County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022

Childcare costs in Okfuskee County, OK

Affordability desert

$10,134 a year for center-based infant care - 22.3% of the local median income, against a national average of $9,592.

The going rate for center-based infant care in Okfuskee County, OK is $10,134/year, while family childcare is $7,361/year, per the U.S. Department of Labor's National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). This represents 22.3% of the median household income - exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $8,756/year, and preschool-age care is $8,756/year.

$10,134
Center Infant/yr
$7,361
Family Infant/yr
$45,429
Median Income
22.3%
% of Income (Infant)

NDCP county market brief

Okfuskee County, OK 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. DESERT HHS income share
  3. #1,687 of 2,662 National infant rank
  4. $10,134 Center infant/yr
  5. $7,361 Family infant/yr
  6. Coal County Nearest price peer
  7. 8/8 NDCP cells filled
  8. 2022 Survey vintage

Infant-price neighbourhood

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

Okfuskee (this)$10,134Coal County$10,138Jefferson Co…$10,119McCurtain Co…$10,106Cimarron Cou…$10,177Choctaw County$10,083

Price-band peers

Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group

Age Group Center-Based Family Childcare
Infant $10,134 $7,361
Toddler $8,756 $6,775
Preschool $8,756 $6,775
School Age $5,724 $5,165

Where Okfuskee County ranks on infant-care cost

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

$10,134 more affordable than 37% 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

Full NDCP Care Ladder in Okfuskee County

Complete NDCP ladder under a DESERT income burden (22.3% of ACS median) - compare center premiums before treating sticker alone as the story.

Age Center Family Center premium
Infant $10,134 $7,361 +$2,773 (+37.7%)
Toddler $8,756 $6,775 +$1,981 (+29.2%)
Preschool $8,756 $6,775 +$1,981 (+29.2%)
School Age $5,724 $5,165 +$559 (+10.8%)

Across all four ages, a center path totals $33,370/year versus $26,076/year for family care ($7,294 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.77× school-age center care here. Among the 77Oklahoma counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Okfuskee County ranks #8 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).

What These Numbers Mean for Okfuskee County Families

Household affordability in Okfuskee County tracks against a median income of $45,429, putting infant center care at 22.3% of gross income. Against the federal 7% affordability benchmark, the typical family here exceeds the federal affordability line by 15.3 points.At over 20% of income, Okfuskee County qualifies as an affordability desert, counties where childcare competes with housing and healthcare for household budget share.

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Here's how center-based infant care priced out from 2008 to 2022, across 15 years of NDCP survey data.

+84.0% since 2008
Infant center care: $5,507 → $10,134
$10,134/yr
Most recent annual cost (2022)
15 years
Data available (2008–2022)
2008
$5,507
2009
$5,867
2010
$6,227
2011
$6,100
2012
$5,972
2013
$6,139
2014
$6,306
2015
$6,391
2016
$6,476
2017
$6,561
2018
$7,275
2019
$7,990
2020
$8,705
2021
$9,419
2022
$10,134
View full data table (all care types)
Year Ctr Infant
2008 $5,507
2009 $5,867
2010 $6,227
2011 $6,100
2012 $5,972
2013 $6,139
2014 $6,306
2015 $6,391
2016 $6,476
2017 $6,561
2018 $7,275
2019 $7,990
2020 $8,705
2021 $9,419
2022 $10,134

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.