The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Nicholas 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 430 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 430 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607 607
Child Care 0 369 374 229 0 738 743 598 369 748 603 374 458 229 0 1107 1112 967 738 1117 972 743 827 598 369 1122 977 748 832 603 374 687 458 229 0 0 369 374 229 0 738 743 598 369 748 603 374 458 229 0 1107 1112 967 738 1117 972 743 827 598 369 1122 977 748 832 603 374 687 458 229 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 102 163 164 155 134 211 212 203 183 213 204 184 195 175 154 272 273 264 244 274 265 245 256 236 216 275 266 246 258 237 217 249 228 208 186 163 217 218 209 187 265 266 257 236 267 258 238 249 229 207 326 327 318 297 328 319 298 310 290 269 329 320 300 311 291 270 302 282 261 240
Taxes 177 315 318 301 256 425 428 411 368 431 414 370 397 354 309 565 568 551 508 571 554 510 537 494 450 574 557 513 540 497 453 524 480 436 390 302 425 428 411 365 536 539 522 479 542 525 482 509 465 419 680 683 665 619 686 668 622 650 605 561 690 671 625 653 608 564 635 591 548 502
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -127 -125 -141 -178 -130 -128 -148 -196 -125 -145 -193 -166 -213 -263 0 0 -7 -54 0 -4 -52 -25 -72 -119 0 -2 -49 -23 -70 -117 -43 -90 -138 -187 0 -59 -57 -73 -111 -41 -38 -59 -106 -36 -57 -103 -77 -124 -174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -31 0 0 0 0 0 -28 0 -1 -48 -98
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -80 0 -140 -140 -145 -75 -140 -145 -75 -145 -75 0 -180 -180 -188 -130 -180 -180 -130 -188 -130 -70 -180 -180 -130 -188 -130 -70 -195 -135 -70 0 0 -70 -70 -70 0 -125 -120 -125 -65 -120 -125 -65 -130 -68 0 -158 -150 -158 -110 -150 -158 -110 -165 -115 -60 -150 -158 -110 -158 -115 -60 -165 -115 -63 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
$7.35 $10.34 $10.44 $9.69 $8.34 $13.12 $13.22 $12.43 $11.03 $13.32 $12.53 $11.13 $11.76 $10.37 $8.92 $17.77 $17.85 $17.12 $15.65 $17.94 $17.26 $15.75 $16.45 $14.99 $13.54 $18.02 $17.36 $15.85 $16.55 $15.08 $13.64 $15.75 $14.29 $12.87 $11.39 $5.95 $7.37 $7.42 $7.05 $6.34 $8.85 $8.91 $8.52 $7.79 $8.96 $8.56 $7.84 $8.17 $7.45 $6.70 $10.95 $11.01 $10.66 $10.03 $11.06 $10.71 $10.07 $10.36 $9.73 $9.04 $11.10 $10.75 $10.11 $10.42 $9.78 $9.09 $10.07 $9.45 $8.70 $7.94
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 $1,294 $1,821 $1,838 $1,705 $1,468 $2,310 $2,326 $2,187 $1,941 $2,344 $2,204 $1,959 $2,070 $1,825 $1,570 $3,127 $3,142 $3,013 $2,755 $3,157 $3,038 $2,772 $2,895 $2,638 $2,382 $3,172 $3,056 $2,790 $2,913 $2,655 $2,400 $2,771 $2,515 $2,265 $2,004 $2,095 $2,595 $2,612 $2,483 $2,233 $3,114 $3,137 $2,998 $2,742 $3,154 $3,014 $2,759 $2,875 $2,622 $2,358 $3,854 $3,877 $3,754 $3,530 $3,892 $3,769 $3,545 $3,646 $3,426 $3,182 $3,907 $3,784 $3,560 $3,668 $3,441 $3,200 $3,545 $3,326 $3,063 $2,794
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  $15,533 $21,848 $22,051 $20,464 $17,612 $27,715 $27,915 $26,242 $23,297 $28,126 $26,453 $23,507 $24,840 $21,900 $18,835 $37,521 $37,700 $36,158 $33,059 $37,879 $36,459 $33,269 $34,745 $31,657 $28,588 $38,058 $36,670 $33,480 $34,956 $31,857 $28,798 $33,254 $30,184 $27,174 $24,048 $25,138 $31,142 $31,345 $29,791 $26,798 $37,373 $37,643 $35,970 $32,901 $37,854 $36,171 $33,112 $34,498 $31,458 $28,300 $46,250 $46,521 $45,043 $42,363 $46,703 $45,225 $42,542 $43,747 $41,112 $38,185 $46,884 $45,406 $42,721 $44,018 $41,291 $38,396 $42,541 $39,912 $36,753 $33,523
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