In 2020, the Mossawa Center, which advocates for Arab-Israeli rights, stated that 80% of residents live below the poverty line. Unemployment is high, and those who hold down a job on average earn half the national average in terms of income. Additionally, the average income in the village is only about half that of the national average. In 2006 it had the highest school drop out rate in the country, at 12%. By 2020, less than a quarter (23%) of high school students went on to graduate.