Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1961

What is $21k in 1961 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1961 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$216,163
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1961 is equal to $216,163 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.77%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1961 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $216,163
2023 $209,152
2022 $196,471
2021 $183,556
2020 $181,089
2019 $177,043
2018 $173,725
2017 $170,137
2016 $166,679
2015 $165,472
2014 $164,229
2013 $161,799
2012 $159,031
2011 $154,455
2010 $152,179
2009 $148,147
2008 $148,012
2007 $142,208
2006 $138,685
2005 $134,104
2004 $129,876
2003 $127,480
2002 $124,520
2001 $122,617
2000 $118,601
1999 $115,500
1998 $113,668
1997 $111,765
Year Equivalent
1996 $108,171
1995 $105,493
1994 $102,745
1993 $99,997
1992 $97,178
1991 $94,289
1990 $88,862
1989 $84,916
1988 $81,322
1987 $77,869
1986 $77,023
1985 $74,205
1984 $71,386
1983 $68,779
1982 $66,242
1981 $60,815
1980 $54,050
1979 $47,708
1978 $43,762
1977 $41,013
1976 $39,111
1975 $36,574
1974 $32,557
1973 $29,950
1972 $28,963
1971 $28,047
1970 $26,567
1969 $25,017
Year Equivalent
1968 $23,889
1967 $23,185
1966 $22,409
1965 $21,987
1964 $21,775
1963 $21,423
1962 $21,141
1961 $21,000
1960 $20,718
1959 $20,366
1958 $20,013
1957 $19,450
1956 $18,886
1955 $18,815
1954 $18,956
1953 $18,815
1952 $18,674
1951 $17,617
1950 $16,631
1949 $16,983
1948 $16,490
1947 $15,151
1946 $12,826
1945 $12,544
1944 $12,262
1943 $11,909
1942 $10,923
1941 $9,936
Year Equivalent
1940 $9,866
1939 $9,866
1938 $10,148
1937 $9,866
1936 $9,725
1935 $9,443
1934 $9,302
1933 $9,232
1932 $10,289
1931 $11,346
1930 $12,121
1929 $12,050
1928 $12,191
1927 $12,473
1926 $12,614
1925 $12,191
1924 $12,191
1923 $11,909
1922 $12,191
1921 $13,671
1920 $13,319
1919 $11,628
1918 $9,654
1917 $8,174
1916 $7,258
1915 $7,117
1914 $7,047