| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Wetzel 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 | 481 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 687 | 540 | 540 |
| Child Care | 0 | 433 | 431 | 864 | 266 | 1,130 | 864 | 697 |
| Food | 215 | 331 | 338 | 453 | 591 | 629 | 668 | 728 |
| Transportation | 355 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 719 | 719 |
| Health Care | 119 | 214 | 214 | 226 | 250 | 251 | 276 | 288 |
| Miscellaneous | 117 | 188 | 189 | 245 | 201 | 306 | 307 | 297 |
| Taxes | 205 | 363 | 364 | 493 | 402 | 635 | 620 | 601 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -112 | -111 | -96 | -198 | -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 |
$8.47 | $12.29 | $12.33 | $15.87 | $12.37 | $20.28 | $10.41 | $10.06 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,491 | $2,162 | $2,171 | $2,793 | $2,177 | $3,569 | $3,664 | $3,540 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $17,893 | $25,947 | $26,047 | $33,517 | $26,128 | $42,829 | $43,965 | $42,478 |
| combined | combined | |||||||