The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Pleasants 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 405 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 405 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 519 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689 689
Child Care 0 412 369 258 0 824 781 670 412 738 627 369 516 258 0 1236 1193 1082 824 1150 1039 781 928 670 412 1107 996 738 885 627 369 774 516 258 0 0 412 369 258 0 824 781 670 412 738 627 369 516 258 0 1236 1193 1082 824 1150 1039 781 928 670 412 1107 996 738 885 627 369 774 516 258 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 99 172 168 162 138 224 220 215 191 216 211 188 205 182 158 293 289 284 261 286 280 257 275 251 228 282 276 253 271 248 224 266 242 219 195 160 225 221 216 192 277 274 268 245 270 265 241 259 236 211 347 343 338 314 339 334 310 328 305 282 336 330 307 325 301 278 319 296 273 248
Taxes 171 333 325 317 265 453 445 436 386 438 429 378 419 370 318 612 604 595 545 596 587 537 578 528 478 589 579 529 570 520 470 561 511 461 408 297 443 436 426 374 564 557 548 497 549 540 490 531 481 428 730 722 712 658 714 704 650 693 639 589 706 695 641 685 631 581 675 622 572 520
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -112 -118 -128 -171 -101 -109 -122 -175 -117 -131 -184 -143 -197 -253 0 0 0 -16 0 0 -24 0 -37 -90 0 0 -32 0 -45 -99 -3 -58 -112 -168 0 -44 -51 -60 -103 -11 -20 -32 -87 -29 -41 -95 -54 -108 -164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 -23 -79
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -78 0 -135 -135 -140 -73 -140 -140 -75 -140 -75 0 -173 -173 -173 -125 -173 -180 -125 -180 -125 -68 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -180 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -120 -120 -120 -65 -120 -125 -65 -125 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -105 -150 -150 -110 -150 -110 -58 -150 -150 -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
$7.17 $11.06 $10.75 $10.31 $8.69 $14.28 $13.96 $13.46 $11.80 $13.60 $13.13 $11.46 $12.67 $10.99 $9.29 $19.39 $19.12 $18.72 $17.16 $18.84 $18.40 $16.84 $18.01 $16.37 $14.65 $18.57 $18.13 $16.52 $17.74 $16.02 $14.33 $17.32 $15.56 $13.84 $12.11 $5.86 $7.74 $7.59 $7.36 $6.52 $9.43 $9.26 $9.03 $8.16 $9.10 $8.86 $8.00 $8.62 $7.77 $6.88 $11.77 $11.63 $11.43 $10.68 $11.49 $11.29 $10.53 $11.09 $10.33 $9.60 $11.35 $11.15 $10.39 $10.93 $10.19 $9.43 $10.73 $9.99 $9.20 $8.30
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 $1,262 $1,947 $1,893 $1,814 $1,530 $2,513 $2,456 $2,369 $2,076 $2,394 $2,312 $2,016 $2,230 $1,934 $1,634 $3,413 $3,364 $3,295 $3,020 $3,316 $3,239 $2,964 $3,170 $2,881 $2,579 $3,268 $3,191 $2,907 $3,121 $2,819 $2,522 $3,049 $2,738 $2,437 $2,131 $2,062 $2,725 $2,670 $2,589 $2,296 $3,318 $3,261 $3,179 $2,873 $3,204 $3,117 $2,816 $3,035 $2,734 $2,423 $4,144 $4,095 $4,025 $3,759 $4,046 $3,975 $3,705 $3,905 $3,635 $3,379 $3,997 $3,926 $3,656 $3,849 $3,586 $3,319 $3,778 $3,517 $3,237 $2,921
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                        -Annual  $15,139 $23,366 $22,715 $21,766 $18,363 $30,151 $29,474 $28,425 $24,912 $28,728 $27,738 $24,196 $26,758 $23,210 $19,613 $40,955 $40,373 $39,541 $36,244 $39,792 $38,870 $35,568 $38,038 $34,578 $30,945 $39,210 $38,288 $34,881 $37,457 $33,831 $30,259 $36,585 $32,853 $29,239 $25,566 $24,743 $32,703 $32,042 $31,068 $27,550 $39,819 $39,132 $38,153 $34,479 $38,445 $37,406 $33,793 $36,417 $32,813 $29,080 $49,725 $49,137 $48,294 $45,107 $48,548 $47,705 $44,459 $46,863 $43,616 $40,544 $47,959 $47,116 $43,870 $46,184 $43,031 $39,826 $45,341 $42,199 $38,847 $35,055
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