MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Hawaii County, HI?
In Hawaii County, HI, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $202 a week ($875 a month, $10,500 a year).
$202
per week · Hawaii County, HI · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $236 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 | $202 | $162 |
| Toddler | $185 | $162 |
| Preschool | $185 | $162 |
| School-age‡ | $25 | no data available |
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.
AFFORDABILITY · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · VS 7%
Is childcare affordable in Hawaii County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $10,500 a year — that is 11.6% of the county’s median family income of $90,234 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Hawaii County?
Uses Hawaii County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN HAWAII COUNTY
$10,500
per year · $875 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 11.6%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,316 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Hawaii County compares
- Hawaii County$202 /wk
- Hawaii median$366 /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.
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Hawaii County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $225 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2019 | $219 |
| 2020 | $213 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2021 | $208 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2022 | $202 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Hawaii County?
- The median price is $202 per week ($875 per month, $10,500 per year) at a child care center in Hawaii County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Hawaii County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $10,500 a year, or 11.6% 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 Hawaii County?
- The median price is $162 per week ($700 per month, $8,400 per year) at a family child care home in Hawaii County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Hawaii County?
- The median price is $185 per week ($800 per month, $9,600 per year) at a child care center in Hawaii County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Hawaii County?
- The median price is $185 per week ($800 per month, $9,600 per year) at a child care center in Hawaii County, based on 2022 (latest official data).