Table 27
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Lewis County, WV 2009 
 
  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 407 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 407 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 477 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598
Child Care 0 391 391 243 0 782 782 634 391 782 634 391 486 243 0 1,173 1,173 1,025 782 1,173 1,025 782 877 634 391 1,173 1,025 782 877 634 391 729 486 243 0 0 391 391 243 0 782 782 634 391 782 634 391 486 243 0 1,173 1,173 1,025 782 1,173 1,025 782 877 634 391 1,173 1,025 782 877 634 391 729 486 243 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 99 165 166 157 134 215 216 207 185 217 207 186 198 176 154 278 278 269 247 279 270 248 261 239 217 279 270 248 261 239 217 252 230 208 185 161 219 219 210 187 269 270 260 239 270 261 239 252 230 207 331 332 323 301 332 323 301 314 292 270 333 324 302 315 293 271 306 284 262 239
Taxes 172 319 321 304 256 434 436 419 372 438 421 374 403 357 309 578 579 562 515 581 564 517 547 500 453 583 566 519 548 502 455 531 484 437 388 297 429 431 414 365 546 548 530 484 550 532 485 515 468 419 694 696 677 627 698 679 629 660 611 564 700 681 630 662 613 566 643 596 549 500
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -123 -122 -138 -178 -120 -118 -139 -190 -117 -138 -189 -160 -210 -263 0 0 0 -46 0 0 -45 -16 -66 -117 0 0 -44 -14 -65 -115 -35 -86 -137 -189 0 -55 -54 -70 -111 -31 -30 -51 -102 -28 -49 -100 -71 -121 -174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -27 0 0 0 0 0 -26 0 0 -47 -100
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 -70 -70 -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
$7.18 $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 $18.19 $18.24 $17.57 $15.96 $18.29 $17.62 $16.02 $16.81 $15.23 $13.65 $18.34 $17.66 $16.07 $16.87 $15.28 $13.71 $16.08 $14.46 $12.91 $11.30 $5.87 $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 $11.19 $11.21 $10.85 $10.16 $11.24 $10.87 $10.18 $10.53 $9.83 $9.10 $11.26 $10.90 $10.21 $10.56 $9.86 $9.12 $10.20 $9.52 $8.72 $7.90
  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 $1,264 $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 $3,202 $3,210 $3,092 $2,809 $3,219 $3,101 $2,819 $2,959 $2,680 $2,402 $3,227 $3,109 $2,828 $2,969 $2,689 $2,412 $2,830 $2,545 $2,272 $1,989 $2,065 $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 $3,938 $3,946 $3,819 $3,576 $3,955 $3,828 $3,585 $3,708 $3,462 $3,203 $3,963 $3,836 $3,593 $3,716 $3,470 $3,212 $3,589 $3,352 $3,070 $2,780
  combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined
                        -Annual  $15,170 $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 $38,424 $38,524 $37,106 $33,709 $38,624 $37,206 $33,829 $35,511 $32,158 $28,825 $38,724 $37,306 $33,939 $35,632 $32,268 $28,945 $33,961 $30,538 $27,264 $23,874 $24,775 $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 $47,255 $47,356 $45,830 $42,918 $47,457 $45,931 $43,018 $44,494 $41,540 $38,433 $47,558 $46,032 $43,117 $44,595 $41,639 $38,544 $43,069 $40,221 $36,843 $33,360
                                                                        combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined combined