The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Pendleton 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 483 545 545 545 545 711 545 545
Child Care 0 391 391 782 243 1025 782 634
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 107 172 173 223 183 281 276 268
Taxes 188 334 336 451 372 589 563 547
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -111 -110 -102 -195 0 -14 -33
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -135 -75 -173 -120 -120
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$7.75 $11.11 $11.16 $14.19 $11.09 $18.51 $9.38 $9.02
per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,364 $1,955 $1,964 $2,498 $1,951 $3,257 $3,303 $3,174
combined combined
                        -Annual  $16,370 $23,461 $23,568 $29,976 $23,415 $39,087 $39,633 $38,083
combined combined