The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Barbour County, WV 2009
  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 434 540 540 540 540 707 540 540
Child Care 0 411 409 820 251 1,071 820 660
Food  215 331 338 453 591 629 668 728
Transportation 355 365 365 365 365 365 720 720
Health Care 119 214 214 226 250 251 276 288
Miscellaneous 112 186 187 240 200 302 302 294
Taxes 195 358 360 483 398 626 610 593
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -115 -115 -106 -200 -19 -54 -54
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -75 -75 -130 -73 -165 -110 -115
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$8.12 $12.11 $12.15 $15.48 $12.25 $19.99 $10.25 $9.91
  per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,430 $2,131 $2,138 $2,725 $2,155 $3,518 $3,606 $3,487
  combined combined
                        -Annual  $17,160 $25,568 $25,660 $32,701 $25,866 $42,213 $43,276 $41,847
              combined combined