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Moshav · Be'er Tuvia Regional Council · Southern District · founded 1949

Talme Yehi'el by the numbers

A car-dependent moshav

Talme Yehi'el has 982 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer car-free households than 89% of them, fewer renters than 85% of them and bigger families than 75% of them.

Population
982
30% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪17,497
16% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Talme Yehi'el compare with other towns?

Talme Yehi'el Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Can you live without a car?

3%Fewer car-free households than 89% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

16%Fewer renters than 85% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

3.4Bigger families than 75% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪11,360Like most (slightly above)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
LowHigh
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Young or old?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

How educated?

34%Like most (slightly below)
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 Talme Yehi'el?

₪17,497 a month for the average employee, 16% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪17,497average monthly salary (Be'er Tuvia Regional Council)

16% above the national average.

The council
₪17,497
Israel
₪15,140
21.1%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.1%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪14,585self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Up from cluster 7 in the previous index.

Ranked 752 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Talme Yehi'el

0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres

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0Schools
2Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Talme Yehi'el?

30% 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 Be'er Tuvia Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
30%
55%
15%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
65%
20%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

25.5%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.5%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.5%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 Talme Yehi'el vote?

Largest list: Yashar (34%). Turnout 77%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Talme Yehi'el voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+18 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202677%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202273%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (27%).

Yashar
33.9%
Likud
24%
Together (Beyachad)
13.1%
Otzma Yehudit
8%
The Democrats
6.4%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
4.5%

Talme Yehi'el 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 Talme Yehi'el?

About ₪285 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Be'er Toviya Regional Council pays about ₪285 a month in arnona on average (₪3,420 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪16,512
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed89.8%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue80.5%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 38 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Talme Yehi'el, and nearby

Most similar: Livnim, Sde Nahum, Gilat

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

Livnim516 residents · wage ₪10,730Sde Nahum1,204 residents · wage ₪11,130Gilat1,666 residents · wage ₪10,280Be'er Toviya1,495 residents · wage ₪12,210

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Talme Yehi'el: common questions

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What is the population of Talme Yehi'el?

Talme Yehi'el has 982 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Talme Yehi'el?

Talme Yehi'el has 0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Talme Yehi'el?

The average monthly wage per employee in Be'er Tuvia Regional Council is ₪17,497, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Talme Yehi'el in?

Talme Yehi'el is in the Southern District, in the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, Ashkelon subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 727