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Local council · Northern District

Iksal by the numbers

Iksal has 15,405 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has more crime than 92% of them, more car-free households than 88% of them and fewer graduates than 74% of them.

Population
15,405
31% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪9,936
34% lower than the national average
Crime
56.4 per 1,000
Above the national average (33.9)
Schools
10
33 kindergartens

How does Iksal compare with other towns?

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

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How much crime?

56.4More crime than 92% of towns
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
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Can you live without a car?

26%More car-free households than 88% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪9,936Lower wages than 77% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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How educated?

14%Fewer graduates than 74% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

7%Fewer renters than 72% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Young or old?

6%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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Big families?

3.6Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
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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 Iksal

2,208 housing units in approved plans · 5 land tenders since 2015

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What is the average salary in Iksal?

₪9,936 a month for the average employee, 34% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪9,936average monthly salary

34% below the national average.

Iksal
₪9,936
Israel
₪15,140
40.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.7%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪10,589self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster (of the local authority)
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Ranked 57 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 Iksal

10 schools, 33 kindergartens and 8 daycare centres

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10Schools
33Kindergartens
8Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 10.

Schools10 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens33 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Iksal

13 sports facilities

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Sports facilities13 sports facilitiesCourts, halls and pools by neighbourhood

Crime in Iksal: is Iksal safe?

56.4 cases per 1,000 residents, above the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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56.4criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Up 23% from 2024. Violent offences are 17% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (862 cases).

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Who lives in Iksal?

6% 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

Iksal
31%
62%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Iksal
85%
11%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

14.6%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.6%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
2.3%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.6%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
4.8%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
4.2%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 Iksal vote?

Largest list: Joint List (88%). Turnout 82%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Iksal voted Joint List more than the country as a whole (‎+79 points) and Likud less (‎-20).

Turnout
Here, 202682%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202251%

In 2022 the largest list here was Hadash-Ta'al (52%).

Joint List
88%
Ra'am
10.3%
The Democrats
0.7%
Likud
0.2%
Yashar
0.2%
Together (Beyachad)
0.1%

Iksal 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 Iksal?

About ₪287 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Iksal pays about ₪287 a month in arnona on average (₪3,447 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.3
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪7,091
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed65.1%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue20.9%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 51 agorot go to education and 15 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪5,607 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 Iksal, and nearby

Most similar: Sha'ab, Basmat Tab'un, Ma'ale Iron

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

Sha'ab7,979 residents · wage ₪9,156Basmat Tab'un8,422 residents · wage ₪9,359Ma'ale Iron15,929 residents · wage ₪9,020Sajur4,361 residents · wage ₪12,787

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Iksal: common questions

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What is the population of Iksal?

Iksal has 15,405 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

Is Iksal safe?

In 2025, police opened 56.4 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Iksal, above the national average (33.9).

How many schools are there in Iksal?

Iksal has 10 schools, 33 kindergartens and 8 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Iksal?

The average monthly wage per employee in Iksal is ₪9,936, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Iksal in?

Iksal is in the Northern District, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 478