MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Cooke County, TX?
In Cooke County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $138 a week ($598 a month, $7,176 a year).
$138
per week · Cooke County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $161 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 | $138 | $125 |
| Toddler | $130 | $120 |
| Preschool | $127 | $118 |
| School-age‡ | $120 | $113 |
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 Cooke County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,176 a year — that is 8.4% of the county’s median family income of $85,134 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Cooke County?
Uses Cooke County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN COOKE COUNTY
$7,176
per year · $598 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 8.4%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,959 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Cooke County compares
- Cooke County$138 /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 Cooke County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Denton CountyTX | $191 /wk |
| Grayson CountyTX | $138 /wk |
| Love CountyOK | $207 /wk |
| Montague CountyTX | $130 /wk |
| Wise CountyTX | $191 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Cooke County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $112 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $114 |
| 2011 | $115 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $117 |
| 2013 | $124 |
| 2014 | $123 |
| 2015 | $122 |
| 2016 | $125 |
| 2017 | $140 |
| 2018 | $146 |
| 2019 | $145 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $144 |
| 2021 | $143 |
| 2022 | $138 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Cooke County?
- The median price is $138 per week ($598 per month, $7,176 per year) at a child care center in Cooke County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Cooke County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,176 a year, or 8.4% 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 Cooke County?
- The median price is $125 per week ($542 per month, $6,500 per year) at a family child care home in Cooke County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Cooke County?
- The median price is $130 per week ($563 per month, $6,760 per year) at a child care center in Cooke County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Cooke County?
- The median price is $127 per week ($550 per month, $6,604 per year) at a child care center in Cooke County, based on 2022 (latest official data).