The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Wyoming 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 466 540 540 540 540 737 540 540
Child Care 0 388 391 779 236 1,015 779 627
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 118 186 187 239 200 302 303 295
Taxes 207 358 361 479 400 626 611 595
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -115 -114 -110 -198 -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
$8.53 $12.10 $12.19 $15.33 $12.32 $19.96 $10.26 $9.95
  per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,502 $2,130 $2,145 $2,698 $2,168 $3,514 $3,613 $3,504
  combined combined
                        -Annual  $18,025 $25,565 $25,744 $32,371 $26,012 $42,163 $43,350 $42,048
              combined combined