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Village · Shomron Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1981

Barkan by the numbers

Barkan has 2,164 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is older than 75% of them, with more renters than 74% of them and has smaller households than 71% of them.

Population
2,164
30% children under 18
Average rent
₪3,900
a month
Average monthly salary
₪17,533
16% higher than the national average
Schools
1
5 kindergartens

How does Barkan compare with other towns?

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

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How much do people earn?

₪17,533Higher wages than 76% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Young or old?

12%Older than 75% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How much is rent?

₪3,900Lower rent than 74% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Do people rent or own?

32%More renters than 74% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

3.3Smaller households than 71% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

32%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

12%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; housing: Tax Authority (Nadlan) 2026; 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.

How much does it cost to live in Barkan?

rent ₪3,900 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪3,900a month
▼ 28.4% a year22% below the national average
22%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterBarkanIsrael

₪3,500Q2 22Q2 23Q2 24Q2 25Q2 26

Source: Israel Tax Authority, Nadlan.gov.il. Averages of reported sales; with too few sales no average is shown.

What is the average salary in Barkan?

₪17,533 a month for the average employee, 16% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪17,533average monthly salary

16% above the national average.

Barkan
₪17,533
Israel
₪15,140
19.2%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2.3%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪13,533self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
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4
5
6
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8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 696 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 Barkan

1 school, 5 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
5Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Kindergartens5 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Barkan

7 public transport lines

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Public transport7 linesBus and train lines and where they goHealth1 clinic or pharmacyHospitals, health fund clinics and pharmacies

Who lives in Barkan?

30% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Barkan
30%
58%
12%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Barkan
42%
41%
13%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.4%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.1%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
2.9%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.2%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 Barkan vote?

Largest list: Likud (36%). Turnout 75%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Barkan voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+16 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202675%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202270%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (47%).

Likud
36.3%
Otzma Yehudit
12.7%
Together (Beyachad)
11.2%
Yashar
11%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
10.2%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
6.2%

Barkan 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 Barkan?

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 Barkan, and nearby

Most similar: Atlit, Oranit, Nili

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

Atlit12,054 residents · wage ₪22,036Oranit9,920 residents · wage ₪21,342Nili2,321 residents · wage ₪19,108Karnei Shomron10,963 residents · wage ₪15,569

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Barkan: common questions

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What is the population of Barkan?

Barkan has 2,164 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Barkan?

Barkan has 1 schools, 5 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Barkan?

Average rent in Barkan: ₪3,900 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Barkan?

The average monthly wage per employee in Barkan is ₪17,533, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Barkan in?

Barkan is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Shomron Regional Council, Tulkarm subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3654