The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Doddridge 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 474 560 560 560 560 674 560 560
Child Care 0 433 386 819 266 1,085 819 652
Food  215 331 338 453 591 629 668 728
Transportation 355 365 365 365 365 365 720 720
Health Care 119 214 214 226 250 251 276 288
Miscellaneous 116 190 186 242 203 300 304 295
Taxes 204 367 359 487 406 622 614 595
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -108 -115 -102 -192 -19 -54 -54
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -73 -75 -130 -73 -165 -110 -115
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$8.42 $12.48 $12.12 $15.65 $12.55 $19.84 $10.32 $9.95
  per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,483 $2,196 $2,134 $2,755 $2,210 $3,493 $3,632 $3,503
  combined combined
                        -Annual  $17,791 $26,349 $25,604 $33,055 $26,515 $41,912 $43,580 $42,038
              combined combined