Calculate the Value of $38,000 in 1971

What is $38k in 1971 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $38,000 from 1971 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$292,873
Adjusted for inflation, $38,000 in 1971 is equal to $292,873 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.93%.
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How much is $38,000 in 1971 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $292,873
2023 $283,374
2022 $266,193
2021 $248,694
2020 $245,352
2019 $239,871
2018 $235,375
2017 $230,513
2016 $225,828
2015 $224,192
2014 $222,509
2013 $219,217
2012 $215,466
2011 $209,266
2010 $206,182
2009 $200,720
2008 $200,537
2007 $192,673
2006 $187,899
2005 $181,693
2004 $175,965
2003 $172,719
2002 $168,709
2001 $166,131
2000 $160,688
1999 $156,487
1998 $154,005
1997 $151,427
Year Equivalent
1996 $146,558
1995 $142,930
1994 $139,206
1993 $135,482
1992 $131,663
1991 $127,749
1990 $120,397
1989 $115,050
1988 $110,181
1987 $105,503
1986 $104,357
1985 $100,538
1984 $96,719
1983 $93,186
1982 $89,749
1981 $82,397
1980 $73,231
1979 $64,638
1978 $59,291
1977 $55,568
1976 $52,990
1975 $49,553
1974 $44,111
1973 $40,578
1972 $39,241
1971 $38,000
1970 $35,995
1969 $33,894
Year Equivalent
1968 $32,367
1967 $31,412
1966 $30,362
1965 $29,789
1964 $29,503
1963 $29,025
1962 $28,643
1961 $28,452
1960 $28,070
1959 $27,593
1958 $27,116
1957 $26,352
1956 $25,588
1955 $25,492
1954 $25,683
1953 $25,492
1952 $25,302
1951 $23,869
1950 $22,533
1949 $23,010
1948 $22,342
1947 $20,528
1946 $17,377
1945 $16,995
1944 $16,613
1943 $16,136
1942 $14,799
1941 $13,462
Year Equivalent
1940 $13,367
1939 $13,367
1938 $13,749
1937 $13,367
1936 $13,176
1935 $12,794
1934 $12,603
1933 $12,508
1932 $13,940
1931 $15,372
1930 $16,422
1929 $16,327
1928 $16,518
1927 $16,899
1926 $17,090
1925 $16,518
1924 $16,518
1923 $16,136
1922 $16,518
1921 $18,523
1920 $18,045
1919 $15,754
1918 $13,080
1917 $11,075
1916 $9,834
1915 $9,643
1914 $9,548