Montgomery Mother and Child Need $64,000 for Basic Costs

An adult with a preschooler needs to earn $64,606 a year or $30.59 an hour in order to be economically secure without public or private assistance, according to a study by University of Washington researchers.

By AMALIA EHRMANN CNS Special Report     COLLEGE PARK - Families with young children in Montgomery County must earn at least $64,000 a year just to cover their basic needs without government aid -- about a 50 percent increase over the past decade that makes the county more expensive for working families than New York City and San Francisco, a new study says.        The study was done by University of Washington researchers, who calculated a "self-sufficiency standard" for each county based on family make-up and the local cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, taxes and other essentials.        An adult with a preschooler needs to earn $64,606 a year or $30.59 an hour in order to be economically secure without public or private …

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