MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Parker County, TX?
In Parker County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $191 a week ($828 a month, $9,932 a year).
$191
per week · Parker County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $223 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 | $191 | $167 |
| Toddler | $176 | $158 |
| Preschool | $170 | $156 |
| School-age‡ | $159 | $146 |
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 Parker County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $9,932 a year — that is 9.0% of the county’s median family income of $109,857 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Parker County?
Uses Parker County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN PARKER COUNTY
$9,932
per year · $828 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 9.0%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $7,690 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Parker County compares
- Parker County$191 /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 Parker County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Hood CountyTX | $191 /wk |
| Jack CountyTX | $130 /wk |
| Johnson CountyTX | $191 /wk |
| Palo Pinto CountyTX | $191 /wk |
| Tarrant CountyTX | $199 /wk |
| Wise CountyTX | $191 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Parker County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $140 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $151 |
| 2011 | $163 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $174 |
| 2013 | $163 |
| 2014 | $164 |
| 2015 | $179 |
| 2016 | $179 |
| 2017 | $179 |
| 2018 | $182 |
| 2019 | $184 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $187 |
| 2021 | $203 |
| 2022 | $191 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Parker County?
- The median price is $191 per week ($828 per month, $9,932 per year) at a child care center in Parker County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Parker County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $9,932 a year, or 9.0% 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 Parker County?
- The median price is $167 per week ($724 per month, $8,684 per year) at a family child care home in Parker County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Parker County?
- The median price is $176 per week ($763 per month, $9,152 per year) at a child care center in Parker County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Parker County?
- The median price is $170 per week ($737 per month, $8,840 per year) at a child care center in Parker County, based on 2022 (latest official data).