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Moshav · Gderot Regional Council · Central District · founded 1950

Kfar Mordekhai by the numbers

An affluent, highly educated and older moshav

Kfar Mordekhai has 666 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 83% of them and has more graduates than 93% of them.

Population
666
28% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪24,615
63% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
9 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Kfar Mordekhai compare with other towns?

Kfar Mordekhai Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪15,480Higher wages than 95% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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How educated?

51%More graduates than 93% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Young or old?

17%Older than 83% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

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

3.2Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

12%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
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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 Kfar Mordekhai?

₪24,615 a month for the average employee, 63% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪24,615average monthly salary (Gderot Regional Council)

63% above the national average.

The council
₪24,615
Israel
₪15,140
18.2%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
9.4%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪15,991self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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Ranked 945 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Who lives in Kfar Mordekhai?

17% 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 Gderot Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
28%
55%
17%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
56%
31%
10%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

29.1%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
1.6%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.1%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 Kfar Mordekhai vote?

Largest list: Yashar (36%). Turnout 79%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Kfar Mordekhai voted The Democrats more than the country as a whole (‎+21 points) and Likud less (‎-15).

Turnout
Here, 202679%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202276%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (42%).

Yashar
35.7%
The Democrats
27.8%
Together (Beyachad)
20.1%
Likud
5.7%
Yisrael Beiteinu
3.6%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
2.8%

Kfar Mordekhai 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 Kfar Mordekhai?

About ₪405 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gderot Regional Council pays about ₪405 a month in arnona on average (₪4,860 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪54
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪10,079
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed96%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue71.8%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 33 agorot go to education and 9 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Kfar Mordekhai, and nearby

Most similar: Gat (Kibuz), Magshimim, Kfar Shmaryahu

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

Gat (Kibuz)945 residents · wage ₪14,110Magshimim916 residents · wage ₪15,810Kfar Shmaryahu1,981 residents · wage ₪33,189Beit She'arim700 residents · wage ₪13,700

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Kfar Mordekhai: common questions

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What is the population of Kfar Mordekhai?

Kfar Mordekhai has 666 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Kfar Mordekhai?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gderot Regional Council is ₪24,615, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Kfar Mordekhai in?

Kfar Mordekhai is in the Central District, in the Gderot Regional Council, Rehovot subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 764