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Village · Jezreel Valley Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1998

Ahuzat Barak by the numbers

A car-dependent town

Ahuzat Barak has 2,474 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has fewer car-free households than 99% of them and fewer renters than 82% of them.

Population
2,474
30% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪18,009
19% higher than the national average
Schools
1
3 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Ahuzat Barak compare with other towns?

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

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Can you live without a car?

2%Fewer car-free households than 99% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

5%Fewer renters than 82% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪18,009Higher wages than 78% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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How educated?

31%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Young or old?

9%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
LowHigh

Big families?

3.5Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 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 Ahuzat Barak?

₪18,009 a month for the average employee, 19% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪18,009average monthly salary

19% above the national average.

Ahuzat Barak
₪18,009
Israel
₪15,140
19.4%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2.5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,055self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 693 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 Ahuzat Barak

1 school, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
3Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Ahuzat Barak?

9% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Ahuzat Barak
30%
61%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Ahuzat Barak
84%
13%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

18.4%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
2.9%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
1.6%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 Ahuzat Barak vote?

Largest list: Likud (28%). Turnout 78%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Ahuzat Barak voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+8 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

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

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (35%).

Likud
27.8%
Yashar
24.4%
Together (Beyachad)
15.3%
Yisrael Beiteinu
6.7%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
5.9%
Otzma Yehudit
5.7%

Ahuzat Barak 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 Ahuzat Barak?

About ₪321 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Jezreel Valley Regional Council pays about ₪321 a month in arnona on average (₪3,852 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪42.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,755
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.6%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue62%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 46 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Ahuzat Barak, and nearby

Most similar: Bat Hefer, Merkaz Shapira, Gan Ner

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

Bat Hefer5,167 residents · wage ₪19,308Merkaz Shapira3,389 residents · wage ₪17,056Gan Ner2,556 residents · wage ₪16,171Beit Hashmonai2,133 residents · wage ₪22,276

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Ahuzat Barak: common questions

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What is the population of Ahuzat Barak?

Ahuzat Barak has 2,474 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Ahuzat Barak?

Ahuzat Barak has 1 schools, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Ahuzat Barak?

The average monthly wage per employee in Ahuzat Barak is ₪18,009, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Ahuzat Barak in?

Ahuzat Barak is in the Northern District, in the Jezreel Valley Regional Council, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1330