The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Grant 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 483 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 483 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 543 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711
Child Care 0 391 391 243 0 782 782 634 391 782 634 391 486 243 0 1173 1173 1025 782 1173 1025 782 877 634 391 1173 1025 782 877 634 391 729 486 243 0 0 391 391 243 0 782 782 634 391 782 634 391 486 243 0 1173 1173 1025 782 1173 1025 782 877 634 391 1173 1025 782 877 634 391 729 486 243 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 107 172 172 163 140 222 223 213 192 223 214 192 205 183 160 289 290 280 259 290 281 259 272 250 228 291 282 260 272 251 229 263 241 220 197 168 225 226 217 194 276 276 267 245 277 268 246 258 237 214 343 343 334 312 344 335 313 325 304 282 344 335 313 326 304 282 317 295 273 250
Taxes 188 334 335 318 271 449 451 433 387 453 435 388 418 371 324 603 604 587 540 606 589 542 571 525 478 608 591 544 573 526 480 556 509 462 413 313 444 446 428 379 560 562 545 498 564 547 500 529 483 433 721 722 704 653 724 706 655 687 636 589 726 707 657 689 638 591 670 620 574 525
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -111 -110 -126 -167 -104 -103 -124 -175 -102 -123 -174 -145 -195 -248 0 0 0 -20 0 0 -18 0 -39 -90 0 0 -17 0 -38 -89 -9 -59 -110 -163 0 -43 -43 -59 -99 -16 -14 -35 -86 -13 -34 -85 -55 -106 -159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -21 -74
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -78 0 -135 -135 -140 -73 -135 -140 -73 -140 -75 0 -173 -173 -173 -125 -173 -173 -125 -180 -125 -68 -173 -173 -125 -180 -125 -68 -188 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -120 -120 -120 -65 -120 -120 -65 -125 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -105 -150 -150 -105 -158 -110 -58 -150 -150 -105 -150 -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
$7.75 $11.09 $11.14 $10.38 $8.90 $14.12 $14.17 $13.35 $11.82 $14.23 $13.41 $11.88 $12.61 $11.07 $9.50 $19.08 $19.13 $18.46 $16.99 $19.18 $18.51 $17.04 $17.79 $16.25 $14.66 $19.23 $18.55 $17.10 $17.84 $16.30 $14.71 $17.07 $15.49 $13.91 $12.30 $6.15 $7.76 $7.78 $7.39 $6.63 $9.35 $9.38 $8.98 $8.18 $9.40 $9.01 $8.20 $8.60 $7.81 $6.99 $11.62 $11.64 $11.30 $10.60 $11.66 $11.32 $10.63 $10.96 $10.27 $9.60 $11.69 $11.35 $10.65 $11.01 $10.30 $9.63 $10.65 $9.95 $9.23 $8.40
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 $1,364 $1,952 $1,961 $1,828 $1,566 $2,485 $2,494 $2,350 $2,080 $2,505 $2,360 $2,090 $2,220 $1,949 $1,671 $3,359 $3,367 $3,249 $2,990 $3,375 $3,257 $3,000 $3,132 $2,860 $2,580 $3,384 $3,266 $3,009 $3,140 $2,870 $2,589 $3,005 $2,725 $2,448 $2,165 $2,165 $2,730 $2,739 $2,602 $2,332 $3,290 $3,300 $3,161 $2,878 $3,309 $3,170 $2,887 $3,026 $2,748 $2,460 $4,089 $4,097 $3,978 $3,732 $4,106 $3,986 $3,741 $3,859 $3,616 $3,380 $4,114 $3,995 $3,749 $3,875 $3,624 $3,390 $3,748 $3,501 $3,248 $2,956
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                        -Annual  $16,370 $23,421 $23,536 $21,932 $18,789 $29,824 $29,933 $28,202 $24,960 $30,054 $28,323 $25,081 $26,642 $23,384 $20,056 $40,305 $40,405 $38,987 $35,874 $40,505 $39,087 $35,995 $37,579 $34,325 $30,961 $40,605 $39,187 $36,106 $37,679 $34,435 $31,072 $36,058 $32,705 $29,371 $25,978 $25,974 $32,759 $32,866 $31,226 $27,986 $39,481 $39,602 $37,931 $34,538 $39,713 $38,042 $34,648 $36,311 $32,977 $29,525 $49,068 $49,169 $47,732 $44,787 $49,270 $47,833 $44,888 $46,307 $43,391 $40,560 $49,371 $47,934 $44,989 $46,498 $43,492 $40,677 $44,972 $42,012 $38,979 $35,466
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