Pasadena Tenth Fastest-Growing U.S. City, Says NerdWallet

Pasadena is the number 10 fastest-growing city in America, according to data compiled by financial literacy and consumer advocacy website NerdWallet. 

The website, which announced the list of cities Monday, compared 475 cities based on the following factors:

1. Population: Population growth in the working-age population (16+) between 2007 and 2011
2. Employment: Growth in the percentage of employed residents 16+ between 2007 and 2011
3. Income: Growth in median income for workers between 2007 and 2011

On the population growth factor, Pasadena grew 3.1 percent; Pasadena’s employment rate grew 4.5 percent and Pasadena’s median income grew nine percent.

Topping out the fastest-growing cities list was New Orleans, Louisiana. The only other California city that made NerdWallet’s top 10 list was Mountain View, located in the heart of the Silicon Valley.

See more about the fastest-growing cities list on NerdWallet here.

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