| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Lincoln 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 | 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 | 121 | 202 | 195 | 254 | 216 | 322 | 317 | 309 |
| Taxes | 213 | 393 | 378 | 512 | 435 | 674 | 644 | 628 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -88 | -100 | -75 | -163 | -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 | $13.45 | $12.88 | $16.70 | $13.72 | $21.55 | $10.81 | $10.50 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,543 | $2,368 | $2,266 | $2,938 | $2,415 | $3,792 | $3,805 | $3,696 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $18,515 | $28,410 | $27,194 | $35,262 | $28,978 | $45,509 | $45,659 | $44,357 |
| combined | combined | |||||||