Calculate the Value of $8,500 in 1985

What is $8.5k in 1985 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $8,500 from 1985 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$24,761
Adjusted for inflation, $8,500 in 1985 is equal to $24,761 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.78%.
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How much is $8,500 in 1985 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $24,761
2023 $23,958
2022 $22,505
2021 $21,026
2020 $20,743
2019 $20,280
2018 $19,900
2017 $19,489
2016 $19,093
2015 $18,954
2014 $18,812
2013 $18,534
2012 $18,217
2011 $17,693
2010 $17,432
2009 $16,970
2008 $16,954
2007 $16,290
2006 $15,886
2005 $15,361
2004 $14,877
2003 $14,603
2002 $14,264
2001 $14,046
2000 $13,585
1999 $13,230
1998 $13,020
1997 $12,802
Year Equivalent
1996 $12,391
1995 $12,084
1994 $11,769
1993 $11,454
1992 $11,132
1991 $10,801
1990 $10,179
1989 $9,727
1988 $9,315
1987 $8,920
1986 $8,823
1985 $8,500
1984 $8,177
1983 $7,878
1982 $7,588
1981 $6,966
1980 $6,191
1979 $5,465
1978 $5,013
1977 $4,698
1976 $4,480
1975 $4,189
1974 $3,729
1973 $3,431
1972 $3,318
1971 $3,213
1970 $3,043
1969 $2,866
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,736
1967 $2,656
1966 $2,567
1965 $2,519
1964 $2,494
1963 $2,454
1962 $2,422
1961 $2,406
1960 $2,373
1959 $2,333
1958 $2,292
1957 $2,228
1956 $2,163
1955 $2,155
1954 $2,171
1953 $2,155
1952 $2,139
1951 $2,018
1950 $1,905
1949 $1,945
1948 $1,889
1947 $1,736
1946 $1,469
1945 $1,437
1944 $1,405
1943 $1,364
1942 $1,251
1941 $1,138
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,130
1939 $1,130
1938 $1,162
1937 $1,130
1936 $1,114
1935 $1,082
1934 $1,066
1933 $1,057
1932 $1,179
1931 $1,300
1930 $1,388
1929 $1,380
1928 $1,396
1927 $1,429
1926 $1,445
1925 $1,396
1924 $1,396
1923 $1,364
1922 $1,396
1921 $1,566
1920 $1,526
1919 $1,332
1918 $1,106
1917 $936
1916 $831
1915 $815
1914 $807