The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
McDowell 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 412 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 412 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 651
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 100 167 168 158 134 220 220 210 187 221 211 188 201 178 154 289 290 280 257 290 281 257 271 248 224 291 281 258 272 248 225 262 238 215 191 161 221 222 212 187 273 274 264 241 274 265 241 255 232 207 343 343 334 310 344 334 311 325 301 278 345 335 312 325 302 278 315 292 269 244
Taxes 173 324 326 308 256 444 446 427 377 447 429 379 410 360 309 603 605 586 536 607 588 538 569 519 469 609 590 540 571 521 471 553 502 452 400 298 434 436 417 365 555 557 538 488 559 540 490 521 471 419 721 723 703 649 725 705 651 684 631 581 727 707 653 686 633 582 666 614 564 511
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -119 -118 -135 -178 -110 -109 -131 -186 -108 -130 -184 -153 -207 -263 0 0 0 -24 0 0 -23 0 -45 -99 0 0 -21 0 -44 -98 -12 -67 -121 -177 0 -51 -51 -67 -111 -21 -20 -42 -96 -18 -41 -95 -64 -117 -174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0 -9 0 0 -31 -88
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -80 0 -140 -135 -140 -75 -135 -140 -75 -145 -75 0 -173 -173 -180 -125 -173 -173 -125 -180 -130 -68 -173 -173 -125 -180 -130 -68 -188 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -120 -120 -125 -65 -120 -125 -65 -125 -68 0 -150 -150 -150 -110 -150 -150 -105 -158 -110 -60 -150 -150 -105 -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
$7.22 $10.71 $10.76 $9.94 $8.34 $13.88 $13.96 $13.09 $11.41 $14.02 $13.15 $11.46 $12.27 $10.62 $8.92 $19.11 $19.15 $18.39 $16.83 $19.20 $18.48 $16.88 $17.73 $16.01 $14.32 $19.25 $18.53 $16.94 $17.77 $16.07 $14.37 $16.95 $15.22 $13.51 $11.77 $5.88 $7.56 $7.59 $7.18 $6.34 $9.24 $9.27 $8.83 $7.98 $9.30 $8.86 $8.01 $8.44 $7.58 $6.70 $11.63 $11.65 $11.29 $10.52 $11.68 $11.31 $10.56 $10.93 $10.18 $9.42 $11.70 $11.34 $10.58 $10.95 $10.21 $9.45 $10.59 $9.83 $9.03 $8.13
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 $1,271 $1,885 $1,894 $1,749 $1,468 $2,442 $2,458 $2,304 $2,008 $2,467 $2,314 $2,018 $2,160 $1,869 $1,570 $3,363 $3,371 $3,237 $2,961 $3,379 $3,253 $2,971 $3,120 $2,818 $2,520 $3,388 $3,262 $2,982 $3,128 $2,828 $2,529 $2,982 $2,679 $2,378 $2,072 $2,071 $2,662 $2,671 $2,526 $2,233 $3,253 $3,262 $3,109 $2,808 $3,272 $3,119 $2,818 $2,970 $2,667 $2,358 $4,093 $4,101 $3,974 $3,703 $4,110 $3,982 $3,717 $3,847 $3,584 $3,317 $4,118 $3,991 $3,725 $3,855 $3,592 $3,327 $3,728 $3,461 $3,178 $2,862
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  $15,249 $22,615 $22,730 $20,986 $17,612 $29,309 $29,490 $27,643 $24,091 $29,600 $27,764 $24,212 $25,917 $22,432 $18,835 $40,353 $40,452 $38,849 $35,537 $40,552 $39,039 $35,658 $37,436 $33,811 $30,238 $40,652 $39,139 $35,779 $37,536 $33,932 $30,348 $35,788 $32,144 $28,531 $24,859 $24,854 $31,950 $32,057 $30,314 $26,798 $39,038 $39,147 $37,311 $33,698 $39,268 $37,422 $33,819 $35,635 $32,003 $28,300 $49,116 $49,217 $47,684 $44,438 $49,318 $47,785 $44,599 $46,163 $43,010 $39,806 $49,419 $47,886 $44,700 $46,264 $43,110 $39,926 $44,732 $41,537 $38,140 $34,347
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