Kiryat Ekron had 11,283 residents in 2024.
The place is a local council.
Kiryat Ekron11283 residentsAmos Meron / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
These are the people who live in Kiryat Ekron.
- 11,283Residents in the Bureau's estimate for 2024
- 11,242Registered residents in November 2026
- -0.7%Change in registered residents since February 2020
This is how the Bureau divides the residents.
- Jews and others11,027 (97.7%)
- Arabs117 (1%)
- Foreigners139 (1.2%)
This is how the registered residents divide by age.
Kiryat EkronIsrael
- Aged 0 to 58%9.8%
- Aged 6 to 1819.5%21.5%
- Aged 19 to 4534.1%34.6%
- Aged 46 to 5511.1%11.1%
- Aged 56 to 649.9%7.9%
- Aged 65 and over17.3%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 Kiryat Ekron compares with Israel in the 2022 census.
Kiryat EkronIsrael
- Median age33 years30 years
- People in an average household2.93
- Share with an academic degree15.5%25.8%
- Median annual wage of employees₪93,900₪104,300
- Share who work71.3%66.2%
- Born abroad19.5%23.9%
- Households that own their home59.8%59.3%
- Households that rent their home28.2%31.6%
- Households with no car16.9%26.4%
- Households with two cars or more35.1%30.3%
- Residents for each square kilometre5,656
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 Kiryat Ekron, 2023 to 2025.
- 47.2Offences 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.
- 4952023
- 5682024
- 5322025
These are the groups of offences in 2025.
- Property offences241
- Public order offences152
- Offences against the body79
- Fraud offences16
- Sexual offences13
- Offences against morality11
- Traffic offences9
- Economic offences6
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 Kiryat Ekron in the five years to August 2026.
- 476Accidents
- 6Killed
- 24Seriously injured
- 627Slightly injured
- Injured pedestrians89
- Injured on electric bikes and scooters20
- Injured aged under 20103
- Injured aged 65 and over64
- Motorcycles involved61
- Bicycles involved20
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 Kiryat Ekron.
- 1948Year the place was founded
- 57 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 Kiryat Ekron.
How many people live in Kiryat Ekron?
The Bureau's estimate for 2024 is 11,283 residents, and the register of November 2026 lists 11,242.
What is the median age in Kiryat Ekron?
The 2022 census puts the median age at 33, and Israel's at 30.
How many offences were recorded in Kiryat Ekron?
The police's files held 532 offences in 2025, which is 47.2 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 Kiryat Ekron?
The police's files hold 476 accidents in the five years to August 2026, with 6 killed and 24 seriously injured.