| The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Wood 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 | 451 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 768 | 578 | 578 |
| Child Care | 0 | 428 | 454 | 882 | 266 | 1,148 | 882 | 720 |
| 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 | 115 | 192 | 196 | 251 | 206 | 317 | 314 | 305 |
| Taxes | 200 | 372 | 380 | 507 | 412 | 661 | 637 | 618 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -105 | -99 | -81 | -186 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -73 | -73 | -125 | -70 | -158 | -105 | -110 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.31 | $12.65 | $12.94 | $16.47 | $12.80 | $21.14 | $10.70 | $10.35 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,463 | $2,227 | $2,277 | $2,899 | $2,253 | $3,721 | $3,767 | $3,644 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $17,559 | $26,727 | $27,327 | $34,783 | $27,037 | $44,650 | $45,207 | $43,729 |
| combined | combined | |||||||