Calculate the Value of $6,000 in 1979

What is $6k in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $6,000 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$27,186
Adjusted for inflation, $6,000 in 1979 is equal to $27,186 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $6,000 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $27,186
2023 $26,304
2022 $24,709
2021 $23,085
2020 $22,775
2019 $22,266
2018 $21,849
2017 $21,397
2016 $20,962
2015 $20,811
2014 $20,654
2013 $20,349
2012 $20,000
2011 $19,425
2010 $19,139
2009 $18,632
2008 $18,615
2007 $17,885
2006 $17,442
2005 $16,866
2004 $16,334
2003 $16,032
2002 $15,660
2001 $15,421
2000 $14,916
1999 $14,526
1998 $14,295
1997 $14,056
Year Equivalent
1996 $13,604
1995 $13,267
1994 $12,922
1993 $12,576
1992 $12,222
1991 $11,858
1990 $11,176
1989 $10,679
1988 $10,227
1987 $9,793
1986 $9,687
1985 $9,332
1984 $8,978
1983 $8,650
1982 $8,331
1981 $7,648
1980 $6,798
1979 $6,000
1978 $5,504
1977 $5,158
1976 $4,919
1975 $4,600
1974 $4,095
1973 $3,767
1972 $3,643
1971 $3,527
1970 $3,341
1969 $3,146
Year Equivalent
1968 $3,004
1967 $2,916
1966 $2,818
1965 $2,765
1964 $2,739
1963 $2,694
1962 $2,659
1961 $2,641
1960 $2,606
1959 $2,561
1958 $2,517
1957 $2,446
1956 $2,375
1955 $2,366
1954 $2,384
1953 $2,366
1952 $2,349
1951 $2,216
1950 $2,092
1949 $2,136
1948 $2,074
1947 $1,905
1946 $1,613
1945 $1,578
1944 $1,542
1943 $1,498
1942 $1,374
1941 $1,250
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,241
1939 $1,241
1938 $1,276
1937 $1,241
1936 $1,223
1935 $1,188
1934 $1,170
1933 $1,161
1932 $1,294
1931 $1,427
1930 $1,524
1929 $1,516
1928 $1,533
1927 $1,569
1926 $1,586
1925 $1,533
1924 $1,533
1923 $1,498
1922 $1,533
1921 $1,719
1920 $1,675
1919 $1,462
1918 $1,214
1917 $1,028
1916 $913
1915 $895
1914 $886