MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Yankton County, SD?
In Yankton County, SD, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $150 a week ($650 a month, $7,800 a year).
$150
per week · Yankton County, SD · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $175 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 | $150 | $102 |
| Toddler | $150 | $102 |
| Preschool | $136 | $100 |
| School-age‡ | $120 | $100 |
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 Yankton County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,800 a year — that is 8.6% of the county’s median family income of $90,804 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Yankton County?
Uses Yankton County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN YANKTON COUNTY
$7,800
per year · $650 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 8.6%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,356 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Yankton County compares
- Yankton County$150 /wk
- South Dakota median$150 /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 Yankton County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Bon Homme CountySD | $120 /wk |
| Cedar CountyNE | $187 /wk |
| Clay CountySD | $150 /wk |
| Hutchinson CountySD | $120 /wk |
| Knox CountyNE | $187 /wk |
| Turner CountySD | $120 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Yankton County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $95 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2009 | $104 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $101 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2011 | $98 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $103 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2013 | $107 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2014 | $114 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $122 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2016 | $124 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2017 | $127 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2018 | $131 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2019 | $136 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $141 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2021 | $145 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2022 | $150 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Yankton County?
- The median price is $150 per week ($650 per month, $7,800 per year) at a child care center in Yankton County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Yankton County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,800 a year, or 8.6% 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 Yankton County?
- The median price is $102 per week ($444 per month, $5,325 per year) at a family child care home in Yankton County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Yankton County?
- The median price is $150 per week ($650 per month, $7,800 per year) at a child care center in Yankton County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Yankton County?
- The median price is $136 per week ($591 per month, $7,093 per year) at a child care center in Yankton County, based on 2022 (latest official data).