Poverty and living standards in Jaú, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 17.4% of residents of Jaú lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 84th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 894th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Jaú live in extreme poverty?
7.3% of people in Jaú had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 3.5% in households with no income, the 120th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Jaú?
The mean household income per person in Jaú was R$ 1,752 a month in 2022, 1.3 times the median of R$ 1,300; 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 Jaú lack proper sanitation?
0.6% of Jaú's 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 9th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Jaú?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.4% of residents of Jaú in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 3.5% of Jaú's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 66th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Jaú compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Jaú ranks 237 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 234 | Goiânia | 17.6% |
| 235 | Vitória | 17.6% |
| 236 | Dourados | 17.6% |
| 237 | Jaú | 17.4% |
| 238 | Votorantim | 17.4% |
| 239 | Uberlândia | 17.3% |
| 240 | Porto Alegre | 17.2% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Jaú ranks 201 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 198 | Taboão da Serra | 7.3% |
| 199 | Araraquara | 7.3% |
| 200 | Luís Eduardo Magalhães | 7.3% |
| 201 | Jaú | 7.3% |
| 202 | Linhares | 7.2% |
| 203 | Jacareí | 7.2% |
| 204 | Anápolis | 7.1% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Jaú ranks 312 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 309 | Ourinhos | 0.7% |
| 310 | Balneário Camboriú | 0.7% |
| 311 | Araraquara | 0.7% |
| 312 | Jaú | 0.6% |
| 313 | Catanduva | 0.6% |
| 314 | Poços de Caldas | 0.6% |
| 315 | Diadema | 0.5% |
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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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