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Village · Lower Galilee Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1908

Mizpa by the numbers

An older town

Mizpa has 149 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 97% of them and has smaller households than 84% of them.

Population
149
37% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪16,475
9% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Mizpa compare with other towns?

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

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Young or old?

25%Older than 97% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Big families?

2.6Smaller households than 84% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

22%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪10,620Like most (slightly above)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

12%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

36%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 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 Mizpa?

₪16,475 a month for the average employee, 9% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪16,475average monthly salary (Lower Galilee Regional Council)

9% above the national average.

The council
₪16,475
Israel
₪15,140
23.8%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2.7%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,219self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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Ranked 708 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Who lives in Mizpa?

37% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Lower Galilee Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
37%
51%
12%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
80%
11%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

27.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.3%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
2.9%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.2%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 Mizpa vote?

Largest list: Yashar (34%). Turnout 80%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Mizpa voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+18 points) and Together (Beyachad) less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202680%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202275%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (37%).

Yashar
34.1%
Likud
22%
The Democrats
13.2%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5.5%
Otzma Yehudit
5.5%
Shas
4.4%

Mizpa 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 Mizpa?

About ₪305 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 Lower Galilee Regional Council pays about ₪305 a month in arnona on average (₪3,663 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.7
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪13,233
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed97.4%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue64.8%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 39 agorot go to education and 6 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪43 thousand.

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

Towns like Mizpa, and nearby

Most similar: Regba, Givat Hayim (Me'uhad), Ein HaHoresh

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

Regba1,057 residents · wage ₪9,540Givat Hayim (Me'uhad)1,265 residents · wage ₪10,750Ein HaHoresh892 residents · wage ₪11,030Gat Rimon267 residents · wage ₪11,310

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Mizpa: common questions

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What is the population of Mizpa?

Mizpa has 149 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Mizpa?

The average monthly wage per employee in Lower Galilee Regional Council is ₪16,475, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Mizpa in?

Mizpa is in the Northern District, in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Kinneret subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 58