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Village · Gezer Regional Council · Central District · founded 1972

Beit Hashmonai by the numbers

An affluent and car-dependent town

Beit Hashmonai has 2,133 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has fewer car-free households than 88% of them, bigger families than 72% of them and more graduates than 71% of them.

Population
2,133
30% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪22,276
47% higher than the national average
Schools
4
7 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
9 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Beit Hashmonai compare with other towns?

Beit Hashmonai Another of the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪22,276Higher wages than 90% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Can you live without a car?

5%Fewer car-free households than 88% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Big families?

3.9Bigger families than 72% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

38%More graduates than 71% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Young or old?

9%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

16%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; age: National Insurance 2026; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents.

What is the average salary in Beit Hashmonai?

₪22,276 a month for the average employee, 47% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪22,276average monthly salary

47% above the national average.

Beit Hashmonai
₪22,276
Israel
₪15,140
18.9%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
7.7%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪16,113self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 892 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Beit Hashmonai

4 schools, 7 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres

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4Schools
7Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 4.

Schools4 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens7 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Beit Hashmonai?

9% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Beit Hashmonai
30%
61%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Beit Hashmonai
54%
36%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.7%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.8%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
1.7%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 Beit Hashmonai vote?

Largest list: Yashar (29%). Turnout 78%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Beit Hashmonai voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+13 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202678%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202278%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (30%).

Yashar
28.8%
Likud
22.5%
Together (Beyachad)
22%
The Democrats
8%
Otzma Yehudit
5.4%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
4.6%

Beit Hashmonai 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 Beit Hashmonai?

About ₪306 a month for a 90 m² apartment, about the same as most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gezer Regional Council pays about ₪306 a month in arnona on average (₪3,672 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,364
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed97.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue66.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 43 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Beit Hashmonai, and nearby

Most similar: Mazkeret Batya, Merkaz Shapira, Matan

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

Mazkeret Batya16,533 residents · wage ₪21,226Merkaz Shapira3,389 residents · wage ₪17,056Matan3,045 residents · wage ₪22,814Tzur Hadassah10,337 residents · wage ₪19,715

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Beit Hashmonai: common questions

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What is the population of Beit Hashmonai?

Beit Hashmonai has 2,133 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Beit Hashmonai?

Beit Hashmonai has 4 schools, 7 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Beit Hashmonai?

The average monthly wage per employee in Beit Hashmonai is ₪22,276, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Beit Hashmonai in?

Beit Hashmonai is in the Central District, in the Gezer Regional Council, Ramla subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1050