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Moshav · Alona Regional Council · Haifa District · founded 1950

Amikam by the numbers

A renter-heavy moshav

Amikam has 751 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 77% of them, with more renters than 84% of them and has smaller households than 77% of them.

Population
751
29% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪18,939
25% higher than the national average
Schools
1
0 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Amikam compare with other towns?

Amikam Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Do people rent or own?

39%More renters than 84% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Young or old?

8%Younger than 77% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

2.7Smaller households than 77% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪8,880Lower wages than 75% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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How educated?

34%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

11%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 Amikam?

₪18,939 a month for the average employee, 25% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪18,939average monthly salary (Alona Regional Council)

25% above the national average.

The council
₪18,939
Israel
₪15,140
25.2%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5.9%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,256self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 836 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Amikam

1 school, 0 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres

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1Schools
0Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Amikam?

29% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Maccabi

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Alona Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
29%
58%
13%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
33%
33%
10%
24%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

37.5%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.2%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
2.2%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
1.5%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 Amikam vote?

Largest list: Yashar (37%). Turnout 80%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Amikam voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+21 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202680%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202272%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (39%).

Yashar
37.2%
The Democrats
23%
Together (Beyachad)
15.3%
Likud
12.6%
Yisrael Beiteinu
4.3%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
3.2%

Amikam 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 Amikam?

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 Alona 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₪11,120
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed87.6%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue35.6%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 41 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Amikam, and nearby

Most similar: El-Rom, Tel Adashim, Kalya

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

El-Rom621 residents · wage ₪10,050Tel Adashim1,335 residents · wage ₪10,210Kalya585 residents · wage ₪9,990Zerufa1,288 residents · wage ₪9,320

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Amikam: common questions

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What is the population of Amikam?

Amikam has 751 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Amikam?

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

What is the average salary in Amikam?

The average monthly wage per employee in Alona Regional Council is ₪18,939, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Amikam in?

Amikam is in the Haifa District, in the Alona Regional Council, Hadera subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 773