Kiryat Bialik (Hebrew: קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק) (also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs north of Haifa. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 36,200.[1] The city was named after the poet Haim Nahman Bialik.
[edit] Demographics
According to CBS, the ethnic makeup of Kiryat Bialik in 2003 was all Jewish, without a significant Arab population. In 2003, there were 17,700 males and 19,400 females. 25.8% of the population was 19 years of age or younger, 15.8% between 20 and 29, 17.4% between 30 and 44, 21.5 from 45 to 59, 3.8% from 60 to 64, and 15.6% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2005 was -0.3%.The city is ranked medium-high on the socio-economic scale (7 out of 10)[2] Many Jewish immigrants have settled in Kiryat Bialik, from Ethiopia, the former Soviet Union and Argentina.
[edit] Income
According to CBS figures for 2002, there were 17,514 salaried workers and 912 self-employed in Kiryat Bialik. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was 6,119 NIS, a real change of -4.6% over the course of 2002. Salaried males had a mean monthly wage of 7,851 NIS (a real change of -3%) versus 4,491 NIS for females (a real change of -7.2%). The mean income for the self-employed was 5,996 NIS (a real change of -17%). 557 people received unemployment benefits and 2,701 people received an guaranteed minimum income.
[edit] Education
According to CBS, there are 9 schools and 6,291 students in the city: 6 elementary schools with 2,540 students, and 3 secondary education schools (2 junior high and 1 high school, under the same administration) with 3,751 students. 63.4% of 12th grade students were entitled to a Bagrut (matriculation) certificate in 2002.
Mossad Ahava, a youth village for children from high-risk home situations, is located in Kiryat Bialik.[3]
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