MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Donley County, TX?
In Donley County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $147 a week ($637 a month, $7,644 a year).
$147
per week · Donley County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $172 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 | $147 | $134 |
| Toddler | $139 | $129 |
| Preschool | $136 | $127 |
| School-age‡ | $129 | $122 |
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 Donley County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,644 a year — that is 10.4% of the county’s median family income of $73,352 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Donley County?
Uses Donley County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN DONLEY COUNTY
$7,644
per year · $637 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 10.4%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,135 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Donley County compares
- Donley County$147 /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 Donley County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Armstrong CountyTX | $147 /wk |
| Briscoe CountyTX | $147 /wk |
| Carson CountyTX | $147 /wk |
| Collingsworth CountyTX | $147 /wk |
| Gray CountyTX | $147 /wk |
| Hall CountyTX | $147 /wk |
| Wheeler CountyTX | $147 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Donley County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $106 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $110 |
| 2011 | $113 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $117 |
| 2013 | $123 |
| 2014 | $118 |
| 2015 | $125 |
| 2016 | $120 |
| 2017 | $138 |
| 2018 | $143 |
| 2019 | $149 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $155 |
| 2021 | $162 |
| 2022 | $147 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Donley County?
- The median price is $147 per week ($637 per month, $7,644 per year) at a child care center in Donley County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Donley County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,644 a year, or 10.4% 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 Donley County?
- The median price is $134 per week ($581 per month, $6,968 per year) at a family child care home in Donley County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Donley County?
- The median price is $139 per week ($602 per month, $7,228 per year) at a child care center in Donley County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Donley County?
- The median price is $136 per week ($589 per month, $7,072 per year) at a child care center in Donley County, based on 2022 (latest official data).