The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Mingo County, WV, 2007
Adult +
Adult + Adult + infant 2 Adults + 2 Adults +
Adult + Adult + infant schoolage preschooler infant preschooler
Monthly Costs Adult infant preschooler preschooler teenager schoolage preschooler schoolage
Housing 418 477 477 477 477 601 477 477
Child Care 0 438 369 807 301 1108 807 670
Food  189 287 296 393 517 547 583 639
Transportation 294 304 304 304 304 304 599 599
Health Care 103 194 190 203 223 223 256 262
Miscellaneous 100 170 164 218 182 278 272 265
Taxes 174 329 316 442 370 583 553 540
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -115 -126 -113 -196 0 -24 -41
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -140 -75 -180 -120 -125
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$7.27 $10.93 $10.40 $13.78 $11.00 $18.26 $9.19 $8.86
per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,279 $1,923 $1,830 $2,426 $1,936 $3,214 $3,236 $3,119
combined combined
                        -Annual  $15,344 $23,081 $21,956 $29,108 $23,237 $38,569 $38,836 $37,422
combined combined