Working families with young children living in poverty pay a third of their monthly income on child care.
Key findings the Carsey Institute Report:
- Working families with young children living in poverty pay 32 percent of their monthly family income on child care, nearly five times more than families at 200 percent of poverty or higher.
- Low-income families with an employed mother pay 18 percent of their family income on child care.
- Among low-income families, those that received child care subsidies spent a lower proportion of their family income on child care.
