The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Harrison 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 412 494 494 494 494 619 494 494
Child Care 0 412 369 781 258 1039 781 627
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 100 169 165 218 180 273 271 262
Taxes 173 328 320 440 364 572 551 534
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -116 -123 -115 -203 0 -26 -47
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -140 -75 -180 -120 -125
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$7.22 $10.85 $10.54 $13.70 $10.77 $17.88 $9.15 $8.74
per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,271 $1,910 $1,855 $2,412 $1,896 $3,147 $3,222 $3,078
combined combined
                        -Annual  $15,249 $22,923 $22,264 $28,944 $22,752 $37,761 $38,662 $36,936
combined combined