The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Randolph 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 378 487 487 487 487 628 487 487
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 96 166 167 217 177 273 271 262
Taxes 166 321 323 439 359 571 550 534
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -121 -120 -117 -208 0 -27 -47
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
$6.97 $10.61 $10.67 $13.65 $10.58 $17.84 $9.13 $8.74
per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,226 $1,868 $1,878 $2,402 $1,862 $3,140 $3,213 $3,078
combined combined
                        -Annual  $14,713 $22,417 $22,533 $28,828 $22,342 $37,681 $38,556 $36,936
combined combined