Fastest-growing city in Alaska: Anchorage

Number of households: 105,975
Pct. Chg: +2% since 2008 (+12% since 2000)
Average household income: $81,019 (+18% since 2000)
Why: Alaska's oil-and-gas and mining sectors continue to employ many in the state. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the education and health services industries in Anchorage have also been growing, even in the recession, to 24,500 people as of November 2009.

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