MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Cass County, TX?
In Cass County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $121 a week ($524 a month, $6,292 a year).
$121
per week · Cass County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $142 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 | $121 | $111 |
| Toddler | $114 | $106 |
| Preschool | $112 | $105 |
| School-age‡ | $107 | $101 |
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 Cass County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,292 a year — that is 9.8% of the county’s median family income of $63,962 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Cass County?
Uses Cass County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN CASS COUNTY
$6,292
per year · $524 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 9.8%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $4,477 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Cass County compares
- Cass County$121 /wk
- Texas median$185 /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 Cass County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Bowie CountyTX | $121 /wk |
| Caddo ParishLA | $157 /wk |
| Marion CountyTX | $124 /wk |
| Miller CountyAR | no data available |
| Morris CountyTX | $121 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Cass County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $88 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $93 |
| 2011 | $98 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $103 |
| 2013 | $108 |
| 2014 | $102 |
| 2015 | $104 |
| 2016 | $106 |
| 2017 | $119 |
| 2018 | $121 |
| 2019 | $126 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $131 |
| 2021 | $134 |
| 2022 | $121 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Cass County?
- The median price is $121 per week ($524 per month, $6,292 per year) at a child care center in Cass County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Cass County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,292 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 Cass County?
- The median price is $111 per week ($481 per month, $5,772 per year) at a family child care home in Cass County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Cass County?
- The median price is $114 per week ($494 per month, $5,928 per year) at a child care center in Cass County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Cass County?
- The median price is $112 per week ($485 per month, $5,824 per year) at a child care center in Cass County, based on 2022 (latest official data).