Calculate the Value of $4,500 in 1974

What is $4.5k in 1974 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $4,500 from 1974 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$29,878
Adjusted for inflation, $4,500 in 1974 is equal to $29,878 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.86%.
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How much is $4,500 in 1974 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $29,878
2023 $28,909
2022 $27,156
2021 $25,371
2020 $25,030
2019 $24,471
2018 $24,012
2017 $23,516
2016 $23,038
2015 $22,871
2014 $22,700
2013 $22,364
2012 $21,981
2011 $21,349
2010 $21,034
2009 $20,477
2008 $20,458
2007 $19,656
2006 $19,169
2005 $18,536
2004 $17,951
2003 $17,620
2002 $17,211
2001 $16,948
2000 $16,393
1999 $15,964
1998 $15,711
1997 $15,448
Year Equivalent
1996 $14,951
1995 $14,581
1994 $14,201
1993 $13,821
1992 $13,432
1991 $13,032
1990 $12,282
1989 $11,737
1988 $11,240
1987 $10,763
1986 $10,646
1985 $10,256
1984 $9,867
1983 $9,506
1982 $9,156
1981 $8,406
1980 $7,471
1979 $6,594
1978 $6,049
1977 $5,669
1976 $5,406
1975 $5,055
1974 $4,500
1973 $4,140
1972 $4,003
1971 $3,877
1970 $3,672
1969 $3,458
Year Equivalent
1968 $3,302
1967 $3,205
1966 $3,097
1965 $3,039
1964 $3,010
1963 $2,961
1962 $2,922
1961 $2,903
1960 $2,864
1959 $2,815
1958 $2,766
1957 $2,688
1956 $2,610
1955 $2,601
1954 $2,620
1953 $2,601
1952 $2,581
1951 $2,435
1950 $2,299
1949 $2,347
1948 $2,279
1947 $2,094
1946 $1,773
1945 $1,734
1944 $1,695
1943 $1,646
1942 $1,510
1941 $1,373
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,364
1939 $1,364
1938 $1,403
1937 $1,364
1936 $1,344
1935 $1,305
1934 $1,286
1933 $1,276
1932 $1,422
1931 $1,568
1930 $1,675
1929 $1,666
1928 $1,685
1927 $1,724
1926 $1,744
1925 $1,685
1924 $1,685
1923 $1,646
1922 $1,685
1921 $1,890
1920 $1,841
1919 $1,607
1918 $1,334
1917 $1,130
1916 $1,003
1915 $984
1914 $974