The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Jackson 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 416 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 416 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 505 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656 656
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 100 172 169 157 137 227 223 212 192 219 208 188 197 177 156 296 293 281 262 289 278 258 266 247 227 285 274 254 263 243 223 251 232 212 191 162 226 222 211 190 280 277 265 246 273 262 242 250 231 210 350 346 335 315 343 331 312 320 300 281 339 328 308 316 297 277 305 285 266 245
Taxes 174 335 327 306 262 460 452 430 388 444 422 380 400 359 315 619 611 589 547 604 582 539 560 517 475 596 574 532 552 510 467 530 488 445 401 299 445 437 415 371 571 563 541 499 556 534 492 512 470 425 738 730 706 660 722 698 652 674 629 587 713 689 644 666 621 579 642 599 557 512
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -111 -117 -137 -173 -94 -102 -128 -174 -110 -137 -182 -163 -209 -257 0 0 0 -13 0 0 -21 -2 -47 -93 0 0 -30 -10 -56 -102 -37 -82 -128 -175 0 -43 -49 -69 -105 -4 -13 -39 -85 -22 -48 -94 -74 -119 -167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -13 0 0 -38 -87
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -80 0 -135 -135 -140 -73 -140 -140 -75 -145 -75 0 -165 -173 -173 -125 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -173 -180 -125 -188 -130 -68 -188 -135 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -115 -120 -120 -65 -120 -125 -65 -125 -68 0 -150 -150 -150 -105 -150 -150 -105 -158 -110 -58 -150 -150 -110 -158 -110 -60 -165 -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
$7.25 $11.13 $10.82 $9.87 $8.57 $14.54 $14.22 $13.21 $11.87 $13.87 $12.89 $11.53 $11.88 $10.55 $9.16 $19.68 $19.36 $18.53 $17.26 $19.09 $18.22 $16.94 $17.38 $15.93 $14.55 $18.81 $17.94 $16.61 $17.01 $15.61 $14.23 $16.03 $14.60 $13.24 $11.82 $5.90 $7.78 $7.62 $7.14 $6.46 $9.57 $9.40 $8.91 $8.20 $9.23 $8.73 $8.04 $8.24 $7.54 $6.82 $11.90 $11.76 $11.34 $10.72 $11.62 $11.20 $10.58 $10.76 $10.15 $9.55 $11.48 $11.06 $10.43 $10.62 $10.01 $9.38 $10.18 $9.58 $8.89 $8.15
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 $1,276 $1,959 $1,905 $1,737 $1,509 $2,559 $2,502 $2,326 $2,088 $2,441 $2,268 $2,029 $2,091 $1,857 $1,613 $3,464 $3,408 $3,262 $3,038 $3,360 $3,206 $2,981 $3,059 $2,804 $2,562 $3,311 $3,158 $2,924 $2,994 $2,747 $2,504 $2,822 $2,569 $2,330 $2,080 $2,076 $2,737 $2,682 $2,514 $2,275 $3,370 $3,308 $3,135 $2,886 $3,250 $3,073 $2,828 $2,902 $2,655 $2,401 $4,188 $4,139 $3,991 $3,774 $4,090 $3,942 $3,725 $3,787 $3,572 $3,361 $4,041 $3,893 $3,671 $3,738 $3,524 $3,302 $3,582 $3,373 $3,130 $2,870
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                        -Annual  $15,312 $23,508 $22,857 $20,843 $18,110 $30,710 $30,024 $27,907 $25,060 $29,287 $27,220 $24,343 $25,094 $22,284 $19,350 $41,568 $40,896 $39,145 $36,450 $40,315 $38,474 $35,774 $36,705 $33,647 $30,739 $39,733 $37,892 $35,087 $35,927 $32,961 $30,053 $33,861 $30,834 $27,956 $24,959 $24,917 $32,846 $32,184 $30,172 $27,304 $40,439 $39,692 $37,625 $34,627 $39,004 $36,878 $33,941 $34,822 $31,855 $28,817 $50,255 $49,666 $47,893 $45,284 $49,077 $47,304 $44,695 $45,441 $42,867 $40,337 $48,488 $46,715 $44,046 $44,852 $42,286 $39,621 $42,989 $40,475 $37,564 $34,437
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