Demographics
At the time of the 1931 census, Kafr Qasim had 241 occupied houses and a population of 989 Muslims.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had 18,100 mostly Muslim inhabitants at the end of 2007. There are 936 females for every 1,000 males. The population increases at an annual rate of 2.7%.
The social-economic rank of the town is relatively low (3 out of 10). Only 50.2% of 12th graders were eligible for graduation (Bagrut) certificates in 2000. The average monthly wage in 2000 was 3,633 NIS, as opposed to the national average of 6,835 NIS at that time.
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