The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Clay County, WV, 2007 
Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + 2 Adults 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults 2 Adults 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults +
Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + Adult + infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage schoolage teenager 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage schoolage teenager
Adult + Adult + Adult +  Adult + infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager schoolage schoolage teenager teenager 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + 2 Adults + infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager infant infant infant infant preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager preschooler preschooler preschooler schoolage schoolage teenager schoolage schoolage teenager teenager
Monthly Costs Adult infant preschooler schoolage teenager infant preschooler schoolage teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager infant preschooler schoolage teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager schoolage teenager teenager teenager 2 Adults infant preschooler schoolage teenager infant preschooler schoolage teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager infant preschooler schoolage teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager preschooler schoolage teenager schoolage teenager teenager schoolage teenager teenager teenager
Housing 450 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 450 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 562 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716 716
Child Care 0 434 391 222 0 868 825 656 434 782 613 391 444 222 0 1302 1259 1090 868 1216 1047 825 878 656 434 1173 1004 782 835 613 391 666 444 222 0 0 434 391 222 0 868 825 656 434 782 613 391 444 222 0 1302 1259 1090 868 1216 1047 825 878 656 434 1173 1004 782 835 613 391 666 444 222 0
Food  189 287 296 343 364 384 393 440 461 403 449 470 496 517 538 482 491 538 559 500 547 568 594 615 635 510 556 577 603 624 645 650 671 691 712 378 476 485 532 553 573 583 629 650 592 639 659 685 706 727 671 680 727 748 689 736 757 783 804 825 699 745 766 792 813 834 839 860 881 901
Transportation 294 304 304 304 294 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 294 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 294 589 599 599 599 589 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 589 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 599 589
Health Care 103 194 190 200 204 207 203 213 217 200 210 213 219 223 227 220 216 226 230 213 223 227 232 236 240 210 219 223 229 233 237 239 243 246 250 233 246 243 253 257 260 256 266 270 253 262 266 272 276 280 273 269 279 283 266 276 279 285 289 293 262 272 276 282 286 290 291 295 299 303
Miscellaneous 104 178 174 163 142 233 229 218 198 225 214 194 203 183 162 302 299 287 268 295 284 264 272 253 233 291 280 260 269 249 229 257 238 218 197 165 232 228 217 196 286 282 271 251 279 267 248 256 236 216 356 352 341 321 349 337 318 326 306 287 345 334 314 322 303 283 311 291 272 251
Taxes 181 347 339 318 275 472 465 443 400 457 435 393 413 371 328 632 624 602 560 617 595 553 573 531 488 609 587 545 565 523 481 543 501 459 414 306 458 450 428 384 584 576 554 512 568 546 504 524 482 438 752 744 720 675 736 712 666 688 643 600 728 704 658 680 634 592 656 612 570 526
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -100 -107 -127 -163 -81 -88 -115 -160 -97 -124 -169 -150 -196 -244 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 -33 -79 0 0 -16 0 -42 -88 -23 -68 -114 -162 0 -33 -39 -59 -95 0 0 -26 -72 -9 -34 -81 -60 -106 -154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24 -73
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -75 -75 -78 0 -135 -135 -140 -73 -135 -140 -73 -145 -75 0 -165 -165 -173 -120 -173 -173 -125 -180 -125 -68 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -188 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -115 -115 -120 -63 -120 -120 -65 -125 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -105 -150 -150 -105 -150 -110 -58 -150 -150 -105 -158 -110 -58 -158 -115 -60 0
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -83 -83 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 0 -83 -83 -83 -83 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -167 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250 -250
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$7.50 $11.63 $11.32 $10.37 $9.06 $15.04 $14.72 $13.72 $12.37 $14.40 $13.39 $12.04 $12.38 $11.05 $9.66 $20.13 $19.86 $18.98 $17.81 $19.54 $18.71 $17.46 $17.84 $16.49 $15.08 $19.26 $18.39 $17.14 $17.56 $16.14 $14.76 $16.56 $15.16 $13.77 $12.34 $6.03 $8.02 $7.86 $7.39 $6.71 $9.80 $9.66 $9.16 $8.46 $9.49 $9.00 $8.29 $8.50 $7.80 $7.07 $12.13 $11.99 $11.57 $10.95 $11.85 $11.43 $10.81 $11.01 $10.38 $9.79 $11.71 $11.29 $10.67 $10.85 $10.24 $9.65 $10.43 $9.81 $9.16 $8.42
per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,321 $2,047 $1,992 $1,824 $1,594 $2,648 $2,591 $2,414 $2,177 $2,534 $2,357 $2,119 $2,180 $1,945 $1,701 $3,543 $3,495 $3,341 $3,135 $3,439 $3,293 $3,074 $3,139 $2,902 $2,655 $3,390 $3,237 $3,017 $3,091 $2,840 $2,598 $2,915 $2,668 $2,423 $2,172 $2,121 $2,822 $2,767 $2,600 $2,361 $3,449 $3,401 $3,224 $2,977 $3,339 $3,167 $2,917 $2,990 $2,745 $2,490 $4,268 $4,219 $4,071 $3,854 $4,170 $4,022 $3,805 $3,874 $3,652 $3,445 $4,121 $3,973 $3,756 $3,818 $3,603 $3,396 $3,670 $3,452 $3,224 $2,963
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                        -Annual  $15,849 $24,565 $23,906 $21,893 $19,129 $31,771 $31,095 $28,968 $26,121 $30,408 $28,282 $25,434 $26,155 $23,341 $20,407 $42,518 $41,937 $40,096 $37,616 $41,265 $39,515 $36,883 $37,674 $34,826 $31,859 $40,684 $38,843 $36,206 $37,092 $34,079 $31,172 $34,980 $32,013 $29,076 $26,068 $25,453 $33,869 $33,208 $31,195 $28,327 $41,392 $40,810 $38,686 $35,718 $40,066 $38,010 $35,002 $35,883 $32,945 $29,878 $51,218 $50,629 $48,856 $46,247 $50,040 $48,267 $45,658 $46,494 $43,825 $41,338 $49,451 $47,678 $45,069 $45,815 $43,237 $40,757 $44,042 $41,426 $38,684 $35,556
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