County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Vernon Parish, LA
The standout signal in Vernon Parish, LA is income burden: infant center care takes 12.3% of median ACS income (HEAVY · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 28% below the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $6,933
- Center Infant/yr
- $5,494
- Family Infant/yr
- $56,547
- Median Income
- 12.3%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Vernon Parish pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a light income burden on families.
- Top 28%
- cheapest nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- Moderate
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #745
- 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.
Quiet-price tercile: center infant care is $6,933/yr with family care at $5,494/yr (12.3% of median income), absolute stickers are low; capacity and waitlists still bind.
Quiet-book age ladder for Vernon Parish
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $6,933 | $5,494 |
| Toddler | $6,847 | $5,494 |
| Preschool | $6,888 | $5,547 |
| School Age | $6,240 | $5,547 |
Where Vernon Parish ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$6,933 Among the most affordable more affordable than 72% 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
Vernon Parish vs. every other Louisiana county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Louisiana counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Louisiana median.
Within Louisiana, Vernon Parish has higher income but lower infant-care cost than the typical Louisiana county (its national standing, below-national-median infant care costs, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Full NDCP Care Ladder in Vernon Parish
Vernon Parish sits in the quieter-price third (MID), complete ladders here still show setting trade-offs even when the absolute sticker is low.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $6,933 | $5,494 | +$1,439 (+26.2%) |
| Toddler | $6,847 | $5,494 | +$1,353 (+24.6%) |
| Preschool | $6,888 | $5,547 | +$1,341 (+24.2%) |
| School Age | $6,240 | $5,547 | +$693 (+12.5%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $26,908/year versus $22,082/year for family care ($4,826 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.11× school-age center care here. Among the 64Louisiana counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Vernon Parish ranks #30 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Vernon Parish burden reading
The standout signal in Vernon Parish, LA is income burden: infant center care takes 12.3% of median ACS income (HEAVY · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 28% below the national average.
Light-burden tercile reading: Vernon Parish keeps infant center care at 12.3% of a $56,547 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)
Center-based infant care costs over 2008–2022 (15 years of NDCP data).
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $4,801 |
| 2009 | $4,922 |
| 2010 | $5,096 |
| 2011 | $5,148 |
| 2012 | $5,200 |
| 2013 | $5,330 |
| 2014 | $5,460 |
| 2015 | $5,633 |
| 2016 | $5,807 |
| 2017 | $5,980 |
| 2018 | $6,153 |
| 2019 | $6,327 |
| 2020 | $6,500 |
| 2021 | $6,717 |
| 2022 | $6,933 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Louisiana
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Vernon Parish's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Vernon Parish
Infant center care here runs 12.3% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Vernon Parish spends 12.3% 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
- $6,933/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how Vernon Parish 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 Vernon Parish families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.