Strategic Measure Dollars Per Hour Wage That An Individual Must Earn To Support A Family In Austin (Self-Sufficiency Wage) (EOA.C.3)

This data set exists to understand the financial requirements to live in Travis County to support a family. The data source is reported every two years by the University of Washington's Self-Sufficiency Standard which has been monitoring county-level data across the United States since the mid-1990's. Dr. Diana Pearce is the creator of the Self-Sufficiency Standard. This data can be used to craft policy, targeting resources, and one-on-one job coaching counseling.

View more details and insights related to this data set on the story page here: data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/rt9q-qkym
Organization: City of Austin
Last updated: 2020-11-12T13:28:59.411320
Tags: cost-of-living, hourly-wage, self-sufficiency