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Moshav · Gilboa Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1953

Avital by the numbers

Avital has 637 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 71% of them, with fewer graduates than 83% of them and has fewer renters than 75% of them.

Population
637
31% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪13,410
11% lower than the national average
Schools
1
1 kindergarten
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Avital compare with other towns?

Avital Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How educated?

19%Fewer graduates than 83% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

20%Fewer renters than 75% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

14%Older than 71% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪9,220Like most (slightly below)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Big families?

3.1Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

11%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: age: CBS 2022; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents.

What is the average salary in Avital?

₪13,410 a month for the average employee, 11% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪13,410average monthly salary (Gilboa Regional Council)

11% below the national average.

The council
₪13,410
Israel
₪15,140
27.5%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
1.4%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,668self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 400 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025, average for Gilboa Regional Council. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Avital

1 school, 1 kindergarten and 0 daycare centres

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1Schools
1Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State-religious 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Avital?

11% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gilboa Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
31%
58%
11%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
88%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

19.2%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.4%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
4.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
4.1%get long-term care benefitIsrael: 4.1%

Source: National Insurance Institute, statistics by town (ages as of October 2026). Benefit rates are shares of all residents.

How does Avital vote?

Largest list: Likud (49%). Turnout 81%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Avital voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+29 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202681%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202279%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (47%).

Likud
49.2%
Otzma Yehudit
20.6%
Yashar
8.2%
Shas
6.3%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
5%
Together (Beyachad)
3.2%

Avital All Israel

Source: Central Elections Committee, 26th Knesset election (2026), via the Kaplan Open Source mirror (official results by locality). Compared with the 25th Knesset (2022)

How much is arnona (property tax) in Avital?

About ₪327 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gilboa Regional Council pays about ₪327 a month in arnona on average (₪3,924 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.6
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪8,062
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed82.7%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue44%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 43 agorot go to education and 14 agorot to welfare.

Source: Ministry of the Interior, audited financial reports of local authorities for 2024, Gilboa Regional Council. Actual arnona depends on the zone and type of property.

Towns like Avital, and nearby

Most similar: Talme Eliyahu, Shibolim, Shefer

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Similar in wages, education, age, renting, car ownership, household size and population mix.

Talme Eliyahu480 residents · wage ₪8,560Shibolim431 residents · wage ₪9,850Shefer507 residents · wage ₪8,280Mahseya485 residents · wage ₪8,700

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Avital: common questions

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What is the population of Avital?

Avital has 637 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Avital?

Avital has 1 schools, 1 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Avital?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gilboa Regional Council is ₪13,410, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Avital in?

Avital is in the Northern District, in the Gilboa Regional Council, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 2052