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Moshav · Arvot HaYarden Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1973

Mekhora by the numbers

A car-dependent moshav

Mekhora has 270 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer car-free households than 92% of them and fewer graduates than 84% of them.

Population
270
45% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪14,458
5% lower than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Mekhora compare with other towns?

Mekhora Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Can you live without a car?

3%Fewer car-free households than 92% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

How educated?

19%Fewer graduates than 84% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪9,440Like most (slightly below)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

26%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh
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Big families?

3Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

11%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 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 Mekhora?

₪14,458 a month for the average employee, 5% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪14,458average monthly salary (Arvot HaYarden Regional Council)

5% below the national average.

The council
₪14,458
Israel
₪15,140
22.9%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.9%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,527self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 8 in the previous index.

Ranked 530 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Mekhora

0 schools, 1 kindergarten and 0 daycare centres

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0Schools
1Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Mekhora?

45% 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 Arvot HaYarden Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
45%
47%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
81%
12%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

33.9%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.6%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.3%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
1.7%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
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 Mekhora vote?

Largest list: Likud (27%). Turnout 74%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Mekhora voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+16 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202674%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202266%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (24%).

Likud
27%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
20.7%
Yashar
17.1%
Together (Beyachad)
13.5%
Amcha Yisrael
8.1%
Otzma Yehudit
5.4%

Mekhora 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 Mekhora?

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 Arvot HaYarden Regional Council 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₪17,707
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed85%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue23.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 40 agorot go to education and 5 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Mekhora, and nearby

Most similar: Elifelet, Ne'ot Golan, Ahuzam

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

Elifelet809 residents · wage ₪8,630Ne'ot Golan742 residents · wage ₪9,250Ahuzam555 residents · wage ₪10,180Mazliah1,477 residents · wage ₪10,620

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Mekhora: common questions

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What is the population of Mekhora?

Mekhora has 270 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Mekhora?

Mekhora has 0 schools, 1 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Mekhora?

The average monthly wage per employee in Arvot HaYarden Regional Council is ₪14,458, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Mekhora in?

Mekhora is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Arvot HaYarden Regional Council, Jordan Valley-Jericho subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3614