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Kiryat Motzkin is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, 8km north of the city of Haifa. In it had a population of. The city is named after Leo Motzkin (1867-1933), one of the organizers of the First Zionist Congress in 1897. The mayor of the city is Haim Zuri.HistoryKiryat Motzkin was founded in 1934, and by 1935 the first school has been opened.DemographicsAccording to CBS, in 2006 the ethnic makeup of the city was all Jewish and other non-Arabs. There were 18,800 males and 20,900 females, with 25.5% of the population 19 years of age or younger, 15.2% between 20 and 29, 19.0% between 30 and 44, 20.1% from 45 to 59, 4.5% from 60 to 64, and 15.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2006 was -0.1% and it grew to 39,590 in 2014. The city is ranked medium-high on the socio-economic scale (7 out of 10)IncomeIn 2005, there were 17,887 salaried workers and 978 self-employed. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was NIS 6,581, a real change of 0.6% over the course of 2004. Salaried males had a mean monthly wage of NIS 8,773 (a real change of 3.0%) compared to NIS 4,634 for females (a real change of -2.2%). The mean income for self-employed was 6,327. 437 people received unemployment benefits, and 2,157 received an income supplement.EducationThere are 12 schools and 6,071 students in Kiryat Motzkin, with 6 elementary schools and 6 high schools . 58.4% of 12th-grade students were eligible for a matriculation certificate in 2006.