The Widower's Wife: Fact #16

Daycare costs can keep you up at night.

In New Jersey, annual daycare costs ranged from $7,000 to nearly $14,000 in 2009. That's the cost per child. The average pre-tax income over the same time period was $75,410 per year.

Sources: NJ Association of Childcare Resources and Referral Agencies, American Community Survey: Census.gov