MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Lavaca County, TX?
In Lavaca County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $124 a week ($537 a month, $6,448 a year).
$124
per week · Lavaca County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $145 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 | $124 | $113 |
| Toddler | $117 | $109 |
| Preschool | $115 | $107 |
| School-age‡ | $109 | $103 |
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 Lavaca County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,448 a year — that is 8.0% of the county’s median family income of $80,907 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Lavaca County?
Uses Lavaca County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN LAVACA COUNTY
$6,448
per year · $537 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 8.0%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,663 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Lavaca County compares
- Lavaca County$124 /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 Lavaca County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Colorado CountyTX | $185 /wk |
| DeWitt CountyTX | $124 /wk |
| Fayette CountyTX | $202 /wk |
| Gonzales CountyTX | $124 /wk |
| Jackson CountyTX | $124 /wk |
| Victoria CountyTX | $124 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Lavaca County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $100 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $104 |
| 2011 | $107 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $111 |
| 2013 | $116 |
| 2014 | $115 |
| 2015 | $112 |
| 2016 | $118 |
| 2017 | $130 |
| 2018 | $134 |
| 2019 | $139 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $143 |
| 2021 | $142 |
| 2022 | $124 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Lavaca County?
- The median price is $124 per week ($537 per month, $6,448 per year) at a child care center in Lavaca County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Lavaca County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,448 a year, or 8.0% 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 Lavaca County?
- The median price is $113 per week ($490 per month, $5,876 per year) at a family child care home in Lavaca County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Lavaca County?
- The median price is $117 per week ($507 per month, $6,084 per year) at a child care center in Lavaca County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Lavaca County?
- The median price is $115 per week ($498 per month, $5,980 per year) at a child care center in Lavaca County, based on 2022 (latest official data).