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Local council · Northern District

Kafar Manda by the numbers

A young and family-oriented town

Kafar Manda has 22,976 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 100 other cities with 20,000+ residents, it is younger than 90% of them, with fewer renters than 95% of them and has fewer graduates than 89% of them.

Population
22,976
35% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪8,124
46% lower than the national average
Crime
33.4 per 1,000
About the national average
Schools
17
47 kindergartens

How does Kafar Manda compare with other cities?

Kafar Manda Another of the 101 cities with 20,000+ residents

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How much do people earn?

₪8,124Lower wages than 99% of cities
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Do people rent or own?

5%Fewer renters than 95% of cities
Households renting, 2022
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Young or old?

5%Younger than 90% of cities
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How educated?

12%Fewer graduates than 89% of cities
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Big families?

3.7Bigger families than 82% of cities
People per household, average, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

19%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
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How much crime?

33.4Like most (slightly above)
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
LowHigh

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 101 cities with 20,000+ residents.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Kafar Manda

1,191 housing units in approved plans · 8 land tenders since 2015

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What is the average salary in Kafar Manda?

₪8,124 a month for the average employee, 46% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 2 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪8,124average monthly salary

46% below the national average.

Kafar Manda
₪8,124
Israel
₪15,140
52.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.1%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪8,773self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster (of the local authority)
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Ranked 16 of 255 local authorities (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Kafar Manda

17 schools, 47 kindergartens and 11 daycare centres

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17Schools
47Kindergartens
11Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 17.

Schools17 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens47 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Kafar Manda

9 sports facilities, 8 public transport lines

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Sports facilities9 sports facilitiesCourts, halls and pools by neighbourhoodPublic transport8 linesBus and train lines and where they go

Crime in Kafar Manda: is Kafar Manda safe?

33.4 cases per 1,000 residents, about the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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33.4criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Up 8% from 2024. Violent offences are 17% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (759 cases).

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Who lives in Kafar Manda?

5% 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

Kafar Manda
35%
60%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Kafar Manda
69%
15%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

12.1%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.7%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.7%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
5.2%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.6%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 Kafar Manda vote?

Largest list: Joint List (56%). Turnout 86%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Kafar Manda voted Joint List more than the country as a whole (‎+47 points) and Likud less (‎-20).

Turnout
Here, 202686%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202265%

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

Joint List
55.8%
Ra'am
41.6%
The Democrats
1%
Yisrael Beiteinu
0.7%
Likud
0.1%
Shas
0.1%

Kafar Manda 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 Kafar Manda?

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 Kafar Manda 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₪8,629
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed70.8%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue18.5%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 49 agorot go to education and 19 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪16,976 thousand.

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

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Towns like Kafar Manda, and nearby

Most similar: Kafr Kanna, Reine, Tamra

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

Kafr Kanna26,026 residents · wage ₪8,677Reine20,754 residents · wage ₪9,337Tamra37,945 residents · wage ₪9,345Umm al-Fahm61,823 residents · wage ₪8,934

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Kafar Manda: common questions

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What is the population of Kafar Manda?

Kafar Manda has 22,976 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

Is Kafar Manda safe?

In 2025, police opened 33.4 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Kafar Manda, below the national average (33.9).

How many schools are there in Kafar Manda?

Kafar Manda has 17 schools, 47 kindergartens and 11 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Kafar Manda?

The average monthly wage per employee in Kafar Manda is ₪8,124, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

What share of Kafar Manda's residents are Arab?

99% of Kafar Manda's residents are Arab, according to the CBS localities file.

Which district is Kafar Manda in?

Kafar Manda is in the Northern District, Acre subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 510