Measuring Middle-Skills Gaps within the Finger Lakes Regional Economy

SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD FOR MONROE COUNTY, NY 2010

186

Adult + Infant

2 Adults +

Adult + Infant

Adult +

Adult +

2 Adults + 2 Adults + Preschooler

Adult +

Adult +

Preschooler School Age Preschooler

Infant

Preschooler School Age

MONTHLY COSTS

Adult

Infant Preschooler Preschooler School Age Teenager School Age Preschooler School Age Teenager

Housing

672

822 737 319 268 353 250 521

822 843 326 268 352 261 534

822

822

822 495 568 268 411 256 261

986

822

822

986

Child Care

0

1580

1337

2075

1580

1337

1337

Food

215 261 147 130 278

428 268 368 346 757

489 268 377 329 627

577 268 393 430

614 513 441 397 824

673 513 450 379 674

821 513 498 416 728

Transportation Health Care Miscellaneous

Taxes

1107

Earned Income Tax Credit (-) Child Care Tax Credit (-) Child Tax Credit (-)

0

0

0

0

0

-206

0

0

0

0

0

-58

-58

-100

-100

-65

-100

-100

-100

-100

0

-83 -33

-83 -33

-167

-167

-167

-250

-167

-167

-250

Making Work

-33

-33

-33

-33

-33

-67

-67

-67

Pay Credit (-) SELF SUFFICIENCY WAGE HOURLY

$9.49 $17.59 $18.36 $24.25 $22.44 $14.82 $30.97 $13.80 $12.83 $13.87 /Adult /Adult /Adult

MONTHLY ANNUAL

$1,670. $3,096. $3,231. $4,268. $20,042. $37,151. $38,773. $51,218.

$3,949. $2,608.

$5,451 $4,857 $4,515 $4,833

$47,391. $31,299. $65,417. $58,284. $54,182. $58,598.

Data Source: http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/SelfSufficiencyStandardForNewYorkState2010.pdf