Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1973

What is $21k in 1973 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1973 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$151,569
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1973 is equal to $151,569 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.95%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1973 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $151,569
2023 $146,653
2022 $137,761
2021 $128,705
2020 $126,975
2019 $124,139
2018 $121,812
2017 $119,296
2016 $116,871
2015 $116,025
2014 $115,154
2013 $113,450
2012 $111,509
2011 $108,300
2010 $106,704
2009 $103,877
2008 $103,782
2007 $99,713
2006 $97,242
2005 $94,031
2004 $91,066
2003 $89,386
2002 $87,311
2001 $85,976
2000 $83,160
1999 $80,986
1998 $79,701
1997 $78,367
Year Equivalent
1996 $75,847
1995 $73,969
1994 $72,042
1993 $70,115
1992 $68,139
1991 $66,113
1990 $62,308
1989 $59,541
1988 $57,021
1987 $54,600
1986 $54,007
1985 $52,031
1984 $50,054
1983 $48,226
1982 $46,447
1981 $42,642
1980 $37,899
1979 $33,452
1978 $30,685
1977 $28,758
1976 $27,424
1975 $25,645
1974 $22,828
1973 $21,000
1972 $20,308
1971 $19,666
1970 $18,628
1969 $17,541
Year Equivalent
1968 $16,751
1967 $16,256
1966 $15,713
1965 $15,416
1964 $15,268
1963 $15,021
1962 $14,824
1961 $14,725
1960 $14,527
1959 $14,280
1958 $14,033
1957 $13,638
1956 $13,242
1955 $13,193
1954 $13,292
1953 $13,193
1952 $13,094
1951 $12,353
1950 $11,661
1949 $11,908
1948 $11,562
1947 $10,624
1946 $8,993
1945 $8,795
1944 $8,598
1943 $8,351
1942 $7,659
1941 $6,967
Year Equivalent
1940 $6,918
1939 $6,918
1938 $7,115
1937 $6,918
1936 $6,819
1935 $6,621
1934 $6,522
1933 $6,473
1932 $7,214
1931 $7,955
1930 $8,499
1929 $8,449
1928 $8,548
1927 $8,746
1926 $8,845
1925 $8,548
1924 $8,548
1923 $8,351
1922 $8,548
1921 $9,586
1920 $9,339
1919 $8,153
1918 $6,769
1917 $5,732
1916 $5,089
1915 $4,991
1914 $4,941