walla 2,121 72,864,158 2,185 74,761,901 2.6%
Uninc. Whatcom Co. 1,986 71,021,187 2,039 64,785,857 -8.8%
Bellingham. 4,386 262,423,527 4,533 268,195,853 2.2%
Blaine 1,032 15,779,067 1,028 15,255,082 -3.3%
Everson 473 3,022,440 480 2,881,032 -4.7%
Ferndale 1,113 17,051,964 1,210 19,148,785 12.3%
Lynden 1,112 35,235,523 1,104 31,397,938 -10.9%
Nooksack 152 999,610 148 2,027,236 102.8%
Sumas 393 2,759,035 401 3,351,727 21.5%
Uninc. Whitman Co. 353 6,011,675 334 5,070,670 -15.7%
Albion 103 137,185 98 115,649 -15.7%
Colfax 652 7,107,455 659 6,616,842 -6.9%
Colton 132 217,208 129 183,068 -15.7%
Endicott 109 218,253 113 175,602 -19.5%
Farmington 85 112,964 84 69,710 -38.3%
Garfield 146 534,551 152 661,748 23.8%
La Crosse 129 848,493 137 915,247 7.9%
Lamont 34 128,927 39 44,043 -65.8%
Malden 37 77,904 38 37,260 -52.2%
Oakesdale 135 395,564 144 392,136 -0.9%
Palouse 215 1,030,740 204 1,173,131 13.8%
Pullman 1,400 51,639,135 1,460 47,682,293 -7.7%
Rosalia 211 623,404 239 586,576 -5.9%
St. John 171 1,501,529 177 1,523,004 1.4%
Tekoa 179 1,152,492 185 1,104,673 -4.1%
Uniontown 125 246,769 118 211,227 -14.4%
Uninc. Yakima Co. 1,582 49,499,950 1,596 60,528,398 22.3%
Grandview 700 13,244,199 684 13,546,604 2.3%
Granger 244 1,096,813 252 1,262,625 15.1%
Harrah 148 456,669 139 549,233 20.3%
Mabton 180 599,922 200 730,252 21.7%
Moxee City 276 1,242,454 282 1,714,410 38.0%
Naches 331 1,238,365 313 1,384,388 11.8%
Selah 816 11,891,651 879 10,507,276 -11.6%
Sunnyside 1,205 39,869,774 1,207 38,735,700 -2.8%
Tieton 167 1,672,604 176 1,410,392 -15.7%
Toppenish 741 12,712,026 762 11,425,453 -10.1%
Union Gap 732 46,874,008 770 48,757,999 4.0%
Wapato 553 6,059,210 564 6,433,572 6.2%
Yakima 3,944 250,827,557 4,003 258,586,809 3.1%
Zillah 451 3,421,441 482 3,551,399 3.8%