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DOL Data · 2022

Stevens County, KS

Infant daycare in Stevens 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 $67,950, the childcare burden is 7.3% 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
$67,950
Burden Index
7.3%
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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Stevens County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Stevens 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 Stevens County is 7.3%, rated "Affordable". This means a family earning the median income of $67,950 would spend about 7.3% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

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

In Stevens 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.

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.