MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Orange County, TX?
In Orange County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $135 a week ($585 a month, $7,020 a year).
$135
per week · Orange County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $158 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 | $135 | $124 |
| Toddler | $128 | $119 |
| Preschool | $125 | $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 Orange County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,020 a year — that is 7.6% of the county’s median family income of $92,500 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Orange County?
Uses Orange County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN ORANGE COUNTY
$7,020
per year · $585 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 7.6%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,475 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Orange County compares
- Orange County$135 /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 Orange County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Calcasieu ParishLA | $153 /wk |
| Cameron ParishLA | $153 /wk |
| Hardin CountyTX | $135 /wk |
| Jasper CountyTX | $129 /wk |
| Jefferson CountyTX | $135 /wk |
| Newton CountyTX | $129 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Orange County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $88 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $95 |
| 2011 | $101 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $107 |
| 2013 | $117 |
| 2014 | $109 |
| 2015 | $116 |
| 2016 | $113 |
| 2017 | $129 |
| 2018 | $134 |
| 2019 | $137 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $140 |
| 2021 | $148 |
| 2022 | $135 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Orange County?
- The median price is $135 per week ($585 per month, $7,020 per year) at a child care center in Orange County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Orange County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $7,020 a year, or 7.6% 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 Orange County?
- The median price is $124 per week ($537 per month, $6,448 per year) at a family child care home in Orange County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Orange County?
- The median price is $128 per week ($555 per month, $6,656 per year) at a child care center in Orange County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Orange County?
- The median price is $125 per week ($542 per month, $6,500 per year) at a child care center in Orange County, based on 2022 (latest official data).