MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Lincoln County, CO?
In Lincoln County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $168 a week ($727 a month, $8,728 a year).
$168
per week · Lincoln County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $196 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 | $168 | $137 |
| Toddler | $193 | $137 |
| Preschool | $180 | $137 |
| School-age‡ | $121† | $135 |
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 Lincoln County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $8,728 a year — that is 9.8% of the county’s median family income of $89,519 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Lincoln County?
Uses Lincoln County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN LINCOLN COUNTY
$8,728
per year · $727 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 9.8%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,266 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Lincoln County compares
- Lincoln County$168 /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 Lincoln County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Arapahoe CountyCO | $377 /wk |
| Cheyenne CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Crowley CountyCO | $182 /wk |
| Elbert CountyCO | $281 /wk |
| El Paso CountyCO | $350 /wk |
| Kiowa CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Kit Carson CountyCO | $178 /wk |
| Pueblo CountyCO | $258 /wk |
| Washington CountyCO | $186 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Lincoln County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $133 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $137 |
| 2022 | $168 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Lincoln County?
- The median price is $168 per week ($727 per month, $8,728 per year) at a child care center in Lincoln County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Lincoln County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $8,728 a year, or 9.8% 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 Lincoln County?
- The median price is $137 per week ($595 per month, $7,134 per year) at a family child care home in Lincoln County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Lincoln County?
- The median price is $193 per week ($835 per month, $10,026 per year) at a child care center in Lincoln County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Lincoln County?
- The median price is $180 per week ($780 per month, $9,363 per year) at a child care center in Lincoln County, based on 2022 (latest official data).