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DOL Data · 2022

Hampton County, SC

Infant daycare in Hampton County, SC costs $117 per week ($6,095 per year) for center-based care, and $134 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $40,157, the childcare burden is 15.2% of income, well above the 7% threshold HUD considers affordable. This is below the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$117
$6,095/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$134
$6,962/yr
Median Income
$40,157
Burden Index
15.2%
High

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$117$6,095$134$6,962
Toddler (1-2)$117$6,095$134$6,962
Preschool (3-5)$127$6,615$137$7,135
School-Age (6+)$134$6,962$144$7,482
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Hampton County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Hampton County costs $117 per week ($6,095 per year). Family-based infant care costs $134 per week ($6,962 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Hampton County is 15.2%, rated "High". This means a family earning the median income of $40,157 would spend about 15.2% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Hampton County at $117/wk is 32% below the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Hampton County costs $6,095 per year.

In Hampton County, SC, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $134/wk compared to $117/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $137/wk vs $127/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $144/wk (family) or $134/wk (center).

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

The this entity record above pulls directly from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. childcare prices distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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.