MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Delta County, CO?
In Delta County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $153 a week ($661 a month, $7,930 a year).
$153
per week · Delta County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $178 per week in 2025 dollars — estimate, adjusted for inflation by ChildcareCost; not an official figure · how we estimate this
MEDIAN PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING · PER WEEK
| Age | Center-based | Family childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $153 | $143 |
| Toddler | $142 | $129 |
| Preschool | $192 | $129 |
| School-age‡ | $163† | $133 |
Median prices · 2022 (latest official data) · U.S. Department of Labor.
‡ School-age prices reflect a school-year, part-day arrangement, not full-day year-round care.
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
AFFORDABILITY · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · VS 7%
Is childcare affordable in Delta County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,930 a year — that is 10.9% of the county’s median family income of $72,437 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Delta County?
Uses Delta County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN DELTA COUNTY
$7,930
per year · $661 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 10.9%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,071 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Delta County compares
- Delta County$153 /wk
- Colorado median$386 /wk
- National median$244 /wk
Bars scaled to the highest figure shown. State and national figures are population-weighted medians of the county medians, across counties with data.
NEARBY COUNTIES · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
Childcare prices near Delta County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Gunnison CountyCO | $285 /wk |
| Mesa CountyCO | $223 /wk |
| Montrose CountyCO | $238 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Delta County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $176 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $173 |
| 2022 | $153 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Delta County?
- The median price is $153 per week ($661 per month, $7,930 per year) at a child care center in Delta County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Delta County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,930 a year, or 10.9% of the county's median family income. That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
- How much does family child care cost for an infant in Delta County?
- The median price is $143 per week ($618 per month, $7,418 per year) at a family child care home in Delta County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Delta County?
- The median price is $142 per week ($615 per month, $7,379 per year) at a child care center in Delta County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Delta County?
- The median price is $192 per week ($833 per month, $9,994 per year) at a child care center in Delta County, based on 2022 (latest official data).