Poverty and living standards in Tangará da Serra, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 18.0% of residents of Tangará da Serra lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 91st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 959th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Tangará da Serra live in extreme poverty?
5.2% of people in Tangará da Serra had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 2.1% in households with no income, the 55th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Tangará da Serra?
The mean household income per person in Tangará da Serra was R$ 1,846 a month in 2022, 1.5 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 Tangará da Serra lack proper sanitation?
52.3% of Tangará 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 17th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Tangará da Serra?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 93.7% of residents of Tangará da Serra in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.1% of Tangará da Serra's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 94th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Tangará da Serra compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Tangará da Serra ranks 230 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 227 | Uberaba | 18.4% |
| 228 | Niterói | 18.3% |
| 229 | Conselheiro Lafaiete | 18.1% |
| 230 | Tangará da Serra | 18.0% |
| 231 | São Bernardo do Campo | 18.0% |
| 232 | Araraquara | 17.9% |
| 233 | Colombo | 17.8% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Tangará da Serra ranks 266 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 263 | Bauru | 5.2% |
| 264 | Divinópolis | 5.2% |
| 265 | Birigui | 5.2% |
| 266 | Tangará da Serra | 5.2% |
| 267 | Itu | 5.2% |
| 268 | Dourados | 5.1% |
| 269 | Camboriú | 5.1% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Tangará da Serra ranks 17 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Barcarena | 54.7% |
| 15 | Sinop | 54.6% |
| 16 | Caxias | 52.9% |
| 17 | Tangará da Serra | 52.3% |
| 18 | Paragominas | 49.8% |
| 19 | Lagarto | 49.3% |
| 20 | Santarém | 48.9% |
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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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