Shefa-Amr

Shefa-Amr (Arabic شفا عمر Shafâ `Amr,Hebrew שפרעם Shfar'am, unofficially also spelled Shefar'am) is a city in the North District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 29,500.

Demographics

According to CBS, in 2001 the religious and ethnic makeups of the city were all Arab (consisting of 57.3% Muslim, 27.5% Christian, and 14.6% Druze), without significant Jewish population. See Population groups in Israel.

According to CBS, in 2001 there were 14,800 males and 14,700 females. The population of the city was spread out with 45.2% 19 years of age or younger, 17.0% between 20 and 29, 21.8% between 30 and 44, 10.1% from 45 to 59, 2.1% from 60 to 64, and 3.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 3.2%.

Income

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 7,114 salaried workers and 872 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 3,836, a real change of 3.4% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 4,543 (a real change of 5.3%) versus ILS 2,386 for females (a real change of -3.3%). The mean income for the self-employed is 5,777. There are 507 people who receive unemployment benefits and 5,315 people who receive an income guarantee.

Education

According to CBS, there are 16 schools and 7,299 students in the city. They are spread out as 10 elementary schools and 4,324 elementary school students, and 8 high schools and 2,975 high school students. 57.7% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.he:שפרעם

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