Poverty and living standards in Poços de Caldas, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 14.5% of residents of Poços de Caldas lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 36th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 534th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Poços de Caldas live in extreme poverty?
4.2% of people in Poços de Caldas had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 1.5% in households with no income, the 28th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Poços de Caldas?
The mean household income per person in Poços de Caldas was R$ 1,994 a month in 2022, 1.5 times the median of R$ 1,375; 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 Poços de Caldas lack proper sanitation?
0.6% of Poços de Caldas' 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 7th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Poços de Caldas?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.6% of residents of Poços de Caldas in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 1.5% of Poços de Caldas' residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 34th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Poços de Caldas compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Poços de Caldas ranks 285 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 282 | Patos de Minas | 14.6% |
| 283 | Sinop | 14.5% |
| 284 | Passo Fundo | 14.5% |
| 285 | Poços de Caldas | 14.5% |
| 286 | Novo Hamburgo | 14.4% |
| 287 | Santa Cruz do Sul | 14.0% |
| 288 | Pinhais | 13.8% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Poços de Caldas ranks 293 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 290 | Cachoeirinha | 4.3% |
| 291 | Joinville | 4.3% |
| 292 | Apucarana | 4.2% |
| 293 | Poços de Caldas | 4.2% |
| 294 | Nova Serrana | 4.2% |
| 295 | Caxias do Sul | 4.1% |
| 296 | Pinhais | 4.1% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Poços de Caldas ranks 314 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 311 | Araraquara | 0.7% |
| 312 | Jaú | 0.6% |
| 313 | Catanduva | 0.6% |
| 314 | Poços de Caldas | 0.6% |
| 315 | Diadema | 0.5% |
| 316 | Santa Bárbara D'Oeste | 0.5% |
| 317 | Sertãozinho | 0.4% |
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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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