| Tirat Carmel | |
| Settlement Type: | City (from 1992) |
| Translit Lang1: | Hebrew |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | ISO 259 |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | Ṭirat Karmell |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Tirat Karmel.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms of Tirat Karmel |
| Pushpin Map: | Israel haifa#Israel |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Israel |
| Coordinates: | 32.7667°N 92°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Dudu Cohen[1] |
| Unit Pref: | dunam |
| Population Total: | 28,753 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Tirat Carmel (Hebrew: טִירַת כַּרְמֶל), or Tirat HaCarmel, is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. In, it had a population of .
Throughout the ages, the site of the modern city was controlled by many people, including the Romans, the Ottoman, and the British. The modern city was established on the site of the Palestinian Arab village of al-Tira. The town of Tirat Carmel was officially declared a city in 1992.
Tirat Carmel is built on the ruins of the town of al-Tira. Crusaders called it St Yohan de Tire.[2] It was ruled by the Ottomans in late medieval and Renaissance times and was an agricultural area with wheat and goats and other farms.[3] While conscription in the late 1800s harmed the town, it recovered, and by 1945 was an agricultural Muslim community with a Christian minority. The town was known for production of olives and almonds.
In 1949 two absorption centers were established for Jewish immigrants in the same location, which in 1954 were reorganized into the municipality of Tirat Carmel.
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.6% Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significant Arab population.
According to CBS, in 2001 there were 9,200 males and 9,300 females. The population of the city was spread out, with 31.2% 19 years of age or younger, 16.7% between 20 and 29, 19.4% between 30 and 44, 17.8% from 45 to 59, 4.1% from 60 to 64, and 10.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 0.8%.
According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 6,068 salaried workers and 411 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 4,428, a real change of 6.6% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 5,621 (a real change of 4.3%) versus ILS 3,211 for females (a real change of 9.0%). The mean income for the self-employed is 4,818. There are 450 people who receive unemployment benefits and 1,891 people who receive an income guarantee.
According to CBS, there are 9 schools and 3,049 students in the city. They are spread out, as 6 elementary schools and 1,681 elementary school students, and 6 high schools and 1,368 high school students. 59.8% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.
