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Village · Emek Hefer Regional Council · Central District · founded 1951

Shoshanat HaAmakim by the numbers

Shoshanat HaAmakim has 445 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer graduates than 79% of them, smaller households than 77% of them and more car-free households than 75% of them.

Population
445
29% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪20,919
38% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
6 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Shoshanat HaAmakim compare with other towns?

Shoshanat HaAmakim Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪7,930Lower wages than 87% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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How educated?

22%Fewer graduates than 79% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

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

Can you live without a car?

18%More car-free households than 75% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh
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Do people rent or own?

33%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

13%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 Shoshanat HaAmakim?

₪20,919 a month for the average employee, 38% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 6 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪20,919average monthly salary (Emek Hefer Regional Council)

38% above the national average.

The council
₪20,919
Israel
₪15,140
21.5%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5.9%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪13,724self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 303 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Who lives in Shoshanat HaAmakim?

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 Emek Hefer Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
29%
56%
15%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
69%
24%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

29%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.3%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.2%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3%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 Shoshanat HaAmakim vote?

Largest list: Likud (35%). Turnout 75%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Shoshanat HaAmakim voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+14 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202675%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202272%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (34%).

Likud
34.8%
Yashar
22.7%
Together (Beyachad)
10.9%
The Democrats
6.5%
Otzma Yehudit
6.2%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
5.6%

Shoshanat HaAmakim 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 Shoshanat HaAmakim?

About ₪387 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Emek Hefer Regional Council pays about ₪387 a month in arnona on average (₪4,644 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪51.6
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪10,729
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.7%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue59.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 48 agorot go to education and 7 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Shoshanat HaAmakim, and nearby

Most similar: Hukok, Yuval, Kfar Ya'bez

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

Hukok802 residents · wage ₪7,110Yuval886 residents · wage ₪8,280Kfar Ya'bez721 residents · wage ₪7,830Hermesh295 residents · wage ₪6,340

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Shoshanat HaAmakim: common questions

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What is the population of Shoshanat HaAmakim?

Shoshanat HaAmakim has 445 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Shoshanat HaAmakim?

The average monthly wage per employee in Emek Hefer Regional Council is ₪20,919, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Shoshanat HaAmakim in?

Shoshanat HaAmakim is in the Central District, in the Emek Hefer Regional Council, Sharon subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 224