County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Bond County, IL
The standout signal in Bond County, IL is income burden: infant center care takes 16.9% of median ACS income (HEAVY · heavy-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 3% above the national average.
Data updated 2026-07-05
- $9,921
- Center Infant/yr
- N/A
- Family Infant/yr
- $58,617
- Median Income
- 16.9%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Bond County pairs the 38th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally with a heavy income burden on families.
- 38th pct.
- affordability nationally
- Heavy
- income-burden tier
- #1,639
- of 2,662 priced counties
A center-based childcare affordability composite (infant, preschool, and school-age price burden relative to local median income) plus poverty rate, benchmarked against every other tracked county nationally. Not a rating of childcare quality, safety, or availability. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.
National sticker context: $9,592 average.
Bond County, IL families pay $9,921/year for center-based infant care, according to the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices. This represents 16.9% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $10,313/year.
Heavy-burden age costs in Bond County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $9,921 | N/A |
| Toddler | $10,313 | N/A |
| Preschool | $10,660 | N/A |
| School Age | $1,924 | N/A |
Where Bond County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$9,921 more affordable than 38% of 2,662 US counties
Each bar is a $2.5K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices · 2022
Bond County vs. every other Illinois county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Illinois counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Illinois median.
Within Illinois, Bond County has lower income and lower infant-care cost than the typical Illinois county (its national standing, the 38th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Bond County burden reading
The standout signal in Bond County, IL is income burden: infant center care takes 16.9% of median ACS income (HEAVY · heavy-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 3% above the national average.
Heavy-burden tercile counties like Bond County put infant center care at 16.9% of a $58,617 ACS median, well above the HHS 7% line. Treat subsidy and family-setting trade-offs as first-order, not footnotes.
For how to vet a licensed provider (inspection reports, QRIS ratings, CCDF subsidy intake), see Choosing Quality Childcare. Rate methodology: how these numbers are computed.
Historical Price Trends (2008–2022)
15 years of federal survey data (2008–2022) show how center-based infant care has moved.
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $7,054 |
| 2009 | $7,371 |
| 2010 | $7,688 |
| 2011 | $7,874 |
| 2012 | $8,060 |
| 2013 | $8,320 |
| 2014 | $8,580 |
| 2015 | $8,649 |
| 2016 | $8,718 |
| 2017 | $8,718 |
| 2018 | $8,718 |
| 2019 | $9,018 |
| 2020 | $9,319 |
| 2021 | $9,620 |
| 2022 | $9,921 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Illinois
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Bond County's PAR NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Bond County
Infant center care here runs 16.9% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Bond County spends 16.9% of median income on infant center care, above the HHS 7%-of-income affordability line. See exactly where your own household income lands. Affordability calculator
- $9,921/yr center infant sticker (PAR) - see how Bond County compares against the full national ladder. National rankings
- If care is straining the budget, federal and state programs (CCDF, Head Start) can cut it sharply. Check whether Bond County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.