Hawaii Day Care Cost: 39% of Median Single Parent Family Income

from WalletHub June 30, 2026

With both parents employed in roughly two-thirds of families with children, the personal-finance company WalletHub has released its latest report on Child Care Costs by State highlighting where child care places the greatest financial burden on Americans.

To determine which states face the highest and lowest costs, the report compares prices for both family-based and center-based care, adjusting them relative to median household income.

Child Care Cost in Hawaii 10th-highest in USA

• Cost of Early Child Care as a % of Median Annual Married-Couple Family Income: 8.23%
• Cost of Day Care as a % of Median Annual Married-Couple Family Income: 13.87%
• Cost of Early Child Care as a % of Median Annual Single-Parent Family Income: 22.91%
• Cost of Day Care as a % of Median Annual Single-Parent Family Income: 38.59%

For the full report, please visit: Child Care Costs by State