The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Preston 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 450 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 450 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 691
Child Care 0 391 391 243 0 782 782 634 391 782 634 391 486 243 0 1173 1173 1025 782 1173 1025 782 877 634 391 1173 1025 782 877 634 391 729 486 243 0 0 391 391 243 0 782 782 634 391 782 634 391 486 243 0 1173 1173 1025 782 1173 1025 782 877 634 391 1173 1025 782 877 634 391 729 486 243 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 104 171 171 162 139 221 222 212 191 222 213 191 204 182 159 287 288 278 257 288 279 257 270 248 226 289 280 258 270 249 227 261 239 218 195 165 224 225 216 193 275 275 266 244 276 267 245 257 236 213 341 341 332 310 342 333 311 323 302 280 342 333 311 324 302 280 315 293 271 248
Taxes 181 331 333 316 269 447 449 431 384 451 433 386 416 369 321 598 600 583 536 602 584 538 567 520 473 604 586 539 569 522 475 552 505 458 409 306 442 444 426 377 558 560 543 496 562 545 498 527 480 431 716 718 699 648 720 701 650 682 632 585 722 703 652 684 633 587 665 616 569 520
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -113 -112 -128 -168 -107 -105 -127 -177 -104 -125 -176 -146 -197 -250 0 0 0 -24 0 0 -24 0 -45 -95 0 0 -22 0 -43 -94 -14 -64 -115 -167 0 -45 -44 -61 -101 -17 -16 -38 -88 -15 -37 -87 -58 -108 -161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 -25 -79
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -78 0 -135 -135 -140 -73 -135 -140 -73 -145 -75 0 -173 -173 -180 -125 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -188 -130 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -120 -120 -120 -65 -120 -120 -65 -125 -65 0 -150 -150 -150 -110 -150 -150 -105 -158 -110 -60 -150 -150 -105 -158 -110 -58 -158 -115 -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
$7.50 $11.01 $11.06 $10.30 $8.81 $14.03 $14.09 $13.26 $11.73 $14.14 $13.32 $11.79 $12.50 $10.98 $9.41 $18.93 $18.98 $18.27 $16.81 $19.03 $18.31 $16.86 $17.64 $16.04 $14.48 $19.08 $18.36 $16.92 $17.69 $16.10 $14.54 $16.90 $15.31 $13.73 $12.12 $6.03 $7.71 $7.74 $7.35 $6.58 $9.30 $9.33 $8.93 $8.13 $9.36 $8.96 $8.16 $8.55 $7.76 $6.94 $11.54 $11.56 $11.22 $10.51 $11.59 $11.25 $10.55 $10.89 $10.20 $9.51 $11.61 $11.27 $10.57 $10.91 $10.22 $9.54 $10.57 $9.87 $9.14 $8.31
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 $1,321 $1,937 $1,946 $1,813 $1,551 $2,469 $2,480 $2,334 $2,065 $2,489 $2,344 $2,074 $2,200 $1,933 $1,656 $3,332 $3,341 $3,215 $2,959 $3,349 $3,223 $2,968 $3,105 $2,824 $2,549 $3,357 $3,232 $2,978 $3,113 $2,834 $2,559 $2,974 $2,695 $2,417 $2,134 $2,121 $2,715 $2,724 $2,587 $2,317 $3,275 $3,284 $3,145 $2,862 $3,294 $3,154 $2,872 $3,010 $2,733 $2,445 $4,062 $4,071 $3,951 $3,700 $4,079 $3,959 $3,714 $3,832 $3,589 $3,347 $4,087 $3,968 $3,722 $3,841 $3,598 $3,359 $3,721 $3,475 $3,217 $2,924
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  $15,849 $23,247 $23,355 $21,751 $18,616 $29,633 $29,754 $28,013 $24,780 $29,865 $28,134 $24,890 $26,403 $23,194 $19,877 $39,988 $40,088 $38,580 $35,505 $40,188 $38,680 $35,615 $37,262 $33,885 $30,591 $40,288 $38,780 $35,736 $37,362 $34,006 $30,702 $35,688 $32,335 $29,001 $25,608 $25,453 $32,576 $32,692 $31,044 $27,804 $39,301 $39,412 $37,741 $34,348 $39,533 $37,851 $34,468 $36,121 $32,797 $29,334 $48,747 $48,848 $47,412 $44,406 $48,949 $47,513 $44,567 $45,986 $43,073 $40,160 $49,050 $47,614 $44,668 $46,087 $43,173 $40,310 $44,651 $41,695 $38,609 $35,086
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