The Self-Sufficiency Standard
Jefferson 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 571 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 571 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949 949
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 116 183 183 174 151 233 233 224 202 234 225 203 216 194 171 313 313 304 282 314 305 283 296 274 252 315 305 284 296 274 253 287 265 243 221 177 236 237 228 205 286 287 278 256 287 278 257 269 247 225 366 367 358 336 368 358 337 349 327 306 368 359 337 350 328 306 341 319 297 274
Taxes 207 357 358 341 294 473 474 457 410 476 459 412 442 395 347 659 661 640 593 664 642 594 624 577 530 666 644 596 626 579 532 608 562 515 466 332 468 469 452 403 584 586 569 522 588 570 524 553 506 457 777 779 760 709 781 762 711 743 693 642 783 764 713 745 694 644 726 676 626 577
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -93 -91 -107 -147 -80 -79 -100 -150 -77 -98 -149 -119 -170 -223 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -35 0 0 0 0 0 -34 0 -4 -55 -108 0 -25 -23 -40 -80 0 0 -10 -61 0 -9 -59 -31 -81 -134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -19
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -75 -75 -78 0 -135 -135 -135 -73 -135 -135 -73 -140 -73 0 -158 -158 -165 -115 -158 -165 -115 -165 -120 -63 -158 -165 -115 -165 -120 -63 -173 -120 -65 0 0 -65 -65 -68 0 -115 -115 -120 -63 -115 -120 -63 -120 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -100 -150 -150 -100 -150 -100 -55 -150 -150 -100 -150 -100 -55 -150 -105 -55 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
$8.41 $12.01 $12.06 $11.29 $9.81 $15.06 $15.12 $14.32 $12.77 $15.17 $14.38 $12.82 $13.56 $12.03 $10.44 $20.98 $21.03 $20.29 $18.94 $21.08 $20.34 $18.99 $19.66 $18.29 $16.79 $21.13 $20.38 $19.04 $19.71 $18.34 $16.84 $19.00 $17.64 $16.03 $14.40 $6.48 $8.22 $8.24 $7.85 $7.08 $9.81 $9.83 $9.45 $8.65 $9.85 $9.48 $8.68 $9.08 $8.28 $7.46 $12.52 $12.54 $12.20 $11.52 $12.57 $12.23 $11.54 $11.89 $11.20 $10.51 $12.59 $12.25 $11.57 $11.91 $11.23 $10.53 $11.57 $10.87 $10.19 $9.44
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 $1,480 $2,114 $2,123 $1,987 $1,726 $2,651 $2,660 $2,521 $2,247 $2,670 $2,531 $2,256 $2,387 $2,117 $1,837 $3,692 $3,701 $3,571 $3,334 $3,710 $3,579 $3,342 $3,461 $3,219 $2,955 $3,719 $3,588 $3,350 $3,469 $3,227 $2,964 $3,343 $3,105 $2,822 $2,534 $2,280 $2,892 $2,902 $2,765 $2,492 $3,452 $3,460 $3,327 $3,046 $3,469 $3,336 $3,057 $3,197 $2,915 $2,626 $4,407 $4,416 $4,296 $4,055 $4,424 $4,304 $4,064 $4,185 $3,944 $3,699 $4,432 $4,313 $4,072 $4,193 $3,953 $3,707 $4,073 $3,828 $3,588 $3,324
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                        -Annual  $17,758 $25,363 $25,479 $23,845 $20,709 $31,813 $31,924 $30,253 $26,960 $32,045 $30,374 $27,070 $28,644 $25,400 $22,049 $44,299 $44,408 $42,851 $40,006 $44,517 $42,952 $40,105 $41,530 $38,627 $35,456 $44,626 $43,053 $40,205 $41,630 $38,727 $35,566 $40,122 $37,259 $33,865 $30,412 $27,363 $34,708 $34,824 $33,176 $29,905 $41,423 $41,523 $39,921 $36,558 $41,623 $40,032 $36,679 $38,361 $34,978 $31,515 $52,886 $52,987 $51,551 $48,665 $53,088 $51,652 $48,766 $50,216 $47,330 $44,384 $53,189 $51,753 $48,867 $50,317 $47,431 $44,485 $48,881 $45,935 $43,061 $39,891
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