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Village · Shomron Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1981

Yakir by the numbers

A family-oriented, highly educated and car-dependent town

Yakir has 2,803 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has bigger families than 87% of them, more graduates than 86% of them and fewer car-free households than 84% of them.

Population
2,803
47% children under 18
Average rent
₪3,400
a month
Average monthly salary
₪17,588
16% higher than the national average
Schools
1
6 kindergartens

How does Yakir compare with other towns?

Yakir Another of the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents

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Big families?

4.3Bigger families than 87% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

44%More graduates than 86% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪3,400Lower rent than 85% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

6%Fewer car-free households than 84% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Young or old?

5%Younger than 82% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How much do people earn?

₪17,588Higher wages than 76% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Do people rent or own?

24%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 2022
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Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; housing: Tax Authority (Nadlan) 2026; age: National Insurance 2026; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents.

How much does it cost to live in Yakir?

rent ₪3,400 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪3,400a month
no change 32% below the national average
19%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterYakirIsrael

₪3,000Q2 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 Yakir?

₪17,588 a month for the average employee, 16% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪17,588average monthly salary

16% above the national average.

Yakir
₪17,588
Israel
₪15,140
25.4%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.6%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,384self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 424 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Yakir

1 school, 6 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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1Schools
6Kindergartens
2Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State-religious 1.

Kindergartens6 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Yakir

10 public transport lines

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Public transport10 linesBus and train lines and where they go

Who lives in Yakir?

47% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Yakir
47%
49%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Yakir
44%
36%
18%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

21.9%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.8%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 Yakir vote?

Largest list: Religious Zionism-Zehut (61%). Turnout 80%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Yakir voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+56 points) and Yashar less (‎-15).

Turnout
Here, 202680%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202280%

In 2022 the largest list here was Religious Zionism (63%).

Religious Zionism-Zehut
61.2%
Likud
15.2%
Amcha Yisrael
9%
Otzma Yehudit
8%
Together (Beyachad)
2%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
1.5%

Yakir 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 Yakir?

About ₪290 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Shomron Regional Council pays about ₪290 a month in arnona on average (₪3,483 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.7
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪12,025
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed81.6%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue27.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 61 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪16 thousand.

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

Towns like Yakir, and nearby

Most similar: El'azar, Neve Daniyel, Even Shemu'el

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

El'azar2,574 residents · wage ₪17,314Neve Daniyel2,923 residents · wage ₪17,015Even Shemu'el2,062 residents · wage ₪16,663Pedu'el2,208 residents · wage ₪17,270

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Yakir: common questions

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What is the population of Yakir?

Yakir has 2,803 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Yakir?

Yakir has 1 schools, 6 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Yakir?

Average rent in Yakir: ₪3,400 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Yakir?

The average monthly wage per employee in Yakir is ₪17,588, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Yakir in?

Yakir is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Shomron Regional Council, Tulkarm subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3647