Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mixed religious-traditional
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
A substantial religious or Haredi presence alongside traditional and secular households.
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 121 is Traditional · main religion: Jewish
Pisgat Hashiva (Migdal HaMaim) is a neighbourhood of Beit Shemesh. Community character (an estimate from official data): Mixed religious-traditional. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: >99% (non-Jews: <1%).
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Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 95%).
Who lives here
CBS Census 2022 · 4,990 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
Pisgat Hashiva (Migdal HaMaim)National average
Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleTraditional
Aged 0–1935.2%
Aged 20–6457.5%
Aged 65+7.3%
Households with children aged 0–527.8%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.1Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪96,900Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)17.6%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)71.9%
Households owning their home71.5%
Households renting20.6%
Households without a car24.4%
Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 121 (2022 boundaries).
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)44.1%
Europe (incl. former USSR)25.0%
America & Oceania3.1%
Africa21.7%
Asia6.2%
24.6%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 4.2%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 1.4%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).
7Synagogues
5Mikvaot
36Schools
126Kindergartens
3Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
1Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 36
State 5State-religious 3Haredi 28
Kindergartens by stream 126
State 9State-religious 26Haredi 91
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 19 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 2
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