| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Clay 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 | 509 | 636 | 636 | 636 | 636 | 810 | 636 | 636 |
| Child Care | 0 | 456 | 409 | 865 | 229 | 1,094 | 865 | 638 |
| 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 | 121 | 201 | 197 | 256 | 208 | 316 | 319 | 303 |
| Taxes | 213 | 391 | 383 | 516 | 417 | 659 | 648 | 614 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -89 | -96 | -71 | -181 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -73 | -73 | -125 | -70 | -158 | -105 | -110 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.77 | $13.41 | $13.07 | $16.85 | $13.01 | $21.07 | $10.88 | $10.28 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,543 | $2,360 | $2,301 | $2,966 | $2,289 | $3,708 | $3,829 | $3,619 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $18,515 | $28,323 | $27,606 | $35,589 | $27,473 | $44,498 | $45,947 | $43,426 |
| combined | combined | |||||||