Hadera (חדרה) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 73,100.

Hadera is the hometown of windsurfing champion Gal Fridman, the first Israeli to win an Olympic gold medal.

Demographics

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.2% Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significant Arab population. There are 776 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel.

According to CBS, in 2001 there were 35,700 males and 37,400 females. The population of the city was spread out with 32.9% 19 years of age or younger, 15.4% between 20 and 29, 18.8% between 30 and 44, 17.3% from 45 to 59, 4.0% from 60 to 64, and 11.7% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 1.7%.

Income

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 27,920 salaried workers and 1,819 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 5,135, a real change of 8.0% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 6,607 (a real change of 9.0%) versus ILS 3,598 for females (a real change of 3.1%). The mean income for the self-employed is 6,584. There are 1,752 people who receive unemployment benefits and 6,753 people who receive an income guarantee.

Education

According to CBS, there are 42 schools and 15,622 students in the city. They are spread out as 24 elementary schools and 7,933 elementary school students, and 21 high schools and 7,689 high school students. 57.5% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

In 1987 Israel's first Democratic school was started in Hadera - the Democratic School of Hadera.

External link

• http://www.iula.org.il/cities/hadera/