The Self-Sufficiency Standard
Mineral 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 442 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 442 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700 700
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 103 169 170 161 138 220 220 211 189 221 212 190 202 181 158 288 288 279 257 289 280 258 271 249 227 290 280 259 271 249 228 262 240 219 196 164 223 224 214 192 273 274 265 243 274 265 243 256 234 211 341 342 333 311 343 334 312 324 303 281 343 334 312 325 303 281 316 294 272 249
Taxes 179 328 330 313 265 444 446 428 381 447 430 383 413 366 318 600 602 585 538 604 586 540 569 522 475 606 588 541 571 524 477 553 507 460 411 304 439 441 423 374 555 557 540 493 559 541 495 524 477 428 718 720 701 650 722 703 652 684 634 587 724 705 654 686 635 589 667 618 571 522
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -115 -115 -131 -171 -110 -109 -130 -181 -108 -129 -179 -150 -201 -253 0 0 0 -23 0 0 -21 0 -42 -93 0 0 -20 0 -41 -91 -11 -62 -113 -166 0 -48 -47 -63 -103 -21 -20 -41 -91 -18 -39 -90 -60 -111 -164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 -24 -76
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)		 0 -78 -78 -78 0 -140 -135 -140 -75 -135 -140 -73 -145 -75 0 -173 -173 -180 -125 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -173 -173 -125 -180 -130 -68 -188 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -120 -120 -125 -65 -120 -120 -65 -125 -68 0 -150 -150 -150 -105 -150 -150 -105 -158 -110 -58 -150 -150 -105 -158 -110 -58 -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		 $7.44 $10.89 $10.94 $10.18 $8.69 $13.88 $13.96 $13.14 $11.59 $14.02 $13.20 $11.66 $12.38 $10.86 $9.29 $19.00 $19.05 $18.33 $16.89 $19.10 $18.38 $16.95 $17.71 $16.13 $14.56 $19.14 $18.47 $17.00 $17.76 $16.18 $14.62 $16.98 $15.39 $13.81 $12.20 $6.00 $7.65 $7.68 $7.29 $6.52 $9.24 $9.27 $8.86 $8.07 $9.30 $8.90 $8.10 $8.49 $7.69 $6.88 $11.57 $11.60 $11.26 $10.56 $11.62 $11.28 $10.59 $10.92 $10.23 $9.56 $11.65 $11.31 $10.61 $10.95 $10.25 $9.58 $10.61 $9.90 $9.18 $8.35
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 $1,310 $1,916 $1,925 $1,791 $1,530 $2,442 $2,458 $2,313 $2,040 $2,467 $2,323 $2,053 $2,178 $1,911 $1,634 $3,344 $3,353 $3,227 $2,972 $3,361 $3,235 $2,982 $3,117 $2,838 $2,563 $3,369 $3,251 $2,992 $3,125 $2,847 $2,573 $2,989 $2,708 $2,430 $2,148 $2,111 $2,694 $2,703 $2,567 $2,296 $3,253 $3,262 $3,118 $2,841 $3,272 $3,133 $2,850 $2,989 $2,709 $2,423 $4,074 $4,083 $3,963 $3,718 $4,091 $3,971 $3,726 $3,844 $3,601 $3,364 $4,100 $3,980 $3,734 $3,853 $3,610 $3,373 $3,733 $3,486 $3,231 $2,938
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                        -Annual  $15,723 $22,994 $23,102 $21,498 $18,363 $29,309 $29,490 $27,759 $24,486 $29,600 $27,870 $24,636 $26,139 $22,931 $19,613 $40,131 $40,231 $38,723 $35,669 $40,330 $38,822 $35,790 $37,404 $34,059 $30,755 $40,430 $39,012 $35,900 $37,504 $34,170 $30,876 $35,862 $32,499 $29,165 $25,772 $25,327 $32,322 $32,438 $30,798 $27,550 $39,038 $39,147 $37,417 $34,094 $39,268 $37,598 $34,205 $35,867 $32,504 $29,080 $48,891 $48,992 $47,556 $44,610 $49,093 $47,657 $44,711 $46,131 $43,216 $40,363 $49,194 $47,758 $44,812 $46,232 $43,316 $40,474 $44,796 $41,838 $38,773 $35,260
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