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San Simon

סן סימון

  • Neighbourhood
  • Jerusalem
  • 4,440 residents

Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area

Mainly religious area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.

In the CBS 2022 census, religious (dati) households, including religious-Zionist families, are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.

Jews and non-Jews — estimate

  • Jews (estimate)98%
  • Non-Jews (estimate)2%

Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?

CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 1216 is Religious / very religious · main religion: Jewish

In brief

San Simon is a neighbourhood of Jerusalem. Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly religious area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 98% (non-Jews: 2%).

The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.

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Median age

33

Israel: 30

Average household size

2.7

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

34.7%

Israel: 35.4%

America & Oceania origin

12.3%

Israel: 4.8%

CBS socio-economic cluster (2021)

7 of 10

Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 96%).

Who lives here

CBS Census 2022 · 4,440 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

San SimonNational average

Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleReligious / very religious
Aged 0–1934.7%
Aged 20–6449.2%
Aged 65+16.1%
Households with children aged 0–524.2%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.1Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪115,700Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)45.2%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)70.0%
Households owning their home50.9%
Households renting44.1%
Households without a car30.5%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 1216 (2022 boundaries).

Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)

Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)47.6%
Europe (incl. former USSR)18.6%
America & Oceania12.3%
Africa8.7%
Asia12.8%
21.9%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 5.6%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 3.4%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)

Most common country of origin here: Israel

CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.

Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).

Jewish life nearby

Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).

41Synagogues
5Mikvaot
33Schools
96Kindergartens
4Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 33

State 10State-religious 13Haredi 9Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 1

Kindergartens by stream 96

State 25State-religious 43Haredi 28

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 36 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 3

Sources: Ministry of Education (institutions, Oct 2026), Ministry of Religious Services (mikvaot, Aug 2026), Be'er Sheva municipality (synagogues), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). OSM coverage of synagogues and their nusach is incomplete.

Other neighbourhoods in Jerusalem

Non-binding estimate. General orientation only, from public third-party data that may be inaccurate, incomplete or outdated. Not professional, legal, real-estate, financial or immigration advice. Aggregate statistics describe areas, not individuals. Verify independently before any decision; the site operators accept no responsibility or liability.

Sources: official public data — CBS Census 2022 and socio-economic index 2021, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Services, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration — and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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