County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022

Childcare costs in Caswell County, NC

$10,531 a year for center-based infant care - 18.5% of the local median income, against a national average of $9,592.

Center-based infant care in Caswell County, NC costs $10,531/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 18.5% of the median household income - exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $7,317/year, and preschool-age care is $6,037/year.

$10,531
Center Infant/yr
N/A
Family Infant/yr
$56,999
Median Income
18.5%
% of Income (Infant)

NDCP county market brief

Caswell County, NC sticker posture in this snapshot

Entity-varying stamps from DOL NDCP county medians and ACS income burden, not a clone nationwide scaffold.

  1. PAR NDCP sticker band
  2. HEAVY HHS income share
  3. #1,804 of 2,662 National infant rank
  4. $10,531 Center infant/yr
  5. Forsyth County Nearest price peer
  6. 4/8 NDCP cells filled
  7. 2022 Survey vintage

Infant-price neighbourhood

Nearest ABS(center_infant) peers in NC (NDCP 2022).

Caswell (this)$10,531Forsyth County$10,531Onslow County$10,531Haywood County$10,572Craven County$10,417Franklin Cou…$10,411

Price-band peers

Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group

Age Group Center-Based Family Childcare
Infant $10,531 N/A
Toddler $7,317 N/A
Preschool $6,037 N/A
School Age $3,271 N/A

Where Caswell County ranks on infant-care cost

Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices

$10,531 more affordable than 32% of 2,662 US counties

This county $2,500 $32,500 every U.S. county, bucketed by value

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

What These Numbers Mean for Caswell County Families

Caswell County's median household income of $56,999 sets the bar for what counts as affordable care here, putting infant center care at 18.5% of gross income. HHS draws the affordability line at 7% of income, and the typical local family exceeds the federal affordability line by 11.5 points.Between 15-20% of income, Caswell County sits in a high-burden tier where most working families need subsidy help or split shifts to cover care.

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.

The NDCP has tracked center-based infant care here for 8 years, from 2014 through 2022.

+67.2% since 2014
Infant center care: $6,300 → $10,531
$10,531/yr
Most recent annual cost (2022)
8 years
Data available (2014–2022)
2014
$6,300
2015
$7,065
2016
$7,916
2017
$8,768
2018
$9,619
2019
$10,471
2020
$11,322
2022
$10,531
View full data table (all care types)
Year Ctr Infant
2008 N/A
2009 N/A
2010 N/A
2011 N/A
2012 N/A
2013 N/A
2014 $6,300
2015 $7,065
2016 $7,916
2017 $8,768
2018 $9,619
2019 $10,471
2020 $11,322
2021 N/A
2022 $10,531

PlainChildcare is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices and Census ACS income data, no number is typed in by an editor. County childcare prices and affordability ratios are computed from NDCP and ACS records for this county. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Primary sources: DOL Women's Bureau NDCP and U.S. Census Bureau ACS.