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Local council · Northern District

Jish (Gush Halav) by the numbers

Jish (Gush Halav) has 3,293 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is older than 79% of them and has smaller households than 88% of them.

Population
3,293
24% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪13,165
13% lower than the national average
Crime
26.5 per 1,000
Below the national average (33.9)
Schools
2
5 kindergartens

How does Jish (Gush Halav) compare with other towns?

Jish (Gush Halav) Another of the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents

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Big families?

3Smaller households than 88% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

13%Older than 79% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How educated?

16%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

16%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
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How much crime?

26.5Like most (slightly above)
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
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How much do people earn?

₪13,165Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; age: National Insurance 2026; crime: Israel Police 2025; 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.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Jish (Gush Halav)

1 open land tenders

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What is the average salary in Jish (Gush Halav)?

₪13,165 a month for the average employee, 13% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10; a 12% income tax credit

Wages 2025

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₪13,165average monthly salary

13% below the national average.

Jish (Gush Halav)
₪13,165
Israel
₪15,140
24%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.8%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪10,363self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Tax benefit town 2026
Residents of Jish (Gush Halav) get an income tax credit of
12%
on income up to ₪213,240 a year. Worth up to about ₪2,132 a month.
Socio-economic cluster (of the local authority)
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 176 of 255 local authorities (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025. Tax benefit: Israel Tax Authority list of eligible towns for 2026. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Jish (Gush Halav)

2 schools, 5 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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2Schools
5Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 2.

Kindergartens5 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Jish (Gush Halav)

4 public transport lines

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Public transport4 linesBus and train lines and where they go

Crime in Jish (Gush Halav): is Jish (Gush Halav) safe?

26.5 cases per 1,000 residents, below the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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26.5criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Down 30% from 2024. Violent offences are 16% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (87 cases).

Road accidents69 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and where

Who lives in Jish (Gush Halav)?

24% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Jish (Gush Halav)
24%
64%
13%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Jish (Gush Halav)
71%
19%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.4%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.9%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.4%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
3.6%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
5.3%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 Jish (Gush Halav) vote?

Largest list: Joint List (62%). Turnout 72%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Jish (Gush Halav) voted Joint List more than the country as a whole (‎+53 points) and Likud less (‎-19).

Turnout
Here, 202672%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202250%

In 2022 the largest list here was Hadash-Ta'al (36%).

Joint List
62%
Ra'am
13.5%
The Democrats
12.1%
Yashar
7.7%
Likud
1.4%
Yisrael Beiteinu
1.3%

Jish (Gush Halav) 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 Jish (Gush Halav)?

About ₪287 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Jish (Gush Halav) pays about ₪287 a month in arnona on average (₪3,447 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.3
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪8,468
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed58.6%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue31.2%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 22 agorot go to education and 22 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪2,493 thousand.

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

Budget and arnona2024 reportWhere the money goes and where it comes from

Towns like Jish (Gush Halav), and nearby

Most similar: Rame, Kafar Kama, Isfiya

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

Rame8,361 residents · wage ₪11,986Kafar Kama3,613 residents · wage ₪13,783Isfiya13,522 residents · wage ₪12,348Fassuta3,383 residents · wage ₪12,895

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Jish (Gush Halav): common questions

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What is the population of Jish (Gush Halav)?

Jish (Gush Halav) has 3,293 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

Is Jish (Gush Halav) safe?

In 2025, police opened 26.5 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Jish (Gush Halav), below the national average (33.9).

How many schools are there in Jish (Gush Halav)?

Jish (Gush Halav) has 2 schools, 5 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Jish (Gush Halav)?

The average monthly wage per employee in Jish (Gush Halav) is ₪13,165, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Is there a tax benefit for living in Jish (Gush Halav)?

Yes. In 2026, residents of Jish (Gush Halav) get an income tax credit of 12% on personal-exertion income of up to ₪213,240 a year.

What share of Jish (Gush Halav)'s residents are Arab?

98% of Jish (Gush Halav)'s residents are Arab, according to the CBS localities file.

Which district is Jish (Gush Halav) in?

Jish (Gush Halav) is in the Northern District, Safed subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 487