Estamated Cost Of Raising Child ESTIMATED COSTS OF RAISING A CHILD – JUNE, 1985 (Moderate Level) (Husband & Wife Urban Family, with no more than 5 Children) (To update figures to 1987, add 3.7%) Source : U.S.D.A., Publication No. 1411 FAMILY ECONOMICS REVIEW, 1985, No. 4, page 26
REG./AGE TOTAL FOOD-H FOOD-A CLOTHES HOUSING MEDIC EDUCTN TRANS OTHER
Midwest U.S.A. Under 1 $4,429 $570 $0 $140 $1,909 $298 $0 $890 $622 1 – 2 4,558 699 0 140 1,909 298 0 890 622 2 …. 4,340 699 0 228 1,678 298 0 775 562 4 – 5 4,490 803 146 228 1,678 298 0 775 562 6 …. 4,692 777 146 316 1,591 298 138 775 651 7 – 9 4,873 958 146 316 1,591 298 138 775 651 10 – 11 5,055 1,140 146 316 1,591 298 138 775 651 12 …. 5,396 1,166 175 456 1,649 298 138 833 681 13 – 15 5,525 1,295 175 456 1,649 298 138 833 681 16 – 17 6,059 1,450 175 632 1,707 298 138 919 740
Northeast U.S.A. Under 1 $4,386 $673 $0 $140 $1,938 $298 $0 $775 $562 1 …. 4,542 829 0 140 1,938 298 0 775 562 2 – 3 4,422 803 0 246 1,765 298 0 718 592 4 – 5 4,672 907 146 246 1,765 298 0 718 592 6 …. 5,021 907 175 333 1,736 298 173 718 681 7 – 9 5,202 1,088 175 333 1,736 298 173 718 681 10 – 11 5,435 1,321 175 333 1,736 298 173 718 681 12 …. 5,766 1,321 175 491 1,794 298 173 804 710 13 – 15 5,921 1,476 175 491 1,794 298 173 804 710 16 – 17 6,345 1,632 204 614 1,823 298 173 861 740
Southern U.S.A. Under 1 $4,823 $622 $0 $158 $2,054 $332 $0 $947 $710 1 …. 4,952 751 0 158 2,054 332 0 947 710 2 – 3 4,640 725 0 246 1,823 332 0 833 681 4 – 5 4,864 803 146 246 1,823 332 0 833 681 6 …. 5,159 803 175 333 1,736 332 207 833 740 7 – 9 5,314 958 175 333 1,736 332 207 833 740 10 – 11 5,522 1,166 175 333 1,736 332 207 833 740 12 …. 5,883 1,166 204 491 1,794 332 207 890 799 13 – 15 6,038 1,321 204 491 1,794 332 207 890 799 16 – 17 6,482 1,450 204 632 1,852 332 207 976 829
Western U.S.A. Under 1 $4,751 $622 $0 $140 $1,996 $365 $0 $947 $681 1 …. 4,906 777 0 140 1,996 365 0 947 681 2 – 3 4,652 751 0 228 1,794 365 0 833 681 4 – 5 4,931 855 175 228 1,794 365 0 833 681 6 …. 5,300 829 204 333 1,765 365 173 861 770 7 – 9 5,481 1,010 204 333 1,765 365 173 861 770 10 – 11 5,714 1,243 204 333 1,765 365 173 861 770 12 …. 6,028 1,243 204 474 1,823 365 173 947 799 13 – 15 6,158 1,373 204 474 1,823 365 173 947 799 16 – 17 6,754 1,554 234 597 1,909 365 173 1,034 888
FOOD-H = Food at Home. Includes home-produced food and school lunches. FOOD-A = Food away from home
HOUSING = Includes shelter, utilities, household operations and furnishings. OTHER = Includes personal care, recreation, reading and misc. expenses.