County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022

Childcare costs in Tyler County, WV

The standout signal in Tyler County, WV is income burden: infant center care takes 16.0% of median ACS income (HEAVY · mid-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 1% below the national average.

Data updated 2026-09-24

$9,475
Center Infant/yr
$8,282
Family Infant/yr
$59,167
Median Income
16.0%
% of Income (Infant)

The verdict

Tyler County pairs the 45th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally with a moderate income burden on families.

45th pct.
affordability nationally
Moderate
income-burden tier
Moderate
family-vs-infant price gap
#1,457
of 2,661 priced counties
D
PlainChildcare Composite Score
38/100
Tyler County, WV

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.

Infant care burden D
Center-based infant care costs 16% of median household income here (national median 14.6%)
Preschool care burden D
Center-based preschool care costs 15.6% of median household income here (national median 12.5%)
School-age care burden F
Center-based school-age care costs 14% of median household income here (national median 10.4%)
Economic hardship B
7.4% poverty rate here (national median 9.3%)
Price-change feed

National sticker context: $9,593 average.

Center-based infant care in Tyler County, WV costs $9,475/year, while family childcare is $8,282/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 16.0% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $8,998/year.

Annual childcare costs by age in Tyler County

Age Group Center-Based Family Childcare
Infant $9,475 $8,282
Toddler $8,998 $6,939
Preschool $9,207 $6,939
School Age $8,282 $6,939

Where Tyler County ranks on infant-care cost

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

$9,475 more affordable than 45% of 2,661 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

Tyler County vs. every other West Virginia county: income vs. infant-care cost

Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 West Virginia counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the West Virginia median.

Median household income vs Avg. annual infant care 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Median household income (X) and Avg. annual infant care (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High income, high costLow income, high costHigh income, low costLow income, low cost $20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000 $7,000$8,000$9,000$10,000$11,000 Median household income Avg. annual infant care

Within West Virginia, Tyler County has higher income and higher infant-care cost than the typical West Virginia county (its national standing, the 45th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).

Full NDCP Care Ladder in Tyler County

Every age×setting NDCP cell is reported here (PAR / HEAVY · mid-price), center premium and age-step are county-specific.

Age Center Family Center premium
Infant $9,475 $8,282 +$1,193 (+14.4%)
Toddler $8,998 $6,939 +$2,059 (+29.7%)
Preschool $9,207 $6,939 +$2,268 (+32.7%)
School Age $8,282 $6,939 +$1,343 (+19.4%)

Across all four ages, a center path totals $35,962/year versus $29,099/year for family care ($6,863 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.14× school-age center care here. Among the 55West Virginia counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Tyler County ranks #43 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).

Tyler County burden reading

The standout signal in Tyler County, WV is income burden: infant center care takes 16.0% of median ACS income (HEAVY · mid-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 1% below the national average.

Mid-burden tercile: Tyler County spends 16.0% of a $59,167 median on infant center care (HEAVY). Pair the PAR 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.

Center-based infant care costs over 2008–2022 (15 years of NDCP data).

+75.8% since 2008
Infant center care: $5,391 → $9,475
$9,475/yr
Most recent annual cost (2022)
15 years
Data available (2008–2022)
2008
$5,391
2009
$5,352
2010
$5,313
2011
$5,273
2012
$5,899
2013
$5,931
2014
$5,963
2015
$5,995
2016
$6,235
2017
$6,475
2018
$6,715
2019
$7,405
2020
$8,095
2021
$8,785
2022
$9,475
View full data table (all care types) ▼
Year Ctr Infant
2008 $5,391
2009 $5,352
2010 $5,313
2011 $5,273
2012 $5,899
2013 $5,931
2014 $5,963
2015 $5,995
2016 $6,235
2017 $6,475
2018 $6,715
2019 $7,405
2020 $8,095
2021 $8,785
2022 $9,475

What to do with Tyler County

Infant center care here runs 16.0% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.

  • Tyler County spends 16.0% 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
  • $9,475/yr center infant sticker (PAR) - see how Tyler 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 Tyler County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility

Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.