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Village · Emek Hefer Regional Council · Central District · founded 1956

Zuki Yam by the numbers

An affluent, renter-heavy and older town

Zuki Yam has 223 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 86% of them, with more renters than 96% of them and has smaller households than 84% of them.

Population
223
29% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪20,919
38% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Zuki Yam compare with other towns?

Zuki Yam Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪15,530Higher wages than 96% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

50%More renters than 96% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Young or old?

18%Older than 86% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

2.6Smaller households than 84% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

43%More graduates than 77% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

15%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 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 Zuki Yam?

₪20,919 a month for the average employee, 38% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 9 in the previous index.

Ranked 844 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 Zuki Yam?

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 Zuki Yam vote?

Largest list: Yashar (29%). Turnout 73%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Zuki Yam voted The Democrats more than the country as a whole (‎+17 points) and Joint List less (‎-8).

Turnout
Here, 202673%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202268%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (36%).

Yashar
28.9%
The Democrats
23%
Likud
17.1%
Together (Beyachad)
10.5%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
7.2%
Yisrael Beiteinu
6.6%

Zuki Yam 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 Zuki Yam?

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 Zuki Yam, and nearby

Most similar: Ramat Razi'el, Beit Hanan, Beit Zeid

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

Ramat Razi'el684 residents · wage ₪14,050Beit Hanan632 residents · wage ₪16,740Beit Zeid84 residents · wage ₪15,490Neta'im720 residents · wage ₪15,280

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Zuki Yam: common questions

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What is the population of Zuki Yam?

Zuki Yam has 223 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Zuki Yam?

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

Which district is Zuki Yam in?

Zuki Yam is in the Central District, in the Emek Hefer Regional Council, Sharon subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1102