This statistic shows the average costs of raising a child from birth to age 18 for a middle-income, two-child, two-parent family in the U.S. in 2013. Nearly 45,000 U.S. dollars have to be paid per child for child care and education. The total costs of raising a child in 2013 amount to about 245,340 U.S. dollars.
Average costs of raising a child from birth to age 18 in the United States in 2013 by category
(in U.S. Dollar)
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US Department of Agriculture. (September 15, 2014). Average costs of raising a child from birth to age 18 in the United States in 2013 by category (in U.S. Dollar) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216426/average-costs-of-raising-a-child-from-birth-to-age-18-in-the-us-in-2010-by-category/
US Department of Agriculture. "Average costs of raising a child from birth to age 18 in the United States in 2013 by category (in U.S. Dollar)." Chart. September 15, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216426/average-costs-of-raising-a-child-from-birth-to-age-18-in-the-us-in-2010-by-category/
US Department of Agriculture. (2014). Average costs of raising a child from birth to age 18 in the United States in 2013 by category (in U.S. Dollar). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216426/average-costs-of-raising-a-child-from-birth-to-age-18-in-the-us-in-2010-by-category/
US Department of Agriculture. "Average Costs of Raising a Child from Birth to Age 18 in The United States in 2013 by Category (in U.S. Dollar)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216426/average-costs-of-raising-a-child-from-birth-to-age-18-in-the-us-in-2010-by-category/
US Department of Agriculture, Average costs of raising a child from birth to age 18 in the United States in 2013 by category (in U.S. Dollar) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216426/average-costs-of-raising-a-child-from-birth-to-age-18-in-the-us-in-2010-by-category/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Average costs of raising a child from birth to age 18 in the United States in 2013 by category (in U.S. Dollar) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, September 15, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216426/average-costs-of-raising-a-child-from-birth-to-age-18-in-the-us-in-2010-by-category/
