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Moshav · Gilboa Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1954

Metav by the numbers

Metav has 595 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer graduates than 90% of them, smaller households than 77% of them and fewer renters than 74% of them.

Population
595
31% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪13,410
11% lower than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Metav compare with other towns?

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

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How educated?

16%Fewer graduates than 90% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Big families?

2.7Smaller households than 77% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

21%Fewer renters than 74% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪9,680Like most (slightly below)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

12%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 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 Metav?

₪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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Ranked 484 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).

Who lives in Metav?

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 Metav vote?

Largest list: Likud (51%). Turnout 79%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Metav voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+30 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202679%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202280%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (56%).

Likud
50.5%
Otzma Yehudit
14%
Yashar
11.1%
Together (Beyachad)
4.9%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
4.6%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
4.2%

Metav 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 Metav?

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 Metav, and nearby

Most similar: Avdon, Mivtahim, Shibolim

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

Avdon687 residents · wage ₪8,630Mivtahim1,070 residents · wage ₪9,850Shibolim431 residents · wage ₪9,850Elifelet809 residents · wage ₪8,630

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Metav: common questions

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What is the population of Metav?

Metav has 595 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Metav?

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

Which district is Metav in?

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

Data sources

CBS locality code: 2054