The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Mingo 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 418 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 418 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601
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 100 170 164 162 134 225 218 217 190 212 211 183 210 182 154 292 286 285 257 279 278 251 277 250 222 273 272 244 271 243 216 270 242 214 186 162 224 217 216 187 278 272 271 243 266 265 237 263 236 207 346 339 338 311 333 332 304 331 303 275 327 326 298 324 297 269 323 296 268 239
Taxes 174 329 316 317 256 455 442 442 382 428 429 369 429 370 309 609 596 596 537 583 583 523 583 523 464 569 570 510 570 510 450 570 510 451 389 299 440 426 427 365 567 553 554 494 540 540 481 540 481 419 728 713 714 649 699 699 635 699 635 575 685 685 621 685 622 562 685 622 562 500
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -115 -126 -128 -178 -98 -113 -116 -180 -127 -130 -194 -132 -196 -263 0 0 0 -24 0 0 -38 0 -41 -105 0 0 -52 0 -55 -119 0 -59 -122 -188 0 -47 -58 -60 -111 -9 -24 -26 -90 -38 -41 -105 -44 -108 -174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 0 0 -31 0 0 -33 -99
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -78 0 -135 -140 -140 -73 -140 -140 -75 -140 -75 0 -173 -173 -173 -125 -180 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -180 -180 -130 -180 -130 -70 -180 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -70 -70 0 -120 -120 -120 -65 -120 -125 -65 -125 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -110 -150 -150 -110 -150 -110 -60 -150 -158 -110 -158 -110 -60 -158 -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
$7.27 $10.93 $10.40 $10.31 $8.34 $14.37 $13.78 $13.70 $11.65 $13.23 $13.15 $11.09 $13.06 $11.00 $8.92 $19.32 $18.85 $18.77 $16.85 $18.33 $18.26 $16.29 $18.19 $16.18 $14.10 $17.86 $17.79 $15.71 $17.72 $15.63 $13.54 $17.65 $15.53 $13.45 $11.33 $5.91 $7.67 $7.40 $7.36 $6.34 $9.47 $9.19 $9.15 $8.09 $8.92 $8.86 $7.82 $8.82 $7.77 $6.70 $11.73 $11.50 $11.46 $10.53 $11.26 $11.22 $10.29 $11.19 $10.25 $9.32 $11.02 $10.96 $10.05 $10.93 $10.02 $9.04 $10.89 $9.98 $9.00 $7.91
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 $1,279 $1,923 $1,830 $1,815 $1,468 $2,528 $2,426 $2,411 $2,050 $2,329 $2,314 $1,951 $2,299 $1,936 $1,570 $3,400 $3,317 $3,304 $2,965 $3,227 $3,214 $2,867 $3,202 $2,847 $2,482 $3,144 $3,131 $2,765 $3,119 $2,750 $2,383 $3,106 $2,734 $2,368 $1,994 $2,079 $2,701 $2,605 $2,590 $2,233 $3,334 $3,236 $3,221 $2,849 $3,139 $3,119 $2,751 $3,103 $2,736 $2,358 $4,130 $4,047 $4,034 $3,706 $3,963 $3,950 $3,622 $3,937 $3,609 $3,280 $3,879 $3,859 $3,539 $3,846 $3,526 $3,182 $3,833 $3,514 $3,167 $2,785
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                        -Annual  $15,344 $23,081 $21,956 $21,782 $17,612 $30,340 $29,108 $28,926 $24,606 $27,946 $27,764 $23,417 $27,583 $23,237 $18,835 $40,796 $39,803 $39,652 $35,579 $38,719 $38,569 $34,406 $38,419 $34,165 $29,784 $37,726 $37,575 $33,185 $37,425 $33,002 $28,592 $37,275 $32,810 $28,410 $23,932 $24,948 $32,418 $31,258 $31,084 $26,798 $40,009 $38,836 $38,655 $34,184 $37,664 $37,422 $33,011 $37,240 $32,829 $28,300 $49,565 $48,559 $48,406 $44,470 $47,553 $47,400 $43,464 $47,248 $43,311 $39,362 $46,547 $46,304 $42,468 $46,152 $42,317 $38,190 $45,999 $42,167 $38,007 $33,418
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