Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.8% Jewish, without significant Arab population. There were 9,500 males and 9,700 females. The age distribution of the city was as follows: 37% 19 years of age or younger, 16% between 20 and 29, 20% between 30 and 44, 14% from 45 to 59, 4% from 60 to 64, and 10% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2004 was 0.7%.
A number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip were resettled in Sderot beginning in 1997 after cooperating with the Shin Bet.
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