Negotiating pay when I have been out of work (Toledo)

I have been out of work for 24 weeks and feel pressure to accept less. There are 11 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I looked up ranges in Toledo and they vary a lot. What did you say?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 2 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.