Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1961

What is $5.5k in 1961 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1961 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$56,614
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1961 is equal to $56,614 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.77%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1961 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $56,614
2023 $54,778
2022 $51,457
2021 $48,074
2020 $47,428
2019 $46,369
2018 $45,499
2017 $44,560
2016 $43,654
2015 $43,338
2014 $43,012
2013 $42,376
2012 $41,651
2011 $40,453
2010 $39,856
2009 $38,800
2008 $38,765
2007 $37,245
2006 $36,322
2005 $35,122
2004 $34,015
2003 $33,388
2002 $32,612
2001 $32,114
2000 $31,062
1999 $30,250
1998 $29,770
1997 $29,272
Year Equivalent
1996 $28,331
1995 $27,629
1994 $26,909
1993 $26,190
1992 $25,451
1991 $24,695
1990 $23,273
1989 $22,240
1988 $21,299
1987 $20,394
1986 $20,173
1985 $19,435
1984 $18,696
1983 $18,013
1982 $17,349
1981 $15,928
1980 $14,156
1979 $12,495
1978 $11,461
1977 $10,742
1976 $10,243
1975 $9,579
1974 $8,527
1973 $7,844
1972 $7,586
1971 $7,346
1970 $6,958
1969 $6,552
Year Equivalent
1968 $6,257
1967 $6,072
1966 $5,869
1965 $5,758
1964 $5,703
1963 $5,611
1962 $5,537
1961 $5,500
1960 $5,426
1959 $5,334
1958 $5,242
1957 $5,094
1956 $4,946
1955 $4,928
1954 $4,965
1953 $4,928
1952 $4,891
1951 $4,614
1950 $4,356
1949 $4,448
1948 $4,319
1947 $3,968
1946 $3,359
1945 $3,285
1944 $3,211
1943 $3,119
1942 $2,861
1941 $2,602
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,584
1939 $2,584
1938 $2,658
1937 $2,584
1936 $2,547
1935 $2,473
1934 $2,436
1933 $2,418
1932 $2,695
1931 $2,971
1930 $3,174
1929 $3,156
1928 $3,193
1927 $3,267
1926 $3,304
1925 $3,193
1924 $3,193
1923 $3,119
1922 $3,193
1921 $3,581
1920 $3,488
1919 $3,045
1918 $2,529
1917 $2,141
1916 $1,901
1915 $1,864
1914 $1,846