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Local council · Northern District

Ein Mahel by the numbers

Ein Mahel has 14,404 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has fewer renters than 90% of them, fewer graduates than 82% of them and bigger families than 72% of them.

Population
14,404
31% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪8,764
42% lower than the national average
Crime
24.2 per 1,000
Below the national average (33.9)
Schools
8
27 kindergartens

How does Ein Mahel compare with other towns?

Ein Mahel Another of the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪8,764Lower wages than 96% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Do people rent or own?

4%Fewer renters than 90% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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How educated?

12%Fewer graduates than 82% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Big families?

3.9Bigger families than 72% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

18%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
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Young or old?

7%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
LowHigh

How much crime?

24.2Like most (slightly below)
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; age: National Insurance 2026; crime: Israel Police 2025; 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.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Ein Mahel

26 housing units in approved plans

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What is the average salary in Ein Mahel?

₪8,764 a month for the average employee, 42% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪8,764average monthly salary

42% below the national average.

Ein Mahel
₪8,764
Israel
₪15,140
44.8%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪7,255self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster (of the local authority)
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Ranked 28 of 255 local authorities (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Ein Mahel

8 schools, 27 kindergartens and 5 daycare centres

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8Schools
27Kindergartens
5Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 8.

Schools8 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens27 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Ein Mahel

7 sports facilities, 5 public transport lines

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Sports facilities7 sports facilitiesCourts, halls and pools by neighbourhoodPublic transport5 linesBus and train lines and where they go

Crime in Ein Mahel: is Ein Mahel safe?

24.2 cases per 1,000 residents, below the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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24.2criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Up 42% from 2024. Violent offences are 19% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (344 cases).

Road accidents112 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and where

Who lives in Ein Mahel?

7% 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

Ein Mahel
31%
62%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Ein Mahel
58%
41%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

9.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
2.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.5%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
5%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
4.4%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 Ein Mahel vote?

Largest list: Joint List (65%). Turnout 84%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Ein Mahel voted Joint List more than the country as a whole (‎+56 points) and Likud less (‎-20).

Turnout
Here, 202684%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202252%

In 2022 the largest list here was Hadash-Ta'al (35%).

Joint List
65%
Ra'am
31.9%
The Democrats
0.4%
Likud
0.2%
Yashar
0%
Together (Beyachad)
0%

Ein Mahel 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 Ein Mahel?

About ₪290 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Ein Mahel pays about ₪290 a month in arnona on average (₪3,483 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.7
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪7,632
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed83.7%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue23.9%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 48 agorot go to education and 15 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪773 thousand.

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

Budget and arnona2024 reportWhere the money goes and where it comes from

Towns like Ein Mahel, and nearby

Most similar: Ma'ale Iron, Basma, Bu'eine-Nujeidat

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

Ma'ale Iron15,929 residents · wage ₪9,020Basma12,442 residents · wage ₪9,249Bu'eine-Nujeidat10,892 residents · wage ₪9,499Majd al-Kurum15,666 residents · wage ₪9,656

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Ein Mahel: common questions

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What is the population of Ein Mahel?

Ein Mahel has 14,404 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

Is Ein Mahel safe?

In 2025, police opened 24.2 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Ein Mahel, below the national average (33.9).

How many schools are there in Ein Mahel?

Ein Mahel has 8 schools, 27 kindergartens and 5 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Ein Mahel?

The average monthly wage per employee in Ein Mahel is ₪8,764, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Ein Mahel in?

Ein Mahel is in the Northern District, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 532