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 435 is Religious / very religious · main religion: Jewish
Mishkafayim 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 87%).
Who lives here
CBS Census 2022 · 1,850 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
MishkafayimNational average
Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleReligious / very religious
Aged 0–1954.4%
Aged 20–6441.3%
Aged 65+4.3%
Households with children aged 0–546.5%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.7Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪122,000Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)37.9%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)63.7%
Households owning their home55.4%
Households renting34.8%
Households without a car17.3%
Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 435 (2022 boundaries).
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)33.0%
Europe (incl. former USSR)14.8%
America & Oceania40.4%
Africa10.1%
Asia1.7%
38.1%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 30.3%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 23.9%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)
Most common country of origin here: USA
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).
21Synagogues
4Mikvaot
24Schools
61Kindergartens
4Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 24
State 2State-religious 4Haredi 18
Kindergartens by stream 61
State 1State-religious 21Haredi 39
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 7 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 1
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