The Cost of Raising a Child From Birth to Age 18: 2002

Age	Total	Housing	Food	Transport	Clothing	Healthcare	Education	Miscell.
Before-Tax Income for Your Household: Less Than $39,700
0-2	$6,620	$2,550	$930	$770	$360	$480	$890	$640
3-5	6,78	2,52	1,03	750	350	460	1010	660
6-8	6,86	2,44	1,33	870	390	530	600	700
9-11	6,85	2,2	1,59	950	440	580	360	730
12-14	7,67	2,45	1,67	1,06	730	590	250	920
15-17	7,58	1,98	1,81	1,43	650	620	420	670
Total	$127,080	$42,420	$25,080	$17,490	$8,760	$9,780	$10,590	$12,960
Before-Tax Income for Your Household: Between $39,700 and $66,900
0-2	$9,230	$3,450	$1,110	$1,150	$420	$630	$1,470	$1,000
3-5	9,48	3,42	1,28	1,12	410	610	1,63	1,01
6-8	9,47	3,34	1,63	1,25	460	700	1,04	1,05
9-11	9,37	3,1	1,92	1,32	510	750	680	1,09
12-14	10,11	3,35	1,94	1,44	850	760	500	1,27
15-17	10,3	2,88	2,15	1,82	760	800	860	1,03
Total	$173,880	$58,620	$30,090	$24,300	$10,230	$12,750	$18,540	$19,350
Before-Tax Income for Your Household: More Than $66,900
0-2	$13,750	$5,490	$1,470	$1,610	$560	$730	$2,220	$1,670
3-5	14,05	5,46	1,66	1,58	540	700	2,42	1,69
6-8	13,86	5,37	2	1,71	600	800	1,66	1,72
9-11	13,67	5,13	2,33	1,78	650	860	1,16	1,76
12-14	14,52	5,39	2,45	1,9	1,08	870	890	1,94
15-17	14,95	4,91	2,58	2,3	980	920	1,56	1,7
Total	$254,400	$95,250	$37,470	$32,640	$13,230	$14,640	$29,730	$31,440

The figures shown in each age line indicate the expenditure for each year that the child falls within a particular age range. For example, a child wil be under the age of two for two years (age birth to one and age one to two), so if your income is under $39,700 you would need to count on havin two years of expenditures in the $6,620 range The figures represent the estimated expenses for a child in a two-child family. To calculate the expenses for an only child, multiply the expenditure for each category by 1.24. To estimate expenses for a child in a family with three or more children, multiply the expenditures for each category fo each child by 0.77 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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