| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Taylor 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 | 474 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 671 | 560 | 560 |
| Child Care | 0 | 411 | 409 | 820 | 251 | 1,071 | 820 | 660 |
| 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 | 188 | 189 | 242 | 202 | 299 | 304 | 296 |
| Taxes | 204 | 362 | 364 | 487 | 403 | 618 | 614 | 597 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -112 | -111 | -101 | -196 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -75 | -75 | -130 | -73 | -165 | -110 | -110 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.42 | $12.27 | $12.32 | $15.66 | $12.42 | $19.72 | $10.32 | $10.00 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,483 | $2,160 | $2,168 | $2,757 | $2,186 | $3,470 | $3,633 | $3,519 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $17,791 | $25,924 | $26,015 | $33,081 | $26,236 | $41,643 | $43,596 | $42,224 |
| combined | combined | |||||||