The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Marshall 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 406 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 406 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652 652
Child Care 0 438 369 301 0 876 807 739 438 738 670 369 602 301 0 1314 1245 1177 876 1176 1108 807 1040 739 438 1107 1039 738 971 670 369 903 602 301 0 0 438 369 301 0 876 807 739 438 738 670 369 602 301 0 1314 1245 1177 876 1176 1108 807 1040 739 438 1107 1039 738 971 670 369 903 602 301 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 99 174 168 167 138 229 223 222 194 216 215 188 214 186 158 297 291 290 262 285 283 256 282 255 227 278 277 249 276 248 221 275 247 220 191 161 228 221 220 192 283 276 275 248 270 269 241 268 240 211 351 344 343 316 338 337 309 336 308 281 332 331 303 330 302 274 328 301 273 245
Taxes 172 338 325 326 265 464 451 451 392 438 438 378 438 379 318 621 607 608 548 594 594 534 594 535 475 581 581 521 581 521 462 581 522 462 400 297 449 436 436 374 576 563 563 503 549 549 490 550 490 428 740 726 726 661 711 711 647 711 647 587 697 697 633 697 633 573 697 633 573 512
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -107 -118 -120 -171 -88 -103 -106 -170 -117 -120 -184 -123 -187 -253 0 0 0 -12 0 0 -26 0 -29 -93 0 0 -41 0 -44 -108 0 -46 -110 -177 0 -39 -51 -53 -103 0 -14 -16 -81 -29 -31 -95 -34 -98 -164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -18 0 0 -21 -88
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -78 0 -135 -135 -135 -73 -140 -140 -75 -140 -75 0 -165 -173 -173 -125 -173 -173 -125 -173 -125 -68 -180 -180 -130 -180 -130 -68 -180 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -68 0 -115 -120 -120 -65 -120 -120 -65 -120 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -105 -150 -150 -110 -150 -110 -58 -150 -150 -110 -150 -110 -60 -150 -110 -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
$7.18 $11.28 $10.75 $10.67 $8.69 $14.74 $14.18 $14.09 $12.02 $13.60 $13.52 $11.46 $13.43 $11.37 $9.29 $19.74 $19.23 $19.16 $17.29 $18.76 $18.69 $16.74 $18.62 $16.66 $14.55 $18.25 $18.17 $16.16 $18.10 $16.07 $14.00 $18.03 $15.99 $13.90 $11.78 $5.86 $7.85 $7.59 $7.54 $6.52 $9.67 $9.38 $9.34 $8.28 $9.10 $9.06 $8.00 $9.02 $7.96 $6.88 $11.93 $11.69 $11.65 $10.74 $11.45 $11.42 $10.48 $11.38 $10.45 $9.55 $11.21 $11.18 $10.25 $11.14 $10.21 $9.27 $11.10 $10.17 $9.22 $8.14
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 $1,263 $1,986 $1,893 $1,878 $1,530 $2,593 $2,496 $2,481 $2,116 $2,394 $2,379 $2,016 $2,364 $2,001 $1,634 $3,475 $3,384 $3,372 $3,044 $3,301 $3,289 $2,947 $3,276 $2,932 $2,562 $3,211 $3,199 $2,844 $3,186 $2,829 $2,464 $3,174 $2,814 $2,446 $2,073 $2,063 $2,764 $2,670 $2,656 $2,296 $3,403 $3,301 $3,286 $2,914 $3,204 $3,189 $2,816 $3,173 $2,801 $2,423 $4,199 $4,115 $4,102 $3,779 $4,031 $4,018 $3,690 $4,005 $3,677 $3,361 $3,947 $3,934 $3,606 $3,922 $3,594 $3,262 $3,909 $3,581 $3,247 $2,864
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  $15,155 $23,832 $22,715 $22,541 $18,363 $31,122 $29,949 $29,767 $25,387 $28,728 $28,545 $24,196 $28,363 $24,015 $19,613 $41,694 $40,611 $40,461 $36,524 $39,617 $39,467 $35,362 $39,317 $35,180 $30,739 $38,534 $38,383 $34,130 $38,233 $33,947 $29,567 $38,083 $33,766 $29,355 $24,875 $24,759 $33,171 $32,042 $31,867 $27,550 $40,837 $39,618 $39,436 $34,965 $38,445 $38,264 $33,793 $38,081 $33,611 $29,080 $50,383 $49,377 $49,225 $45,348 $48,371 $48,219 $44,282 $48,066 $44,129 $40,337 $47,365 $47,213 $43,276 $47,060 $43,126 $39,145 $46,907 $42,975 $38,964 $34,363
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