According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics the population of Kiryat Ekron was 9800 in 2004. The average monthly wage in the year 2000 according to the bureau of statistics was ₪4296 (Israeli new sheqels) with the national average being ₪6835. The population was 99% Jewish and had a 1:1 male to female ratio. A small suburban town, Kiryat Ekron is a 10-20 minute drive from the Trans Israel Highway and Highway 1 and located approximately 23 kilometres South East from Tel Aviv and 40 km West of Jerusalem.