Safed

Facts about the community:

• Current population: 26,600
• 10.5% of the population are retired senior citizens (over age 65)
• 10,900 residents are children ages 0-17
• Ranks 4 out of 10 on the socioeconomic scale (according to the National Bureau of Statistics)
• 3,095 local residents are in need (according to the local Department of Welfare)
• 1,374 children are immigrants, 173 of which are in need (according to the local Department of Social Services)
• 6,660 children and youth are registered in regional educational frameworks:
  • 3,997 are in elementary school
  • 1,051 are in junior high school
  • 1,612 are in high school
• The city attracts tourists through its cultural and spiritual activities including, a residential artist's colony, galleries and museums, Kabbalah rabbi educational centers and grave sites.