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Village · Shomron Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1983

Yizhar by the numbers

A young, renter-heavy and family-oriented town

Yizhar has 2,757 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is younger than 98% of them, with more renters than 96% of them and has bigger families than 94% of them.

Population
2,757
62% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪9,683
36% lower than the national average
Schools
3
12 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
3 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Yizhar compare with other towns?

Yizhar Another of the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents

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Young or old?

1%Younger than 98% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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Do people rent or own?

44%More renters than 96% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

4.9Bigger families than 94% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪9,683Lower wages than 81% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Can you live without a car?

21%More car-free households than 79% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

20%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; age: National Insurance 2026; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents.

What is the average salary in Yizhar?

₪9,683 a month for the average employee, 36% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪9,683average monthly salary

36% below the national average.

Yizhar
₪9,683
Israel
₪15,140
43.5%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪10,180self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Up from cluster 2 in the previous index.

Ranked 66 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Yizhar

3 schools, 12 kindergartens and 3 daycare centres

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3Schools
12Kindergartens
3Daycare centres

Schools by stream: Haredi 3.

Schools3 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens12 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Yizhar?

62% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Leumit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Yizhar
62%
37%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Yizhar
23%
67%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

30.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.4%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.5%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%

Source: National Insurance Institute, statistics by town (ages as of October 2026). Benefit rates are shares of all residents.

How does Yizhar vote?

Largest list: Religious Zionism-Zehut (67%). Turnout 81%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Yizhar voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+62 points) and Likud less (‎-19).

Turnout
Here, 202681%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202278%

In 2022 the largest list here was Religious Zionism (86%).

Religious Zionism-Zehut
66.9%
Otzma Yehudit
28.7%
United Torah Judaism
1.6%
Likud
1.1%
Shas
0.3%
Together (Beyachad)
0.2%

Yizhar 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 Yizhar?

About ₪290 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Shomron Regional Council pays about ₪290 a month in arnona on average (₪3,483 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.7
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪12,025
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed81.6%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue27.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 61 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪16 thousand.

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

Towns like Yizhar, and nearby

Most similar: Kiryat Ye'arim, Ganei Modi'in, Eli

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

Kiryat Ye'arim8,122 residents · wage ₪11,490Ganei Modi'in3,329 residents · wage ₪11,067Eli4,924 residents · wage ₪13,540Kfar Chabad6,594 residents · wage ₪12,176

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Yizhar: common questions

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What is the population of Yizhar?

Yizhar has 2,757 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Yizhar?

Yizhar has 3 schools, 12 kindergartens and 3 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Yizhar?

The average monthly wage per employee in Yizhar is ₪9,683, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Yizhar in?

Yizhar is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Shomron Regional Council, Nablus subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3749