The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Hampshire 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 510 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 510 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 673 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929 929
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 110 185 185 176 153 235 236 226 205 236 227 205 218 196 173 311 311 302 280 312 303 281 294 272 250 313 303 282 294 272 251 285 263 241 219 171 238 239 230 207 289 289 280 258 290 281 259 271 250 227 364 365 356 334 366 356 335 347 325 304 366 357 335 348 326 304 339 317 295 272
Taxes 194 361 363 346 299 478 480 462 415 481 464 417 447 400 352 652 654 635 588 657 637 590 620 573 526 659 639 592 621 575 528 604 557 510 461 319 473 475 457 408 589 591 574 527 593 575 529 558 511 462 772 774 755 705 776 757 707 738 688 637 778 759 709 740 690 639 721 671 622 573
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -89 -87 -103 -143 -74 -74 -95 -145 -72 -93 -144 -114 -165 -217 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -40 0 0 0 0 0 -38 0 -9 -59 -112 0 -21 -19 -36 -76 0 0 -5 -56 0 -4 -54 -25 -75 -129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -75 -75 -75 0 -130 -130 -135 -70 -130 -135 -70 -140 -73 0 -158 -158 -165 -115 -158 -165 -115 -173 -120 -65 -158 -165 -115 -173 -120 -63 -173 -125 -65 0 0 -65 -65 -68 0 -115 -115 -120 -63 -115 -115 -63 -120 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -100 -150 -150 -100 -150 -105 -55 -150 -150 -100 -150 -100 -55 -150 -105 -58 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
$7.95 $12.20 $12.26 $11.50 $10.00 $15.29 $15.35 $14.53 $12.98 $15.40 $14.58 $13.03 $13.76 $12.23 $10.64 $20.81 $20.86 $20.14 $18.79 $20.91 $20.19 $18.84 $19.47 $18.14 $16.59 $20.97 $20.23 $18.89 $19.52 $18.19 $16.67 $18.85 $17.43 $15.86 $14.23 $6.25 $8.31 $8.34 $7.95 $7.18 $9.89 $9.92 $9.55 $8.76 $9.94 $9.59 $8.78 $9.18 $8.38 $7.56 $12.44 $12.47 $12.13 $11.45 $12.49 $12.15 $11.47 $11.81 $11.11 $10.43 $12.52 $12.18 $11.49 $11.84 $11.15 $10.46 $11.50 $10.80 $10.11 $9.36
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 $1,400 $2,148 $2,157 $2,024 $1,760 $2,692 $2,701 $2,557 $2,285 $2,711 $2,567 $2,294 $2,423 $2,152 $1,873 $3,663 $3,672 $3,544 $3,307 $3,681 $3,553 $3,316 $3,427 $3,193 $2,920 $3,690 $3,561 $3,324 $3,435 $3,201 $2,933 $3,317 $3,068 $2,791 $2,504 $2,200 $2,927 $2,936 $2,799 $2,526 $3,482 $3,491 $3,362 $3,082 $3,499 $3,377 $3,092 $3,232 $2,950 $2,662 $4,380 $4,389 $4,269 $4,029 $4,397 $4,278 $4,037 $4,158 $3,912 $3,672 $4,406 $4,286 $4,046 $4,166 $3,926 $3,680 $4,047 $3,801 $3,559 $3,293
combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined
                        -Annual  $16,796 $25,774 $25,890 $24,286 $21,120 $32,302 $32,411 $30,680 $27,418 $32,532 $30,801 $27,529 $29,071 $25,828 $22,475 $43,955 $44,061 $42,531 $39,689 $44,170 $42,631 $39,788 $41,123 $38,310 $35,046 $44,278 $42,732 $39,888 $41,223 $38,410 $35,197 $39,805 $36,819 $33,497 $30,043 $26,400 $35,121 $35,236 $33,588 $30,317 $41,788 $41,888 $40,349 $36,986 $41,988 $40,520 $37,107 $38,789 $35,406 $31,943 $52,565 $52,666 $51,230 $48,344 $52,767 $51,331 $48,445 $49,895 $46,949 $44,063 $52,868 $51,432 $48,546 $49,996 $47,110 $44,164 $48,560 $45,614 $42,714 $39,521
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