Poverty and living standards in Taboão da Serra, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 19.7% of residents of Taboão da Serra lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 113th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1210th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Taboão da Serra live in extreme poverty?
7.3% of people in Taboão da Serra 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 123rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Taboão da Serra?
The mean household income per person in Taboão da Serra was R$ 1,740 a month in 2022, 1.4 times the median of R$ 1,250; 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 Taboão da Serra lack proper sanitation?
2.5% of Taboão da Serra'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 58th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Taboão da Serra?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.4% of residents of Taboão da Serra in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.8% of Taboão da Serra's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 127th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Taboão da Serra compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Taboão da Serra ranks 208 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | Guarapuava | 20.2% |
| 206 | Jacareí | 20.1% |
| 207 | Taubaté | 20.0% |
| 208 | Taboão da Serra | 19.7% |
| 209 | Jataí | 19.7% |
| 210 | Hortolândia | 19.6% |
| 211 | Palmas | 19.6% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Taboão da Serra ranks 198 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 195 | Canoas | 7.4% |
| 196 | Hortolândia | 7.4% |
| 197 | Sumaré | 7.4% |
| 198 | Taboão da Serra | 7.3% |
| 199 | Araraquara | 7.3% |
| 200 | Luís Eduardo Magalhães | 7.3% |
| 201 | Jaú | 7.3% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Taboão da Serra ranks 263 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 260 | Bento Gonçalves | 2.6% |
| 261 | Passos | 2.6% |
| 262 | Várzea Paulista | 2.6% |
| 263 | Taboão da Serra | 2.5% |
| 264 | Santo André | 2.4% |
| 265 | Maringá | 2.4% |
| 266 | Itajaí | 2.4% |
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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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