The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Tyler 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 469 569 569 569 569 739 569 569
Child Care 0 411 409 820 266 1,086 820 675
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 117 190 190 244 205 308 307 300
Taxes 204 366 368 491 410 639 620 606
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -109 -108 -98 -189 -19 -54 -54
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -73 -73 -130 -70 -165 -110 -110
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$8.45 $12.43 $12.48 $15.81 $12.72 $20.41 $10.42 $10.15
  per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,487 $2,188 $2,197 $2,783 $2,239 $3,592 $3,667 $3,572
  combined combined
                        -Annual  $17,843 $26,259 $26,360 $33,397 $26,862 $43,100 $44,008 $42,869
              combined combined