Lea County, NM
Childcare pricing data is not yet available for Lea County, NM. Median household income is $65,855. The DOL has not published market rate survey data for this county.
Cost Breakdown by Age Group
| Age Group | Center/Wk | Center/Yr | Family/Wk | Family/Yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant (0-1) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Toddler (1-2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Preschool (3-5) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| School-Age (6+) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lea County Childcare FAQ
Center-based infant care in Lea County costs $0 per week ($0 per year). Family-based infant care costs $0 per week ($0 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.
The Childcare Burden Index for Lea County is 0.0%, rated "Affordable". This means a family earning the median income of $65,855 would spend about 0.0% of their income on infant center-based childcare.
The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Lea County at $0/wk is 100% below the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Lea County costs $0 per year.
In Lea County, NM, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $0/wk compared to $0/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $0/wk vs $0/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $0/wk (family) or $0/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.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Childcare Prices, 2026.