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Cooperative moshav · Mateh Yehuda Regional Council · Jerusalem District · founded 1978

Yad HaShemona by the numbers

A family-oriented moshav

Yad HaShemona has 265 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has bigger families than 82% of them and fewer graduates than 77% of them.

Population
265
32% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪16,830
11% higher than the national average
Schools
1
1 kindergarten
Socio-economic cluster
5 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Yad HaShemona compare with other towns?

Yad HaShemona Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪6,920Lower wages than 95% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Big families?

3.6Bigger families than 82% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

How educated?

23%Fewer graduates than 77% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

22%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh
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Can you live without a car?

9%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 Yad HaShemona?

₪16,830 a month for the average employee, 11% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 5 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪16,830average monthly salary (Mateh Yehuda Regional Council)

11% above the national average.

The council
₪16,830
Israel
₪15,140
23.1%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,731self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 6 in the previous index.

Ranked 215 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Yad HaShemona

1 school, 1 kindergarten and 0 daycare centres

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1Schools
1Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Yad HaShemona?

13% 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 Mateh Yehuda Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
32%
55%
13%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
61%
19%
16%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.7%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.7%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.4%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.3%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 Yad HaShemona vote?

Largest list: Yashar (35%). Turnout 77%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Yad HaShemona voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+19 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202677%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202271%

In 2022 the largest list here was National Unity (27%).

Yashar
35.3%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
19.3%
Likud
12.7%
Yisrael Beiteinu
10.7%
Together (Beyachad)
8.7%
Amcha Yisrael
6.7%

Yad HaShemona 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 Yad HaShemona?

About ₪323 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council pays about ₪323 a month in arnona on average (₪3,879 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.1
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,489
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue56.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 47 agorot go to education and 10 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪2,797 thousand.

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

Towns like Yad HaShemona, and nearby

Most similar: Matat, Eli-Ad, Mahseya

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

Matat232 residents · wage ₪7,060Eli-Ad593 residents · wage ₪8,260Mahseya485 residents · wage ₪8,700Poriya-Kfar Avoda327 residents · wage ₪8,180

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Yad HaShemona: common questions

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What is the population of Yad HaShemona?

Yad HaShemona has 265 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Yad HaShemona?

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

What is the average salary in Yad HaShemona?

The average monthly wage per employee in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council is ₪16,830, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Yad HaShemona in?

Yad HaShemona is in the Jerusalem District, in the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1134