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Moshav · Gezer Regional Council · Central District · founded 1951

Pedaya by the numbers

A renter-heavy moshav

Pedaya has 989 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer graduates than 86% of them and more renters than 82% of them.

Population
989
32% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪19,791
31% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Pedaya compare with other towns?

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

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How educated?

18%Fewer graduates than 86% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

38%More renters than 82% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

9%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

15%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
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Big families?

3Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪10,130Like most (slightly below)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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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 Pedaya?

₪19,791 a month for the average employee, 31% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪19,791average monthly salary (Gezer Regional Council)

31% above the national average.

The council
₪19,791
Israel
₪15,140
20.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪15,038self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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Ranked 532 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Pedaya

0 schools, 1 kindergarten and 0 daycare centres

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0Schools
1Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Pedaya?

14% are 65 or older (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gezer Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
32%
54%
14%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
60%
29%
9%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

24.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.2%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.7%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 Pedaya vote?

Largest list: Likud (55%). Turnout 84%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Pedaya voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+35 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202684%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202281%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (55%).

Likud
55%
Yashar
11.6%
Otzma Yehudit
10.2%
Together (Beyachad)
6.8%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
5.8%
Shas
4.2%

Pedaya 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 Pedaya?

About ₪306 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 Gezer Regional Council pays about ₪306 a month in arnona on average (₪3,672 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,364
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed97.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue66.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 43 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Pedaya, and nearby

Most similar: Hadid, Zekharya, Azrikam

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

Hadid1,152 residents · wage ₪9,630Zekharya1,392 residents · wage ₪9,680Azrikam1,671 residents · wage ₪10,230Yarhiv1,182 residents · wage ₪10,440

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Pedaya: common questions

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What is the population of Pedaya?

Pedaya has 989 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Pedaya?

Pedaya has 0 schools, 1 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Pedaya?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gezer Regional Council is ₪19,791, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Pedaya in?

Pedaya is in the Central District, in the Gezer Regional Council, Ramla subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 838