Taxable sales in Greater Des Moines
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Statewide, the number of businesses filing sales tax returns increased by 1.5 percent year-over-year, to 81,231 filers. Those businesses collected and paid more than $415.6 million in sales taxes in the second quarter, a 3.4 percent increase from the June 2006 quarter.
| 2006 filers | 2007 filers | % increase | 2006 sales (millions) | 2007 sales (millions) | % increase | ||
| Des Moines | 4747 | 4817 | 1.47 | 865.64 | 874.11 | 1.0 | |
| West Des Moines | 1421 | 1477 | 3.94 | 323.47 | 342.89 | 6.0 | |
| Ankeny | 805 | 880 | 9.32 | 138.85 | 142.46 | 2.6 | |
| Urbandale | 776 | 832 | 7.22 | 141.12 | 137.41 | -2.6 | |
| Altoona | 280 | 282 | 0.71 | 92.43 | 93.92 | 1.6 | |
| Clive | 384 | 403 | 4.95 | 87.92 | 87.9 | 0.0 | |
| Johnston | 284 | 312 | 9.86 | 34.92 | 43.91 | 25.7 | |
| Indianola | 434 | 463 | 6.68 | 39.47 | 41.19 | 4.4 | |
| Norwalk | 131 | 139 | 6.11 | 8.99 | 8.64 | -3.9 | |
| Windsor Heights | 65 | 68 | 4.62 | 6.51 | 6.76 | 3.8 |
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