County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Christian County, IL
The standout signal in Christian County, IL is the center–family premium: center infant care costs $-1,069/yr more than family care (narrow premium tercile) beside a $8,083 center sticker.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $8,083
- Center Infant/yr
- $9,152
- Family Infant/yr
- $56,933
- Median Income
- 14.2%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Christian County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a moderate income burden on families.
- Top 41%
- cheapest nationally
- Moderate
- income-burden tier
- Narrow
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #1,100
- of 2,661 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: $9,593 average.
The going rate for center-based infant care in Christian County, IL is $8,083/year, while family childcare is $9,152/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 14.2% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $8,233/year.
Annual childcare costs by age in Christian County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,083 | $9,152 |
| Toddler | $8,233 | $8,535 |
| Preschool | $7,367 | $7,640 |
| School Age | $2,166 | $3,002 |
Where Christian County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$8,083 more affordable than 59% of 2,661 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
Christian 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, Christian County has lower income and lower infant-care cost than the typical Illinois county (its national standing, below-national-median infant care costs, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Full NDCP Care Ladder in Christian County
Every age×setting NDCP cell is reported here (MID / HEAVY · mid-price), center premium and age-step are county-specific.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,083 | $9,152 | $-1,069 (-11.7%) |
| Toddler | $8,233 | $8,535 | $-302 (-3.5%) |
| Preschool | $7,367 | $7,640 | $-273 (-3.6%) |
| School Age | $2,166 | $3,002 | $-836 (-27.8%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $25,849/year versus $28,329/year for family care ($2,480 less at a center). Infant center care runs 3.73× school-age center care here. Among the 36Illinois counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Christian County ranks #3 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Christian County premium reading
The standout signal in Christian County, IL is the center–family premium: center infant care costs $-1,069/yr more than family care (narrow premium tercile) beside a $8,083 center sticker.
Mid-burden tercile: Christian County spends 14.2% of a $56,933 median on infant center care (HEAVY). Pair the MID sticker with the age-group table before treating any single cell as the household story.
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)
The NDCP has tracked center-based infant care here for 15 years, from 2008 through 2022.
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 | $8,559 |
| 2020 | $8,401 |
| 2021 | $8,242 |
| 2022 | $8,083 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Illinois
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Christian County's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Christian County
Infant center care here runs 14.2% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Christian County spends 14.2% 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
- $8,083/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how Christian 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 Christian County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.