| The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Boone 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 | 456 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 668 | 540 | 540 |
| Child Care | 0 | 461 | 386 | 847 | 310 | 1,157 | 847 | 696 |
| Food | 215 | 331 | 338 | 453 | 591 | 629 | 668 | 728 |
| Transportation | 366 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 742 | 742 |
| Health Care | 119 | 214 | 214 | 226 | 250 | 251 | 276 | 288 |
| Miscellaneous | 116 | 192 | 185 | 244 | 207 | 308 | 307 | 299 |
| Taxes | 202 | 371 | 357 | 491 | 414 | 640 | 621 | 605 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -105 | -117 | -98 | -184 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -73 | -75 | -130 | -70 | -165 | -110 | -110 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.37 | $12.64 | $12.05 | $15.82 | $12.88 | $20.43 | $10.43 | $10.14 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,473 | $2,224 | $2,120 | $2,784 | $2,266 | $3,595 | $3,672 | $3,569 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $17,679 | $26,689 | $25,445 | $33,407 | $27,194 | $43,141 | $44,058 | $42,824 |
| combined | combined | |||||||