The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Marion 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 436 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 436 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 524 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627 627
Child Care 0 412 412 258 0 824 824 670 412 824 670 412 516 258 0 1236 1236 1082 824 1236 1082 824 928 670 412 1236 1082 824 928 670 412 774 516 258 0 0 412 412 258 0 824 824 670 412 824 670 412 516 258 0 1236 1236 1082 824 1236 1082 824 928 670 412 1236 1082 824 928 670 412 774 516 258 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 102 172 173 163 139 224 225 215 192 225 216 192 206 183 158 287 287 278 254 288 278 255 269 245 222 289 279 256 269 246 222 259 236 213 188 164 226 226 216 192 278 279 269 245 279 269 246 260 236 212 340 341 331 308 342 332 309 322 299 275 342 332 309 323 299 276 313 290 266 242
Taxes 178 334 336 318 267 454 456 437 387 458 439 389 420 371 320 598 600 581 531 602 583 533 564 514 464 603 585 535 566 516 466 547 497 447 395 303 444 446 428 375 566 567 549 499 569 551 500 532 482 429 716 717 697 643 719 699 645 679 625 575 721 701 647 681 627 577 660 609 558 506
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -111 -110 -127 -170 -99 -98 -121 -174 -96 -119 -174 -142 -196 -253 0 0 0 -30 0 0 -28 0 -51 -105 0 0 -27 0 -50 -103 -18 -72 -126 -182 0 -43 -42 -59 -102 -10 -9 -31 -86 -8 -30 -84 -52 -107 -163 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 -37 -94
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -78 0 -135 -135 -140 -73 -135 -140 -73 -140 -75 0 -173 -173 -180 -125 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -188 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -120 -120 -120 -65 -120 -120 -65 -125 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -110 -150 -150 -110 -158 -110 -60 -150 -150 -110 -158 -110 -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
$7.40 $11.11 $11.16 $10.35 $8.74 $14.32 $14.38 $13.50 $11.84 $14.43 $13.56 $11.89 $12.71 $11.04 $9.33 $18.93 $18.97 $18.21 $16.62 $19.02 $18.26 $16.67 $17.55 $15.80 $14.10 $19.07 $18.31 $16.73 $17.59 $15.85 $14.16 $16.73 $15.01 $13.30 $11.56 $5.97 $7.76 $7.79 $7.38 $6.54 $9.45 $9.48 $9.05 $8.18 $9.50 $9.08 $8.21 $8.65 $7.79 $6.91 $11.54 $11.56 $11.20 $10.43 $11.58 $11.22 $10.45 $10.84 $10.09 $9.32 $11.61 $11.25 $10.48 $10.86 $10.12 $9.34 $10.50 $9.74 $8.92 $8.02
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 $1,302 $1,955 $1,964 $1,821 $1,537 $2,521 $2,530 $2,376 $2,083 $2,540 $2,386 $2,093 $2,237 $1,942 $1,642 $3,331 $3,339 $3,206 $2,924 $3,348 $3,214 $2,935 $3,088 $2,781 $2,482 $3,356 $3,222 $2,944 $3,096 $2,790 $2,492 $2,944 $2,642 $2,341 $2,035 $2,103 $2,733 $2,742 $2,596 $2,304 $3,326 $3,336 $3,187 $2,881 $3,345 $3,197 $2,891 $3,043 $2,742 $2,431 $4,061 $4,069 $3,942 $3,671 $4,078 $3,950 $3,679 $3,815 $3,552 $3,280 $4,086 $3,958 $3,688 $3,823 $3,561 $3,289 $3,696 $3,430 $3,141 $2,824
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  $15,628 $23,461 $23,568 $21,853 $18,450 $30,251 $30,361 $28,514 $25,001 $30,482 $28,636 $25,112 $26,849 $23,310 $19,703 $39,972 $40,072 $38,469 $35,094 $40,172 $38,569 $35,214 $37,056 $33,367 $29,784 $40,272 $38,669 $35,324 $37,156 $33,477 $29,905 $35,334 $31,701 $28,088 $24,416 $25,232 $32,790 $32,906 $31,155 $27,645 $39,908 $40,029 $38,243 $34,570 $40,140 $38,364 $34,691 $36,517 $32,903 $29,171 $48,731 $48,832 $47,299 $44,053 $48,933 $47,400 $44,154 $45,778 $42,630 $39,362 $49,034 $47,501 $44,255 $45,879 $42,729 $39,473 $44,346 $41,156 $37,696 $33,893
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