The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Webster 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 412 477 477 477 477 584 477 477
Child Care 0 369 374 743 229 972 743 603
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 100 163 164 212 175 263 266 258
Taxes 173 315 318 428 354 549 539 525
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -127 -125 -128 -213 -9 -38 -57
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -78 -78 -140 -75 -188 -120 -125
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$7.22 $10.34 $10.44 $13.22 $10.37 $17.02 $8.91 $8.56
per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,271 $1,821 $1,838 $2,326 $1,825 $2,995 $3,137 $3,014
combined combined
                        -Annual  $15,249 $21,848 $22,051 $27,915 $21,900 $35,941 $37,643 $36,171
combined combined