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