| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Pleasants 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 | 451 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 768 | 578 | 578 |
| Child Care | 0 | 433 | 386 | 819 | 266 | 1,085 | 819 | 652 |
| Food | 215 | 331 | 338 | 453 | 591 | 629 | 668 | 728 |
| Transportation | 364 | 374 | 374 | 374 | 374 | 374 | 737 | 737 |
| Health Care | 119 | 214 | 214 | 226 | 250 | 251 | 276 | 288 |
| Miscellaneous | 115 | 193 | 189 | 245 | 206 | 311 | 308 | 298 |
| Taxes | 200 | 373 | 365 | 493 | 412 | 646 | 622 | 603 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -103 | -111 | -96 | -186 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -73 | -75 | -130 | -70 | -158 | -110 | -110 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.31 | $12.70 | $12.35 | $15.88 | $12.80 | $20.66 | $10.45 | $10.10 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,463 | $2,235 | $2,173 | $2,796 | $2,253 | $3,637 | $3,678 | $3,554 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $17,559 | $26,823 | $26,076 | $33,546 | $27,037 | $43,639 | $44,136 | $42,647 |
| combined | combined | |||||||