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DOL Data · 2022

DeWitt County, TX

Infant daycare in DeWitt County, TX costs $124 per week ($6,448 per year) for center-based care, and $113 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $61,100, the childcare burden is 10.6% of income. This is below the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$124
$6,448/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$113
$5,876/yr
Median Income
$61,100
Burden Index
10.6%
Moderate

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$124$6,448$113$5,876
Toddler (1-2)$117$6,084$109$5,668
Preschool (3-5)$115$5,980$107$5,564
School-Age (6+)$109$5,668$103$5,356
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DeWitt County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in DeWitt County costs $124 per week ($6,448 per year). Family-based infant care costs $113 per week ($5,876 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for DeWitt County is 10.6%, rated "Moderate". This means a family earning the median income of $61,100 would spend about 10.6% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. DeWitt County at $124/wk is 29% below the national median. Annualized, infant center care in DeWitt County costs $6,448 per year.

In DeWitt County, TX, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $113/wk compared to $124/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $107/wk vs $115/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $103/wk (family) or $109/wk (center).

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Childcare costs are weekly median prices from the DOL. Burden Index = annual infant center care / median household income.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. counties with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Childcare Prices, 2026.