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Community settlement · Gush Etzion Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1981

Ma'ale Amos by the numbers

A family-oriented, young and renter-heavy town

Ma'ale Amos has 1,340 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 98% of them, with bigger families than 99% of them and has more renters than 85% of them.

Population
1,340
44% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪15,122
About the national average
Schools
1
9 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
2 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Ma'ale Amos compare with other towns?

Ma'ale Amos Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Big families?

5.9Bigger families than 99% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪6,220Lower wages than 98% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Young or old?

1%Younger than 98% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

40%More renters than 85% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh
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Can you live without a car?

19%More car-free households than 80% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

22%Fewer graduates than 79% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 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 Ma'ale Amos?

₪15,122 a month for the average employee, close to the national average; socio-economic cluster 2 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪15,122average monthly salary (Gush Etzion Regional Council)

0% below the national average.

The council
₪15,122
Israel
₪15,140
27.3%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,167self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 52 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Ma'ale Amos

1 school, 9 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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1Schools
9Kindergartens
2Daycare centres

Schools by stream: Haredi 1.

Kindergartens9 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Ma'ale Amos?

44% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gush Etzion Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
44%
50%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
35%
30%
29%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

25.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.6%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
0.8%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 Ma'ale Amos vote?

Largest list: United Torah Judaism (51%). Turnout 81%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Ma'ale Amos voted United Torah Judaism more than the country as a whole (‎+46 points) and Likud less (‎-19).

Turnout
Here, 202681%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202276%

In 2022 the largest list here was United Torah Judaism (49%).

United Torah Judaism
51%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
29.5%
Shas
7.8%
Otzma Yehudit
4.9%
Likud
1.6%
Together (Beyachad)
0.7%

Ma'ale Amos 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 Ma'ale Amos?

About ₪344 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gush Etzion Regional Council pays about ₪344 a month in arnona on average (₪4,122 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪45.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,790
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed86.1%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue30.3%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 52 agorot go to education and 14 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪21,008 thousand.

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

Towns like Ma'ale Amos, and nearby

Most similar: Yesodot, Asfar, Nahali'el

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

Yesodot1,179 residents · wage ₪7,360Asfar1,513 residents · wage ₪5,690Nahali'el798 residents · wage ₪5,230Itamar1,759 residents · wage ₪6,240

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Ma'ale Amos: common questions

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What is the population of Ma'ale Amos?

Ma'ale Amos has 1,340 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Ma'ale Amos?

Ma'ale Amos has 1 schools, 9 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Ma'ale Amos?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gush Etzion Regional Council is ₪15,122, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Ma'ale Amos in?

Ma'ale Amos is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Gush Etzion Regional Council, Bethlehem subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3653