Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Religious and Haredi
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
Haredi and religious households are the most common groups here. For a city: more than half of the residents live in areas where Haredi or religious households are the most common group.
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?
CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 413 is Religious / very religious · main religion: Jewish
Chaim Weizmann is a neighbourhood of Beit Shemesh. Community character (an estimate from official data): Religious and Haredi. 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.
Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 100%).
Who lives here
CBS Census 2022 · 5,050 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
Chaim WeizmannNational average
Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleReligious / very religious
Aged 0–1946.5%
Aged 20–6446.8%
Aged 65+6.7%
Households with children aged 0–520.7%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.8Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪108,000Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)35.7%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)61.3%
Households owning their home62.4%
Households renting32.2%
Households without a car21.8%
Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 413 (2022 boundaries).
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)34.7%
Europe (incl. former USSR)19.9%
America & Oceania32.3%
Africa10.0%
Asia3.1%
34.0%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 21.8%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 13.1%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 nearby
Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).
29Synagogues
5Mikvaot
50Schools
116Kindergartens
9Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 50
State 1State-religious 8Haredi 41
Kindergartens by stream 116
State 1State-religious 22Haredi 93
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 10 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 1 · Community centres (OSM): 1
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