| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Ritchie 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 | 469 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 739 | 569 | 569 |
| 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 | 117 | 192 | 188 | 244 | 205 | 308 | 307 | 297 |
| Taxes | 204 | 371 | 363 | 491 | 410 | 639 | 620 | 601 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -105 | -112 | -98 | -189 | -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 |
$8.45 | $12.62 | $12.27 | $15.81 | $12.72 | $20.40 | $10.41 | $10.06 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,487 | $2,221 | $2,160 | $2,782 | $2,239 | $3,590 | $3,666 | $3,542 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $17,843 | $26,656 | $25,918 | $33,381 | $26,862 | $43,083 | $43,992 | $42,504 |
| combined | combined | |||||||