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Moshav · Sdot Dan Regional Council · Central District · founded 1950

Hemed by the numbers

A renter-heavy and highly educated moshav

Hemed has 1,484 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has more renters than 86% of them and more graduates than 84% of them.

Population
1,484
40% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪15,492
About the national average
Schools
2
4 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Hemed compare with other towns?

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

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Do people rent or own?

40%More renters than 86% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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How educated?

46%More graduates than 84% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪11,680Higher wages than 70% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

9%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh
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Can you live without a car?

14%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

3.2Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 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 Hemed?

₪15,492 a month for the average employee, close to the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪15,492average monthly salary (Sdot Dan Regional Council)

2% above the national average.

The council
₪15,492
Israel
₪15,140
25.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2.6%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,795self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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Ranked 421 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Hemed

2 schools, 4 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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2Schools
4Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State-religious 1, Haredi 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Hemed?

40% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Sdot Dan Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
40%
50%
11%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
57%
21%
19%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

21.6%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.6%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.5%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 Hemed vote?

Largest list: Religious Zionism-Zehut (22%). Turnout 84%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Hemed voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+17 points) and Yashar less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202684%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202283%

In 2022 the largest list here was Religious Zionism (31%).

Religious Zionism-Zehut
22.4%
Likud
20.6%
Together (Beyachad)
13.4%
Amcha Yisrael
10.2%
Otzma Yehudit
7.7%
Shas
7.4%

Hemed 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 Hemed?

About ₪306 a month for a 90 m² apartment, about the same as most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Sdot Dan Regional Council pays about ₪306 a month in arnona on average (₪3,672 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,628
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed92.4%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue57.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 47 agorot go to education and 11 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Hemed, and nearby

Most similar: Dvir, Beit Keshet, Hibat Zion

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

Dvir1,197 residents · wage ₪12,430Beit Keshet720 residents · wage ₪10,360Hibat Zion955 residents · wage ₪12,960Nir Ezyon660 residents · wage ₪10,140

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Hemed: common questions

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What is the population of Hemed?

Hemed has 1,484 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Hemed?

Hemed has 2 schools, 4 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Hemed?

The average monthly wage per employee in Sdot Dan Regional Council is ₪15,492, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Hemed in?

Hemed is in the Central District, in the Sdot Dan Regional Council, Ramla subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 801