ChildcareCost
DOL Data · 2022

Pendleton County, KY

Infant daycare in Pendleton County, KY costs $222 per week ($11,555 per year) for center-based care, and $186 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $58,723, the childcare burden is 19.7% of income, well above the 7% threshold HUD considers affordable. This is above the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$222
$11,555/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$186
$9,689/yr
Median Income
$58,723
Burden Index
19.7%
High

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$222$11,555$186$9,689
Toddler (1-2)$189$9,829$175$9,109
Preschool (3-5)$189$9,829$175$9,109
School-Age (6+)$186$9,682$141$7,337
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Pendleton County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Pendleton County costs $222 per week ($11,555 per year). Family-based infant care costs $186 per week ($9,689 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Pendleton County is 19.7%, rated "High". This means a family earning the median income of $58,723 would spend about 19.7% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Pendleton County at $222/wk is 28% above the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Pendleton County costs $11,555 per year.

In Pendleton County, KY, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $186/wk compared to $222/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $175/wk vs $189/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $141/wk (family) or $186/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.