Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1938

What is $21k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$447,338
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1938 is equal to $447,338 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $447,338
2023 $432,829
2022 $406,586
2021 $379,858
2020 $374,754
2019 $366,381
2018 $359,514
2017 $352,088
2016 $344,932
2015 $342,434
2014 $339,863
2013 $334,835
2012 $329,105
2011 $319,636
2010 $314,926
2009 $306,583
2008 $306,303
2007 $294,292
2006 $287,000
2005 $277,521
2004 $268,771
2003 $263,813
2002 $257,688
2001 $253,750
2000 $245,438
1999 $239,021
1998 $235,229
1997 $231,292
Year Equivalent
1996 $223,854
1995 $218,313
1994 $212,625
1993 $206,938
1992 $201,104
1991 $195,125
1990 $183,896
1989 $175,729
1988 $168,292
1987 $161,146
1986 $159,396
1985 $153,563
1984 $147,729
1983 $142,333
1982 $137,083
1981 $125,854
1980 $111,854
1979 $98,729
1978 $90,563
1977 $84,875
1976 $80,938
1975 $75,688
1974 $67,375
1973 $61,979
1972 $59,938
1971 $58,042
1970 $54,979
1969 $51,771
Year Equivalent
1968 $49,438
1967 $47,979
1966 $46,375
1965 $45,500
1964 $45,063
1963 $44,333
1962 $43,750
1961 $43,458
1960 $42,875
1959 $42,146
1958 $41,417
1957 $40,250
1956 $39,083
1955 $38,938
1954 $39,229
1953 $38,938
1952 $38,646
1951 $36,458
1950 $34,417
1949 $35,146
1948 $34,125
1947 $31,354
1946 $26,542
1945 $25,958
1944 $25,375
1943 $24,646
1942 $22,604
1941 $20,563
Year Equivalent
1940 $20,417
1939 $20,417
1938 $21,000
1937 $20,417
1936 $20,125
1935 $19,542
1934 $19,250
1933 $19,104
1932 $21,292
1931 $23,479
1930 $25,083
1929 $24,938
1928 $25,229
1927 $25,813
1926 $26,104
1925 $25,229
1924 $25,229
1923 $24,646
1922 $25,229
1921 $28,292
1920 $27,563
1919 $24,063
1918 $19,979
1917 $16,917
1916 $15,021
1915 $14,729
1914 $14,583