County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Platte County, WY
The standout signal in Platte County, WY is income burden: infant center care takes 12.7% of median ACS income (HEAVY · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 14% below the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $8,242
- Center Infant/yr
- N/A
- Family Infant/yr
- $64,753
- Median Income
- 12.7%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Platte County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a light income burden on families.
- Top 43%
- cheapest nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- #1,142
- 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 Platte County, WY is $8,242/year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices. This represents 12.7% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $7,212/year.
Annual childcare costs by age in Platte County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $8,242 | N/A |
| Toddler | $7,212 | N/A |
| Preschool | $7,212 | N/A |
| School Age | $5,423 | N/A |
Where Platte County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$8,242 more affordable than 57% 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
Platte County vs. every other Wyoming county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 21 Wyoming counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Wyoming median.
Within Wyoming, Platte County has lower income but higher infant-care cost than the typical Wyoming county (its national standing, below-national-median infant care costs, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Platte County burden reading
The standout signal in Platte County, WY is income burden: infant center care takes 12.7% of median ACS income (HEAVY · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 14% below the national average.
Light-burden tercile reading: Platte County keeps infant center care at 12.7% of a $64,753 median (HEAVY). Sticker still matters (MID), 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)
Here's how center-based infant care priced out from 2014 to 2022, across 9 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 | $6,740 |
| 2015 | $6,572 |
| 2016 | $6,403 |
| 2017 | $6,235 |
| 2018 | $6,636 |
| 2019 | $7,038 |
| 2020 | $7,439 |
| 2021 | $7,841 |
| 2022 | $8,242 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Wyoming
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Platte County's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Platte County
Infant center care here runs 12.7% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Platte County spends 12.7% 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
- $8,242/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how Platte 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 Platte County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.