Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mainly religious area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
In the CBS 2022 census, religious (dati) households, including religious-Zionist families, are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.
Jews and non-Jews — estimate
Jews (estimate)>99%
Non-Jews (estimate)<1%
Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?
Household lifestyle
Religious / very religious100%
CBS Census 2022: residents by the main household lifestyle of their statistical area (1 area)
Bet El (Judea & Samaria) has 6,040 residents (CBS 2023, provisional). Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly religious area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: >99% (non-Jews: <1%).
The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.
CBS Census 2022 · 5,630 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
Bet ElNational average
Aged 0–1949.7%
Aged 20–6443.8%
Aged 65+6.5%
Households with children aged 0–534.1%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)3.5Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪92,500Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)34.3%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)69.1%
Households owning their home52.5%
Households renting43.5%
Households without a car26.7%
Source: CBS Census 2022 (locality totals) and CBS localities file 2023 (provisional population).
Olim whose receiving locality was Bet El
Olim whose receiving locality was Bet El
Country of origin
2014–23
2024–25
per 1,000 residents
From the USA
23
6
4.8
From France
13
0
2.2
From the UK
0
0
0.0
All olim
83
34
19.4
Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: olim by receiving locality at arrival (2014–2023 table; 2024 and 2025 individual records). People may have moved since. Rate per 1,000 uses the CBS 2023 population.
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)61.6%
Europe (incl. former USSR)14.7%
America & Oceania10.8%
Africa7.4%
Asia5.4%
12.1%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 3.1%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 1.2%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)
Most common country of origin here: Israel
CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.
Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).
Jewish life & schools
Totals for all of Bet El. Open a street or neighbourhood for distances.
16Synagogues
5mikvaot · 3 without a location
9Schools
19Kindergartens
6Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 9
State-religious 7Haredi 1Other 1
Kindergartens by stream 19
State-religious 19
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 3 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 1
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