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WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
THE COST OF
30%
8%
18%
6%
16%14%
8%
RAISING A CHILD
*U.S. average for for middle income husband-wife families. Source: Expenditures on Children by Families, 2012. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Miscellaneous Publication No. 1528-2012.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
COST TO RAISE A CHILD FROM BIRTH TO AGE 18 BORN IN 2012.
*The College Board. 2013. Trends in College Pricing 2012.
NOT INCLUDING THE ANNUAL COST OF COLLEGE
PRIVATE
$17,860PUBLIC
$39,518
CHILD CARE & EDUCATION
CLOTHING
TRANSPORTATION FOOD
HEALTH CARE
HOUSING
MISC.
0-2 3-5 6-8 9-11 12-14 15-17AGE IN YEARS
$1,430 $1,530 $2,150 $2,460 $2,640 $2,630
COST BY REGION* FOOD COST BY AGE*
RURAL AREAS
$190,290
The United States Department of Agriculture
URBAN WEST$256,710
URBAN SOUTH$226,260
URBAN NORTHEAST$277,170
URBAN MIDWEST$236,190
23%AFTER ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION,
THE COST OF RAISING A CHILD HAS INCREASED 23% FROM 1960 .
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED COVERS THE COST FROM
BIRTH TO AGE 18.
OVERALL VS RURAL HOUSING COSTS*
CHILD CARE & EDUCATION
$71,820 $44,280
18%2%(2012)
(1960)
August 2013
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