Cost of Economic Security

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/06/single-income_earners_struggle.html

BY THE NUMBERS
Cost of economic security
What one worker in a family with two schoolchildren must earn to be economically secure:

Hourly Annual wage income
Kent County: $22.23/hour $46,944/year
Ottawa County: $22.29/hour $47,076/year
Allegan County: $22.64/hour $47,820/year
Barry County: $21.91/hour $46,284/year
Ionia County: $22.51/hour $47,544/year
Montcalm County: $20.43/hour $43,140/year
Newaygo County: $20.53/hour $43,368/year
Source: Wider Opportunities for Women and Michigan League for Human Services