Fastest-growing city in Hawaii: Pearl City
Number of households: 10,018
Pct. Chg: +$4% since 2008 (+13% since 2000)
Average household income: $73,926 (+9% since 2000)
Why: Pearl City is only 10 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii's tourism hot spot. The area's unemployment rate dropped to 6% in November from a peak of 6.8% in June 2009, according to BLS data.
