MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Uvalde County, TX?
In Uvalde County, TX, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $130 a week ($563 a month, $6,760 a year).
$130
per week · Uvalde County, TX · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $152 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 | $130 | $120 |
| Toddler | $124 | $117 |
| Preschool | $122 | $116 |
| School-age‡ | $117 | $112 |
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 Uvalde County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,760 a year — that is 11.1% of the county’s median family income of $61,135 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Uvalde County?
Uses Uvalde County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN UVALDE COUNTY
$6,760
per year · $563 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 11.1%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $4,279 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Uvalde County compares
- Uvalde County$130 /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 Uvalde County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Bandera CountyTX | $171 /wk |
| Edwards CountyTX | $130 /wk |
| Frio CountyTX | $171 /wk |
| Kinney CountyTX | $130 /wk |
| Maverick CountyTX | $130 /wk |
| Medina CountyTX | $171 /wk |
| Real CountyTX | $130 /wk |
| Zavala CountyTX | $130 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Uvalde County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $80 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $89 |
| 2011 | $98 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $107 |
| 2013 | $106 |
| 2014 | $104 |
| 2015 | $109 |
| 2016 | $106 |
| 2017 | $107 |
| 2018 | $109 |
| 2019 | $114 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $118 |
| 2021 | $132 |
| 2022 | $130 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Uvalde County?
- The median price is $130 per week ($563 per month, $6,760 per year) at a child care center in Uvalde County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Uvalde County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $6,760 a year, or 11.1% 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 Uvalde County?
- The median price is $120 per week ($520 per month, $6,240 per year) at a family child care home in Uvalde County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Uvalde County?
- The median price is $124 per week ($537 per month, $6,448 per year) at a child care center in Uvalde County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Uvalde County?
- The median price is $122 per week ($529 per month, $6,344 per year) at a child care center in Uvalde County, based on 2022 (latest official data).