County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Wasatch County, UT
The standout signal in Wasatch County, UT is income burden: infant center care takes 11.2% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 23% above the national average.
Data updated 2026-07-05
- $11,766
- Center Infant/yr
- $8,745
- Family Infant/yr
- $104,855
- Median Income
- 11.2%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Wasatch County pairs the 19th percentile for infant-care affordability nationally with a light income burden on families.
- 19th pct.
- affordability nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- Wide
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #2,157
- of 2,662 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: $9,592 average.
Steep-price tercile: family infant care here is $8,745/yr beside the $11,766 center sticker; toddler center care is $9,561/yr.
Steep-book age ladder for Wasatch County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $11,766 | $8,745 |
| Toddler | $9,561 | $8,100 |
| Preschool | $8,739 | $7,680 |
| School Age | $8,511 | $7,500 |
Where Wasatch County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$11,766 more affordable than 19% of 2,662 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
Wasatch County vs. every other Utah county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 29 Utah counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Utah median.
Within Utah, Wasatch County has higher income and higher infant-care cost than the typical Utah county (its national standing, the 19th 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 Wasatch County
Wasatch County sits in the steep-price third of NDCP-priced counties (HIGH), read center premiums and the infant-to-school-age drop as county-specific, not a clone caption.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $11,766 | $8,745 | +$3,021 (+34.5%) |
| Toddler | $9,561 | $8,100 | +$1,461 (+18%) |
| Preschool | $8,739 | $7,680 | +$1,059 (+13.8%) |
| School Age | $8,511 | $7,500 | +$1,011 (+13.5%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $38,577/year versus $32,025/year for family care ($6,552 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.38× school-age center care here. Among the 29Utah counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Wasatch County ranks #13 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
Wasatch County burden reading
The standout signal in Wasatch County, UT is income burden: infant center care takes 11.2% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 23% above the national average.
Light-burden tercile reading: Wasatch County keeps infant center care at 11.2% of a $104,855 median (OVER7). Sticker still matters (HIGH), 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 | $7,524 |
| 2009 | $7,837 |
| 2010 | $8,149 |
| 2011 | $8,462 |
| 2012 | $8,347 |
| 2013 | $8,231 |
| 2014 | $8,273 |
| 2015 | $8,316 |
| 2016 | $8,718 |
| 2017 | $9,120 |
| 2018 | $9,648 |
| 2019 | $10,176 |
| 2020 | $10,704 |
| 2021 | $11,232 |
| 2022 | $11,766 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Utah
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Wasatch County's HIGH NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Wasatch County
Infant center care here runs 11.2% of the local median income (OVER7), check where your own household lands.
- Wasatch County spends 11.2% 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
- $11,766/yr center infant sticker (HIGH) - see how Wasatch 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 Wasatch County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.