ChildcareCost
DOL Data · 2022

Morton County, KS

Infant daycare in Morton County, KS costs $96 per week ($4,971 per year) for center-based care, and $98 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $57,943, the childcare burden is 8.6% of income. This is below the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$96
$4,971/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$98
$5,117/yr
Median Income
$57,943
Burden Index
8.6%
Affordable

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$96$4,971$98$5,117
Toddler (1-2)$98$5,075$83$4,333
Preschool (3-5)$98$5,075$83$4,333
School-Age (6+)$82$4,285$83$4,333
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Morton County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Morton County costs $96 per week ($4,971 per year). Family-based infant care costs $98 per week ($5,117 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Morton County is 8.6%, rated "Affordable". This means a family earning the median income of $57,943 would spend about 8.6% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Morton County at $96/wk is 45% below the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Morton County costs $4,971 per year.

In Morton County, KS, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $98/wk compared to $96/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $83/wk vs $98/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $83/wk (family) or $82/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.

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