MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Mercer County, OH?
In Mercer County, OH, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $174 a week ($752 a month, $9,025 a year).
$174
per week · Mercer County, OH · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $203 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 | $174 | $155 |
| Toddler | $160 | $152 |
| Preschool | $142 | $141 |
| School-age‡ | $100 | $120 |
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 Mercer County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $9,025 a year — that is 9.5% of the county’s median family income of $95,357 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Mercer County?
Uses Mercer County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN MERCER COUNTY
$9,025
per year · $752 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 9.5%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,675 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Mercer County compares
- Mercer County$174 /wk
- Ohio median$295 /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 Mercer County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Adams CountyIN | no data available |
| Auglaize CountyOH | $222 /wk |
| Darke CountyOH | $174 /wk |
| Jay CountyIN | no data available |
| Shelby CountyOH | $174 /wk |
| Van Wert CountyOH | $174 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Mercer County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $125 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $128 |
| 2011 | $130 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $133 |
| 2013 | $131 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2014 | $129 |
| 2015 | $137 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2016 | $146 |
| 2017 | $145 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2018 | $144 |
| 2019 | $151 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $159 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2021 | $166 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2022 | $174 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Mercer County?
- The median price is $174 per week ($752 per month, $9,025 per year) at a child care center in Mercer County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Mercer County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $9,025 a year, or 9.5% 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 Mercer County?
- The median price is $155 per week ($672 per month, $8,060 per year) at a family child care home in Mercer County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Mercer County?
- The median price is $160 per week ($693 per month, $8,320 per year) at a child care center in Mercer County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Mercer County?
- The median price is $142 per week ($615 per month, $7,384 per year) at a child care center in Mercer County, based on 2022 (latest official data).