Poverty and living standards in Araras, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 16.2% of residents of Araras lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 66th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 735th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Araras live in extreme poverty?
6.3% of people in Araras had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 2.8% in households with no income, the 93rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Araras?
The mean household income per person in Araras was R$ 1,910 a month in 2022, 1.4 times the median of R$ 1,350; a wider gap means income is more concentrated at the top (Brazil: mean R$ 1,638, median R$ 1,000).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow many homes in Araras lack proper sanitation?
1.6% of Araras' residents lived in homes whose sewage went to a rudimentary pit, a ditch, a river, lake or the sea, or that had no bathroom or toilet (2022 census; the 38th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Araras?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.4% of residents of Araras in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.8% of Araras' residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 136th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Araras compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Araras ranks 255 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | Salto | 16.3% |
| 253 | Campinas | 16.2% |
| 254 | Sertãozinho | 16.2% |
| 255 | Araras | 16.2% |
| 256 | Bragança Paulista | 16.0% |
| 257 | Sarandi | 16.0% |
| 258 | Sorocaba | 15.9% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Araras ranks 228 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 225 | Pouso Alegre | 6.4% |
| 226 | Piraquara | 6.4% |
| 227 | Santa Cruz do Sul | 6.3% |
| 228 | Araras | 6.3% |
| 229 | Sapucaia do Sul | 6.2% |
| 230 | Ituiutaba | 6.2% |
| 231 | Itapetininga | 6.2% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Araras ranks 283 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | Hortolândia | 1.7% |
| 281 | Botucatu | 1.7% |
| 282 | Varginha | 1.6% |
| 283 | Araras | 1.6% |
| 284 | Canoas | 1.6% |
| 285 | Salto | 1.6% |
| 286 | Camboriú | 1.5% |
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Sources
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Censo Demográfico 2022: residents of permanent private households by class of monthly household income per person in minimum wages, Brazil, states and municipalities (SIDRA table 10296; API response in codes-only format), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4896427475f0…)
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Censo Demográfico 2022: mean and median monthly household income per person of residents of permanent private households, Brazil, states and municipalities (SIDRA table 10295), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 34331c7982e4…)
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Censo Demográfico 2022, Agregados por Municípios: household characteristics part 3, residents of occupied permanent private households by sewage destination, water source and rubbish disposal, every municipality, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1b96b1e32794…)
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