Qiryat Bialik (קרית ביאליק; unofficially also spelled Kiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. It is one of many qerayot (small cities) in the area. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 36,900. The city was named after the poet Haim Nahman Bialik. Haifa District surrounding the city of Haifa in Israel, is one of six districts and includes the following towns and cities: Baqa al-Gharbiyye באקה אל-גרביה Hadera חדרה Haifa חיפה Nesher נשר Or Aqiva אור עקיבא Qiryat Atta קריית אתא Qiryat Bialik קריית ביאליק Qiryat Motzkin קריית מוצקין Qiryat Yam קריית ים Tirat Karmel טירת הכרמל Umm al-Fahm אום אל-פאחם Zikhron Yaaqov זכרון יעקב See also Districts of Israel... HaQerayot, also HaQrayot or HaKrayot (Hebrew: הקריות) is an urban area in Israel, a conglomeration of five smaller towns located about 30km north of Haifa in the Haifa District, which as of 2003 contains: Qiryat Yam 38,000 people. ... Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) is a state organization for the creation and maintenance of numeric data related to populations vis-à-vis the ethnic makeup of Israel and its cities. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Hayyim Nahman Bialik (January 9, 1873–July 4, 1934), also commonly written as Chaim or Haim Nachman Bialik and in the Hebrew language as חיים נחמן ביאליק, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. ...

Demographics

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was all Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. In 2001 there were 569 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel. Jews (Hebrew: יהודים translit. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Population groups in Israel are the major ethnic groups of Jews and Arabs. ...

According to CBS, in 2001 there were 17,600 males and 19,300 females. The population of the city was spread out with 26.8% 19 years of age or younger, 15.9% between 20 and 29, 17.5% between 30 and 44, 20.4% from 45 to 59, 4.5% from 60 to 64, and 14.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 0.7%.

Immigration

The city of Qiryat Bialik was a destination for many Immigrants, Currently about half of the population are Immigrants came in the last 20 years. South Qiryat Bialik have high concentration of Ethiopian Immigrants. North Qiryat Bialik have high concentration of Russian, Caucasian and Georgian Immigrants and Center Qiryat Bialik have high concentration of Immigrants from Latin America.

Income

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 15,077 salaried workers and 922 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 5,869, a real change of 5.6% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 7,566 (a real change of 5.7%) versus ILS 4,165 for females (a real change of 3.3%). The mean income for the self-employed is 7,086. There are 810 people who receive unemployment benefits and 2,339 people who receive an income guarantee. 1 sheqel coin (1994–5). ...

Education

According to CBS, there are 9 schools and 6,671 students in the city. They are spread out as 6 elementary schools and 2,650 elementary school students, and 3 high schools (2 junior high and 1 high school, under the same administration) and 4,021 high school students. 62.5% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.