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Village · Gezer Regional Council · Central District · founded 1984

Karme Yosef by the numbers

A highly educated, older and car-dependent town

Karme Yosef has 1,761 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 97% of them, with more graduates than 99% of them and has fewer car-free households than 93% of them.

Population
1,761
32% children under 18
Average rent
₪10,500
a month
Average monthly salary
₪19,791
31% higher than the national average
Schools
1
3 kindergartens

How does Karme Yosef compare with other towns?

Karme Yosef Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How educated?

65%More graduates than 99% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪10,500Higher rent than 97% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Young or old?

24%Older than 97% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

3%Fewer car-free households than 93% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh
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How much do people earn?

₪14,600Higher wages than 92% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

22%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

2.8Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: housing: Tax Authority (Nadlan) 2026; 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.

How much does it cost to live in Karme Yosef?

rent ₪10,500 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪10,500a month
no change 110% above the national average
53%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterKarme YosefIsrael

₪10,500Q2 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 Karme Yosef?

₪19,791 a month for the average employee, 31% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪19,791average monthly salary (Gezer Regional Council)

31% above the national average.

The council
₪19,791
Israel
₪15,140
20.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪15,038self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 10 in the previous index.

Ranked 994 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Karme Yosef

1 school, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
3Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Karme Yosef?

14% are 65 or older (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gezer Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
32%
54%
14%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
60%
29%
9%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

24.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.2%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.7%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 Karme Yosef vote?

Largest list: Yashar (37%). Turnout 83%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Karme Yosef voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+21 points) and Likud less (‎-12).

Turnout
Here, 202683%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202274%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (44%).

Yashar
37%
The Democrats
25.9%
Together (Beyachad)
15.7%
Likud
8.1%
Yisrael Beiteinu
4.6%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
3.6%

Karme Yosef 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 Karme Yosef?

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 Gezer 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₪9,364
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed97.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue66.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 43 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Karme Yosef, and nearby

Most similar: Timrat, Givat Ela, Moza Ilit

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

Timrat1,443 residents · wage ₪13,400Givat Ela1,780 residents · wage ₪14,360Moza Ilit1,662 residents · wage ₪14,060Kfar Shmaryahu1,981 residents · wage ₪33,189

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Karme Yosef: common questions

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What is the population of Karme Yosef?

Karme Yosef has 1,761 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Karme Yosef?

Karme Yosef has 1 schools, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Karme Yosef?

Average rent in Karme Yosef: ₪10,500 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Karme Yosef?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gezer Regional Council is ₪19,791, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Karme Yosef in?

Karme Yosef is in the Central District, in the Gezer Regional Council, Ramla subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1264