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DOL Data · 2022

Trinity County, CA

Infant daycare in Trinity County, CA costs $224 per week ($11,670 per year) for center-based care, and $243 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $47,317, the childcare burden is 24.7% of income, well above the 7% threshold HUD considers affordable. This is above the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$224
$11,670/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$243
$12,612/yr
Median Income
$47,317
Burden Index
24.7%
Severe

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$224$11,670$243$12,612
Toddler (1-2)$179$9,296$213$11,062
Preschool (3-5)$148$7,698$198$10,272
School-Age (6+)$54$2,802$202$10,489
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Trinity County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Trinity County costs $224 per week ($11,670 per year). Family-based infant care costs $243 per week ($12,612 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Trinity County is 24.7%, rated "Severe". This means a family earning the median income of $47,317 would spend about 24.7% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Trinity County at $224/wk is 29% above the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Trinity County costs $11,670 per year.

In Trinity County, CA, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $243/wk compared to $224/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $198/wk vs $148/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $202/wk (family) or $54/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.