Childcare costs in Hawaii County, HI
$10,500 a year for center-based infant care - 14.1% of the local median income, against a national average of $9,592.
The going rate for center-based infant care in Hawaii County, HI is $10,500/year, while family childcare is $8,400/year, per the U.S. Department of Labor's National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). This represents 14.1% of the median household income - exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $9,600/year, and preschool-age care is $9,600/year.
- $10,500
- Center Infant/yr
- $8,400
- Family Infant/yr
- $74,238
- Median Income
- 14.1%
- % of Income (Infant)
NDCP county market brief
Hawaii County, HI sticker posture in this snapshot
Entity-varying stamps from DOL NDCP county medians and ACS income burden, not a clone nationwide scaffold.
- PAR NDCP sticker band
- HEAVY HHS income share
- #1,791 of 2,662 National infant rank
- $10,500 Center infant/yr
- $8,400 Family infant/yr
- Bastrop County Nearest price peer
- 7/8 NDCP cells filled
- 2022 Survey vintage
Infant-price neighbourhood
Nearest ABS(center_infant) peers in HI (NDCP 2022).
Price-band peers
Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $10,500 | $8,400 |
| Toddler | $9,600 | $8,400 |
| Preschool | $9,600 | $8,400 |
| School Age | $1,320 | N/A |
Where Hawaii County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$10,500 more affordable than 33% 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
What These Numbers Mean for Hawaii County Families
Hawaii County's median household income of $74,238 sets the bar for what counts as affordable care here, putting infant center care at 14.1% of gross income. The HHS benchmark is 7%, meaning the typical family here exceeds the federal affordability line by 7.1 points.Hawaii County families generally find care more manageable than the national picture, though waitlists at licensed providers remain the real bottleneck.
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)
Here's how center-based infant care priced out from 2018 to 2022, across 5 years of NDCP survey data.
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| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A |
| 2010 | N/A |
| 2011 | N/A |
| 2012 | N/A |
| 2013 | N/A |
| 2014 | N/A |
| 2015 | N/A |
| 2016 | N/A |
| 2017 | N/A |
| 2018 | $11,700 |
| 2019 | $11,400 |
| 2020 | $11,100 |
| 2021 | $10,800 |
| 2022 | $10,500 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Hawaii
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Hawaii County's PAR NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
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.