Calculate the Value of $18,000 in 1971

What is $18k in 1971 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $18,000 from 1971 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$138,729
Adjusted for inflation, $18,000 in 1971 is equal to $138,729 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.93%.
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How much is $18,000 in 1971 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $138,729
2023 $134,230
2022 $126,091
2021 $117,802
2020 $116,219
2019 $113,623
2018 $111,493
2017 $109,190
2016 $106,971
2015 $106,196
2014 $105,399
2013 $103,840
2012 $102,063
2011 $99,126
2010 $97,665
2009 $95,078
2008 $94,991
2007 $91,266
2006 $89,005
2005 $86,065
2004 $83,352
2003 $81,814
2002 $79,915
2001 $78,693
2000 $76,116
1999 $74,126
1998 $72,950
1997 $71,729
Year Equivalent
1996 $69,422
1995 $67,704
1994 $65,940
1993 $64,176
1992 $62,367
1991 $60,513
1990 $57,030
1989 $54,497
1988 $52,191
1987 $49,975
1986 $49,432
1985 $47,623
1984 $45,814
1983 $44,141
1982 $42,513
1981 $39,030
1980 $34,688
1979 $30,618
1978 $28,085
1977 $26,322
1976 $25,101
1975 $23,472
1974 $20,894
1973 $19,221
1972 $18,588
1971 $18,000
1970 $17,050
1969 $16,055
Year Equivalent
1968 $15,332
1967 $14,879
1966 $14,382
1965 $14,111
1964 $13,975
1963 $13,749
1962 $13,568
1961 $13,477
1960 $13,296
1959 $13,070
1958 $12,844
1957 $12,482
1956 $12,121
1955 $12,075
1954 $12,166
1953 $12,075
1952 $11,985
1951 $11,307
1950 $10,673
1949 $10,899
1948 $10,583
1947 $9,724
1946 $8,231
1945 $8,050
1944 $7,869
1943 $7,643
1942 $7,010
1941 $6,377
Year Equivalent
1940 $6,332
1939 $6,332
1938 $6,513
1937 $6,332
1936 $6,241
1935 $6,060
1934 $5,970
1933 $5,925
1932 $6,603
1931 $7,281
1930 $7,779
1929 $7,734
1928 $7,824
1927 $8,005
1926 $8,095
1925 $7,824
1924 $7,824
1923 $7,643
1922 $7,824
1921 $8,774
1920 $8,548
1919 $7,462
1918 $6,196
1917 $5,246
1916 $4,658
1915 $4,568
1914 $4,523