| The Self-Sufficiency Standard for McDowell County, WV 2009 |
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| 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 | 466 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 737 | 540 | 540 |
| Child Care | 0 | 433 | 431 | 864 | 266 | 1,130 | 864 | 697 |
| Food | 215 | 331 | 338 | 453 | 591 | 629 | 668 | 728 |
| Transportation | 378 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 766 | 766 |
| Health Care | 119 | 214 | 214 | 226 | 250 | 251 | 276 | 288 |
| Miscellaneous | 118 | 191 | 191 | 247 | 203 | 313 | 311 | 302 |
| Taxes | 207 | 368 | 369 | 498 | 407 | 653 | 631 | 611 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -108 | -107 | -91 | -191 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -73 | -73 | -130 | -73 | -158 | -105 | -110 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.53 | $12.50 | $12.54 | $16.07 | $12.58 | $20.88 | $10.60 | $10.23 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,502 | $2,200 | $2,208 | $2,829 | $2,214 | $3,675 | $3,731 | $3,601 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $18,025 | $26,394 | $26,494 | $33,950 | $26,571 | $44,096 | $44,774 | $43,217 |
| combined | combined | |||||||