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Community settlement · Gan Raveh Regional Council · Central District · founded 2013

Irus by the numbers

A car-dependent, young and affluent town

Irus has 1,135 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 87% of them, with fewer car-free households than 97% of them and has bigger families than 75% of them.

Population
1,135
29% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪22,483
49% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
9 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Irus compare with other towns?

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

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Can you live without a car?

2%Fewer car-free households than 97% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Young or old?

5%Younger than 87% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪13,060Higher wages than 83% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Big families?

3.4Bigger families than 75% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

42%More graduates than 74% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

31%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 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 Irus?

₪22,483 a month for the average employee, 49% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪22,483average monthly salary (Gan Raveh Regional Council)

49% above the national average.

The council
₪22,483
Israel
₪15,140
18.7%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
7.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪14,835self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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Ranked 968 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Who lives in Irus?

29% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gan Raveh Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
29%
57%
14%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
50%
40%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

29.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.2%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
1.8%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.5%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 Irus vote?

Largest list: Yashar (28%). Turnout 82%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Irus voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+12 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202682%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202280%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (29%).

Yashar
28.3%
Likud
23.4%
Together (Beyachad)
15.9%
The Democrats
7.5%
Yisrael Beiteinu
7.1%
Otzma Yehudit
5.3%

Irus 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 Irus?

About ₪319 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 Gan Raveh Regional Council pays about ₪319 a month in arnona on average (₪3,825 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪42.5
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,147
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed89%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue75.1%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 38 agorot go to education and 4 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Irus, and nearby

Most similar: Telalim, Hanaton, Ma'or

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

Telalim686 residents · wage ₪13,230Hanaton1,008 residents · wage ₪11,430Ma'or1,736 residents · wage ₪12,920Tirat Yehuda1,256 residents · wage ₪11,920

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Irus: common questions

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What is the population of Irus?

Irus has 1,135 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Irus?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gan Raveh Regional Council is ₪22,483, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Irus in?

Irus is in the Central District, in the Gan Raveh Regional Council, Rehovot subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1336