The Cost of Raising a Child:

$233,61015%

Transportation

Annual Housing Cost per Child

*U.S. average for middle-income, married-couple families. Total costs are from birth through age 17.Source: Expenditures on Children by Families, 2015.U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Misc. Pub. No. 1528-2015.

January 2017USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

$233,610

Cost by Region

Urban West$235,140

Urban Midwest$217,020

Urban South$221,730

18%Food

29%Housing

9%Health Care

6%Clothing

16%Child Care

& Education

7%Misc.

Urban$3,900

Rural$2,400

VS

Annual Food Costs by Age

0-2 3-5 6-8 9-11 12-14 15-17

$1,580$1,690

$2,280

$2,680$2,780

$2,790Urban Northeast

$253,770

Where does the money go?

Rural Areas$193,020

VS

United States Department of Agriculture

Age in years

Not includingthe annual cost of college!$45,370

Private

$20,090Public

*Includes room and board.