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Village · Hevel Modi'in Regional Council · Central District · founded 1958

Kerem Ben Shemen by the numbers

An affluent, car-dependent and older town

Kerem Ben Shemen has 132 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 89% of them, with fewer car-free households than 90% of them and has bigger families than 82% of them.

Population
132
30% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪19,099
26% higher than the national average

How does Kerem Ben Shemen compare with other towns?

Kerem Ben Shemen Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪17,050Higher wages than 98% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

3%Fewer car-free households than 90% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Young or old?

19%Older than 89% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Big families?

3.6Bigger families than 82% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

39%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

28%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 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 Kerem Ben Shemen?

₪19,099 a month for the average employee, 26% higher than the national average

Wages 2025

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₪19,099average monthly salary (Hevel Modi'in Regional Council)

26% above the national average.

The council
₪19,099
Israel
₪15,140
21%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪14,499self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025, average for Hevel Modi'in Regional Council.

Who lives in Kerem Ben Shemen?

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

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Hevel Modi'in Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
30%
57%
13%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
55%
34%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

25.2%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.2%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.2%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.6%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 much is arnona (property tax) in Kerem Ben Shemen?

About ₪308 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 Hevel Modi'in Regional Council pays about ₪308 a month in arnona on average (₪3,690 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪41
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪12,565
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed95.7%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue74.9%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 39 agorot go to education and 9 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Kerem Ben Shemen, and nearby

Most similar: Magshimim, Kfar Aviv, Avigedor

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

Magshimim916 residents · wage ₪15,810Kfar Aviv774 residents · wage ₪15,080Avigedor947 residents · wage ₪15,410Kfar Yedidya809 residents · wage ₪14,070

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Kerem Ben Shemen: common questions

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What is the population of Kerem Ben Shemen?

Kerem Ben Shemen has 132 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Kerem Ben Shemen?

The average monthly wage per employee in Hevel Modi'in Regional Council is ₪19,099, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Kerem Ben Shemen in?

Kerem Ben Shemen is in the Central District, in the Hevel Modi'in Regional Council, Ramla subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 88