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Nofei Ben Shemen

נופי בן שמן

  • Neighbourhood
  • Lod
  • 5,030 residents

Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area

Not enough data
Confidence: lowthe sources disagree or are thin here; treat the label as a rough hint.

No census area covers this place (for example an industrial zone or a new neighbourhood), so no estimate is shown.

CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 23 is Traditional · main religion: Jewish

In brief

Nofei Ben Shemen is a neighbourhood of Lod. Community character (an estimate from official data): Not enough data.

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Median age

31

Israel: 30

Average household size

3.1

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

32.6%

Israel: 35.4%

America & Oceania origin

0.9%

Israel: 4.8%

CBS socio-economic cluster (2021)

3 of 10

Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 100%).

Who lives here

CBS Census 2022 · 5,030 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

Nofei Ben ShemenNational average

Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleTraditional
Aged 0–1932.6%
Aged 20–6457.0%
Aged 65+10.4%
Households with children aged 0–523.6%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.0Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪107,300Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)15.6%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)76.4%
Households owning their home78.3%
Households renting16.7%
Households without a car15.7%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 23 (2022 boundaries).

Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)

Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)46.1%
Europe (incl. former USSR)26.4%
America & Oceania0.9%
Africa18.7%
Asia8.0%
22.3%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 3.9%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 1.5%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).

0Synagogues
1Mikvaot
3Schools
20Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 3

State 2State-religious 1

Kindergartens by stream 20

State 7State-religious 13

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 5 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 1

Sources: Ministry of Education (institutions, Oct 2026), Ministry of Religious Services (mikvaot, Aug 2026), Be'er Sheva municipality (synagogues), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). OSM coverage of synagogues and their nusach is incomplete.

Other neighbourhoods in Lod

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Sources: official public data — CBS Census 2022 and socio-economic index 2021, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Services, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration — and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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