MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Crosby County, TX?
In Crosby County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $146 a week ($633 a month, $7,592 a year).
$146
per week · Crosby County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $171 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 | $146 | $133 |
| Toddler | $138 | $127 |
| Preschool | $134 | $126 |
| School-age‡ | $128 | $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 Crosby County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,592 a year — that is 11.6% of the county’s median family income of $65,538 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Crosby County?
Uses Crosby County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN CROSBY COUNTY
$7,592
per year · $633 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 11.6%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $4,588 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Crosby County compares
- Crosby County$146 /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 Crosby County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Dickens CountyTX | $146 /wk |
| Floyd CountyTX | $146 /wk |
| Garza CountyTX | $146 /wk |
| Hale CountyTX | $146 /wk |
| Kent CountyTX | $124 /wk |
| Lubbock CountyTX | $146 /wk |
| Lynn CountyTX | $146 /wk |
| Motley CountyTX | $146 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Crosby County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $105 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $108 |
| 2011 | $111 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $113 |
| 2013 | $115 |
| 2014 | $108 |
| 2015 | $112 |
| 2016 | $123 |
| 2017 | $138 |
| 2018 | $133 |
| 2019 | $136 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $140 |
| 2021 | $152 |
| 2022 | $146 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Crosby County?
- The median price is $146 per week ($633 per month, $7,592 per year) at a child care center in Crosby County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Crosby County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,592 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 Crosby County?
- The median price is $133 per week ($576 per month, $6,916 per year) at a family child care home in Crosby County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Crosby County?
- The median price is $138 per week ($598 per month, $7,176 per year) at a child care center in Crosby County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Crosby County?
- The median price is $134 per week ($581 per month, $6,968 per year) at a child care center in Crosby County, based on 2022 (latest official data).