County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Monroe County, IL
The standout signal in Monroe County, IL is income burden: infant center care takes 10.4% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 9% above the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $10,435
- Center Infant/yr
- N/A
- Family Infant/yr
- $100,685
- Median Income
- 10.4%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Monroe County pairs the 33rd percentile for infant-care affordability nationally with a light income burden on families.
- 33rd pct.
- affordability nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- #1,782
- 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.
Steep-price tercile: family infant care here is unreported beside the $10,435 center sticker; toddler center care is $9,793/yr.
Steep-book age ladder for Monroe County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $10,435 | N/A |
| Toddler | $9,793 | N/A |
| Preschool | $8,753 | N/A |
| School Age | $2,166 | N/A |
Where Monroe County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$10,435 more affordable than 33% 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
Monroe 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, Monroe County has higher income but lower infant-care cost than the typical Illinois county (its national standing, the 33rd percentile for infant-care affordability nationally, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Monroe County burden reading
The standout signal in Monroe County, IL is income burden: infant center care takes 10.4% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 9% above the national average.
Light-burden tercile reading: Monroe County keeps infant center care at 10.4% of a $100,685 median (OVER7). Sticker still matters (PAR), but income share is not the binding constraint versus waitlists and licensed capacity.
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)
Center-based infant care costs over 2008–2022 (15 years of NDCP data).
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $9,932 |
| 2009 | $10,363 |
| 2010 | $10,793 |
| 2011 | $11,247 |
| 2012 | $11,700 |
| 2013 | $11,894 |
| 2014 | $12,087 |
| 2015 | $12,089 |
| 2016 | $12,090 |
| 2017 | $12,155 |
| 2018 | $12,220 |
| 2019 | $11,774 |
| 2020 | $11,327 |
| 2021 | $10,881 |
| 2022 | $10,435 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Illinois
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Monroe County's PAR NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Monroe County
Infant center care here runs 10.4% of the local median income (OVER7), check where your own household lands.
- Monroe County spends 10.4% 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
- $10,435/yr center infant sticker (PAR) - see how Monroe 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 Monroe County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.