The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Cabell County, WV 2007

Adult +
Adult + Adult + infant 2 Adults + 2 Adults +
Adult + Adult + infant schoolage preschooler infant preschooler
Monthly Costs Adult infant preschooler preschooler teenager schoolage preschooler schoolage
Housing 432 519 519 519 519 640 519 519
Child Care 0 326 434 760 215 975 760 649
Food  189 287 296 393 517 547 583 639
Transportation 294 304 304 304 304 304 599 599
Health Care 103 194 190 203 223 223 256 262
Miscellaneous 102 163 174 218 178 269 272 267
Taxes 177 314 339 441 360 562 552 545
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -127 -107 -114 -207 0 -24 -36
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -75 -140 -75 -180 -120 -120
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$7.37 $10.34 $11.32 $13.74 $10.61 $17.56 $9.17 $8.97
per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,297 $1,819 $1,992 $2,418 $1,868 $3,090 $3,229 $3,156
combined combined
                        -Annual  $15,565 $21,833 $23,906 $29,019 $22,416 $37,079 $38,747 $37,878
combined combined