Yehud
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Yehud (שהוד) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 21,600.
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Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was all Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. There are 36 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel.
According to CBS, in 2001 there were 10,500 males and 11,100 females. The population of the city was spread out with 33.4% 19 years of age or younger, 16.1% between 20 and 29, 19.9% between 30 and 44, 18.8% from 45 to 59, 2.9% from 60 to 64, and 8.8% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 2.6%.
Income
According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 8,479 salaried workers and 831 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 6,679, a real change of 8.4% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 8,549 (a real change of 7.8%) versus ILS 4,889 for females (a real change of 8.5%). The mean income for the self-employed is 8,327. There are 396 people who receive unemployment benefits and 479 people who receive an income guarantee.
Education
According to CBS, there are 10 schools and 5,159 students in the city. They are spread out as 6 elementary schools and 2,252 elementary school students, and 5 high schools and 2,907 high school students. 54.2% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.
History
The Aramaic term Yehud refers to a province under the Persian empire, in the area of what was roughly the Kingdom of Judah. (See also, Persian Empire; Judah) The actual size of Yehud during this time remains debated by scholarship (e.g., did it occupy the entirety of the previous kingdom, or was it much smaller?). Yehud's constituency also remains debated (e.g., was it comprised only of those Judeans who returned from Babylon [גלה], or did these intermix with people already in the land [עם הארץ]?)he:יהוד