The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Taylor 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 421 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 421 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 497 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595 595
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 101 167 168 159 136 217 218 209 187 219 209 188 200 178 156 277 278 269 247 279 269 248 260 238 217 279 270 248 261 239 217 252 230 208 185 162 221 221 212 189 271 272 262 241 272 263 241 254 232 209 331 332 322 301 332 323 301 314 292 270 333 324 302 314 293 271 305 283 262 239
Taxes 175 324 325 309 261 439 441 423 377 443 425 378 408 362 314 577 579 561 515 581 563 516 546 499 452 583 565 518 548 501 454 530 483 437 388 300 434 436 418 369 550 552 535 488 554 537 490 519 472 423 693 695 676 626 697 678 628 659 610 564 699 680 630 661 612 565 642 595 548 499
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -119 -118 -135 -175 -116 -114 -135 -186 -112 -134 -184 -155 -205 -259 0 0 0 -46 0 0 -45 -16 -67 -117 0 0 -44 -15 -66 -116 -36 -87 -137 -190 0 -51 -51 -67 -107 -26 -24 -46 -96 -24 -45 -95 -66 -117 -169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -28 0 0 0 0 0 -27 0 0 -48 -101
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -80 0 -140 -140 -140 -75 -140 -140 -75 -145 -75 0 -180 -180 -180 -130 -180 -180 -130 -188 -130 -70 -180 -180 -130 -188 -130 -70 -188 -135 -70 0 0 -68 -68 -70 0 -120 -120 -125 -65 -120 -125 -65 -125 -68 0 -150 -150 -158 -110 -150 -158 -110 -158 -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
$7.29 $10.70 $10.75 $9.98 $8.51 $13.68 $13.74 $12.95 $11.40 $13.80 $13.00 $11.46 $12.18 $10.67 $9.09 $18.17 $18.22 $17.55 $15.94 $18.27 $17.59 $15.99 $16.79 $15.20 $13.62 $18.31 $17.64 $16.05 $16.84 $15.25 $13.68 $16.05 $14.43 $12.89 $11.28 $5.92 $7.56 $7.59 $7.20 $6.43 $9.14 $9.17 $8.76 $7.97 $9.20 $8.79 $8.00 $8.39 $7.60 $6.79 $11.18 $11.20 $10.84 $10.15 $11.22 $10.86 $10.17 $10.52 $9.82 $9.09 $11.25 $10.89 $10.20 $10.55 $9.85 $9.11 $10.18 $9.51 $8.71 $7.88
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 $1,283 $1,883 $1,893 $1,756 $1,497 $2,408 $2,418 $2,279 $2,006 $2,428 $2,288 $2,016 $2,144 $1,878 $1,600 $3,198 $3,206 $3,088 $2,805 $3,215 $3,097 $2,814 $2,955 $2,675 $2,397 $3,223 $3,105 $2,824 $2,965 $2,684 $2,407 $2,825 $2,540 $2,268 $1,985 $2,083 $2,661 $2,670 $2,533 $2,263 $3,219 $3,229 $3,084 $2,807 $3,238 $3,094 $2,816 $2,955 $2,674 $2,389 $3,934 $3,942 $3,815 $3,573 $3,951 $3,824 $3,581 $3,704 $3,458 $3,198 $3,959 $3,832 $3,589 $3,712 $3,466 $3,207 $3,585 $3,348 $3,065 $2,775
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                        -Annual  $15,391 $22,599 $22,715 $21,073 $17,967 $28,898 $29,019 $27,348 $24,075 $29,139 $27,458 $24,196 $25,727 $22,532 $19,203 $38,377 $38,477 $37,059 $33,661 $38,577 $37,159 $33,771 $35,464 $32,100 $28,767 $38,676 $37,258 $33,892 $35,574 $32,211 $28,888 $33,903 $30,480 $27,217 $23,817 $24,996 $31,934 $32,042 $30,402 $27,161 $38,626 $38,747 $37,006 $33,682 $38,857 $37,127 $33,793 $35,456 $32,092 $28,669 $47,207 $47,308 $45,781 $42,870 $47,409 $45,882 $42,970 $44,446 $41,492 $38,375 $47,510 $45,983 $43,070 $44,547 $41,592 $38,485 $43,021 $40,174 $36,784 $33,302
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