The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Harrison 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 412 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 412 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 494 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619 619
Child Care 0 412 369 258 0 824 781 670 412 738 627 369 516 258 0 1236 1193 1082 824 1150 1039 781 928 670 412 1107 996 738 885 627 369 774 516 258 0 0 412 369 258 0 824 781 670 412 738 627 369 516 258 0 1236 1193 1082 824 1150 1039 781 928 670 412 1107 996 738 885 627 369 774 516 258 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 100 169 165 160 136 221 218 212 189 214 208 185 203 180 155 286 282 277 254 279 273 250 268 244 221 275 269 246 264 241 217 259 235 212 188 161 223 219 213 189 275 271 266 242 267 262 239 257 233 209 340 336 331 307 332 327 303 321 298 275 329 323 300 318 294 271 312 289 266 241
Taxes 173 328 320 311 260 447 440 431 380 432 423 373 414 364 313 596 589 579 529 581 572 521 562 512 462 573 564 514 555 505 454 546 495 445 393 298 438 430 421 369 559 551 542 492 544 534 484 525 475 423 714 705 695 641 697 687 633 677 624 574 689 679 625 669 616 566 658 607 557 504
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -116 -123 -132 -175 -106 -115 -127 -181 -124 -136 -190 -149 -203 -259 0 0 0 -31 0 0 -40 0 -52 -107 0 0 -49 -7 -61 -116 -20 -74 -128 -184 0 -49 -55 -65 -107 -17 -26 -38 -92 -34 -47 -101 -59 -114 -170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -17 0 0 0 0 0 -26 0 0 -39 -95
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -78 0 -135 -140 -140 -75 -140 -140 -75 -145 -75 0 -173 -173 -180 -125 -180 -180 -130 -180 -130 -68 -180 -180 -130 -188 -130 -70 -188 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -70 -70 0 -120 -120 -120 -65 -120 -125 -65 -125 -68 0 -150 -150 -150 -110 -150 -150 -110 -158 -110 -60 -150 -158 -110 -158 -115 -60 -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
$7.22 $10.85 $10.54 $10.10 $8.48 $14.06 $13.70 $13.24 $11.56 $13.38 $12.92 $11.24 $12.42 $10.77 $9.07 $18.87 $18.59 $18.15 $16.55 $18.27 $17.88 $16.19 $17.49 $15.73 $14.03 $18.00 $17.60 $15.87 $17.13 $15.40 $13.69 $16.66 $14.94 $13.23 $11.49 $5.88 $7.64 $7.47 $7.25 $6.42 $9.32 $9.15 $8.92 $8.05 $8.99 $8.74 $7.89 $8.51 $7.65 $6.77 $11.51 $11.37 $11.17 $10.40 $11.23 $11.03 $10.26 $10.81 $10.06 $9.28 $11.09 $10.87 $10.12 $10.67 $9.91 $9.12 $10.47 $9.71 $8.89 $7.99
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 $1,271 $1,910 $1,855 $1,777 $1,493 $2,474 $2,412 $2,330 $2,034 $2,355 $2,273 $1,977 $2,186 $1,896 $1,596 $3,320 $3,272 $3,195 $2,912 $3,216 $3,147 $2,850 $3,077 $2,768 $2,470 $3,168 $3,098 $2,793 $3,015 $2,711 $2,410 $2,932 $2,629 $2,328 $2,022 $2,071 $2,688 $2,631 $2,551 $2,259 $3,279 $3,222 $3,140 $2,835 $3,165 $3,078 $2,778 $2,996 $2,693 $2,384 $4,050 $4,001 $3,931 $3,660 $3,952 $3,882 $3,611 $3,804 $3,542 $3,268 $3,903 $3,825 $3,563 $3,755 $3,488 $3,211 $3,685 $3,419 $3,128 $2,812
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                        -Annual  $15,249 $22,923 $22,264 $21,324 $17,912 $29,691 $28,944 $27,965 $24,412 $28,258 $27,278 $23,728 $26,228 $22,752 $19,155 $39,846 $39,264 $38,342 $34,946 $38,592 $37,761 $34,198 $36,929 $33,220 $29,636 $38,011 $37,179 $33,512 $36,175 $32,532 $28,920 $35,186 $31,553 $27,940 $24,268 $24,854 $32,251 $31,567 $30,616 $27,106 $39,349 $38,662 $37,683 $34,020 $37,986 $36,936 $33,334 $35,958 $32,314 $28,611 $48,602 $48,013 $47,171 $43,924 $47,425 $46,582 $43,335 $45,650 $42,503 $39,214 $46,836 $45,903 $42,753 $45,061 $41,861 $38,528 $44,218 $41,030 $37,538 $33,745
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