The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Upshur 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 387 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 387 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641 641
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 97 165 166 157 134 215 216 207 185 217 207 186 198 176 154 282 283 273 252 283 274 252 265 243 221 284 275 253 265 244 222 256 234 213 190 159 219 219 210 187 269 270 260 239 270 261 239 252 230 207 336 336 327 305 337 328 306 318 297 275 337 328 306 319 297 275 310 288 266 243
Taxes 167 319 321 304 256 434 436 419 372 438 421 374 403 357 309 587 589 572 525 591 573 527 556 509 462 593 575 528 558 511 464 540 494 447 398 293 429 431 414 365 546 548 530 484 550 532 485 515 468 419 704 706 687 636 708 689 638 670 621 574 710 691 640 672 622 576 653 605 558 509
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -123 -122 -138 -178 -120 -118 -139 -190 -117 -138 -189 -160 -210 -263 0 0 0 -36 0 0 -35 -5 -56 -107 0 0 -33 -4 -54 -105 -25 -76 -126 -179 0 -55 -54 -70 -111 -31 -30 -51 -102 -28 -49 -100 -71 -121 -174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -17 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 -38 -90
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -80 0 -140 -140 -140 -75 -140 -140 -75 -145 -75 0 -173 -173 -180 -125 -173 -180 -125 -188 -130 -68 -173 -180 -125 -180 -130 -68 -188 -135 -70 0 0 -70 -70 -70 0 -120 -120 -125 -65 -120 -125 -65 -125 -68 0 -150 -150 -150 -110 -150 -150 -110 -158 -110 -60 -150 -150 -110 -158 -110 -60 -165 -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
$7.03 $10.53 $10.58 $9.81 $8.34 $13.51 $13.56 $12.77 $11.23 $13.62 $12.83 $11.28 $12.01 $10.49 $8.92 $18.56 $18.61 $17.89 $16.37 $18.65 $17.94 $16.42 $17.20 $15.60 $14.04 $18.70 $17.99 $16.48 $17.29 $15.66 $14.10 $16.46 $14.84 $13.29 $11.68 $5.79 $7.47 $7.49 $7.11 $6.34 $9.06 $9.08 $8.67 $7.88 $9.11 $8.70 $7.91 $8.30 $7.51 $6.70 $11.35 $11.37 $11.03 $10.32 $11.40 $11.06 $10.35 $10.70 $10.01 $9.29 $11.42 $11.08 $10.37 $10.72 $10.03 $9.32 $10.36 $9.68 $8.92 $8.09
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 $1,238 $1,854 $1,863 $1,726 $1,468 $2,377 $2,387 $2,248 $1,976 $2,397 $2,257 $1,985 $2,113 $1,846 $1,570 $3,266 $3,275 $3,149 $2,881 $3,283 $3,157 $2,890 $3,027 $2,746 $2,471 $3,291 $3,166 $2,901 $3,043 $2,756 $2,481 $2,897 $2,611 $2,339 $2,057 $2,038 $2,628 $2,638 $2,504 $2,233 $3,188 $3,197 $3,053 $2,775 $3,207 $3,063 $2,785 $2,923 $2,644 $2,358 $3,995 $4,004 $3,884 $3,634 $4,012 $3,893 $3,642 $3,765 $3,523 $3,269 $4,021 $3,901 $3,650 $3,774 $3,532 $3,279 $3,647 $3,409 $3,139 $2,846
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                        -Annual  $14,855 $22,243 $22,351 $20,717 $17,612 $28,528 $28,649 $26,978 $23,708 $28,759 $27,088 $23,817 $25,357 $22,152 $18,835 $39,196 $39,296 $37,788 $34,576 $39,395 $37,887 $34,686 $36,318 $32,956 $29,652 $39,495 $37,987 $34,807 $36,519 $33,077 $29,773 $34,758 $31,335 $28,072 $24,679 $24,459 $31,539 $31,655 $30,045 $26,798 $38,256 $38,367 $36,636 $33,302 $38,488 $36,757 $33,423 $35,076 $31,722 $28,300 $47,945 $48,046 $46,609 $43,603 $48,147 $46,710 $43,704 $45,184 $42,281 $39,230 $48,248 $46,811 $43,805 $45,285 $42,381 $39,351 $43,759 $40,903 $37,670 $34,157
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