The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
Wayne 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 485 582 582 582 582 718 582 582
Child Care 0 461 386 847 310 1,157 847 696
Food  215 331 338 453 591 629 668 728
Transportation 367 377 377 377 377 377 745 745
Health Care 119 214 214 226 250 251 276 288
Miscellaneous 119 196 190 249 211 313 312 304
Taxes 209 381 366 501 423 652 632 615
Earned Income                                                                                                                             Tax Credit (-) 0 -97 -109 -87 -174 -19 -54 -54
Child Care
Tax Credit (-)
0 -73 -73 -130 -70 -158 -105 -110
Child Tax Credit (-) 0 -83 -83 -167 -167 -250 -167 -167
Self-Sufficiency Wage
                        -Hourly
$8.60 $13.00 $12.43 $16.20 $13.26 $20.86 $10.61 $10.31
  per adult per adult
                        -Monthly $1,513 $2,289 $2,187 $2,852 $2,334 $3,671 $3,736 $3,628
  combined combined
                        -Annual  $18,158 $27,464 $26,247 $34,220 $28,006 $44,055 $44,835 $43,533
              combined combined