Hurfeish had 6,876 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
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These are the people who live in Hurfeish.
- 6,876Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 7,185Registered residents in November 2026
- +8.0%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Arabs6,863 (99.8%)
- Foreigners13 (0.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
HurfeishIsrael
- Aged 0 to 58.8%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1820.2%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4542.3%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5512.5%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 648%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over8.2%15%
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' file of localities for 2024, read on 5 November 2026.
Source: the Population and Immigration Authority's register of residents for November 2026, read on 5 November 2026. Israel's shares are those of the whole register.
Source: the Population and Immigration Authority's registers of February 2020 and November 2026, read on 5 November 2026.
This is how Hurfeish compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
HurfeishIsrael
- Median age29 years30 years
- People in an average household3.43
- Share with an academic degree22.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪102,900₪104,300
- Share who work61.1%66.2%
- Households that own their home77.3%59.3%
- Households that rent their home4.6%31.6%
- Households with no car17.5%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more38.8%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre3,576
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' census of 2022, read on 5 November 2026. Israel's figure is the census's figure for the whole country.
These are the offences in the police's files for Hurfeish, 2023 to 2025.
- 15.6Offences for every 1,000 residents in 2025
- 39.5Israel's offences for every 1,000 residents in 2025
This is how many offences the files hold in each year.
- 1072023
- 972024
- 1072025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Public order offences38
- Offences against the body27
- Property offences22
- Fraud offences14
- Economic offences2
- Sexual offences2
- Offences against morality1
- Security offences1
The rate divides the files by the people who live in the town, though not every file concerns a resident.
Source: the Israel Police's investigation files for 2023 to 2025, read on 5 November 2026. Israel's rate is the police's total over the Bureau's population for 2024.
These are the road accidents in the police's files for Hurfeish in the five years to August 2026.
- 148Accidents
- 0Killed
- 3Seriously injured
- 211Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians18
- Injured aged under 2040
- Injured aged 65 and over9
- Motorcycles involved5
Source: the Israel Police's road accident files for the five years to August 2026, read on 5 November 2026.
This is what the Bureau's file of localities gives for Hurfeish.
- 670 mHeight above sea level
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics' file of localities for 2024, read on 5 November 2026.
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These are the questions people ask about Hurfeish.
How many people live in Hurfeish?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 6,876 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 7,185.
What is the median age in Hurfeish?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 29, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Hurfeish?
The police's files held 107 offences in 2025, which is 15.6 for every 1,000 residents, against 39.5 for Israel. The rate divides the files by the people who live in the town, though not every file concerns a resident.
How many road accidents were recorded in Hurfeish?
The police's files hold 148 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 0 killed and 3 seriously injured.