Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1949

What is $21k in 1949 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1949 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$267,289
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1949 is equal to $267,289 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.45%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1949 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $267,289
2023 $258,620
2022 $242,940
2021 $226,969
2020 $223,919
2019 $218,917
2018 $214,813
2017 $210,376
2016 $206,101
2015 $204,608
2014 $203,072
2013 $200,067
2012 $196,644
2011 $190,986
2010 $188,171
2009 $183,186
2008 $183,019
2007 $175,842
2006 $171,485
2005 $165,822
2004 $160,593
2003 $157,631
2002 $153,971
2001 $151,618
2000 $146,651
1999 $142,817
1998 $140,552
1997 $138,199
Year Equivalent
1996 $133,755
1995 $130,444
1994 $127,046
1993 $123,647
1992 $120,162
1991 $116,589
1990 $109,880
1989 $105,000
1988 $100,556
1987 $96,286
1986 $95,241
1985 $91,755
1984 $88,270
1983 $85,046
1982 $81,909
1981 $75,199
1980 $66,834
1979 $58,992
1978 $54,112
1977 $50,714
1976 $48,361
1975 $45,224
1974 $40,257
1973 $37,033
1972 $35,813
1971 $34,680
1970 $32,851
1969 $30,934
Year Equivalent
1968 $29,539
1967 $28,668
1966 $27,710
1965 $27,187
1964 $26,925
1963 $26,490
1962 $26,141
1961 $25,967
1960 $25,618
1959 $25,183
1958 $24,747
1957 $24,050
1956 $23,353
1955 $23,266
1954 $23,440
1953 $23,266
1952 $23,091
1951 $21,784
1950 $20,564
1949 $21,000
1948 $20,390
1947 $18,734
1946 $15,859
1945 $15,510
1944 $15,162
1943 $14,726
1942 $13,506
1941 $12,286
Year Equivalent
1940 $12,199
1939 $12,199
1938 $12,548
1937 $12,199
1936 $12,025
1935 $11,676
1934 $11,502
1933 $11,415
1932 $12,722
1931 $14,029
1930 $14,988
1929 $14,900
1928 $15,075
1927 $15,423
1926 $15,598
1925 $15,075
1924 $15,075
1923 $14,726
1922 $15,075
1921 $16,905
1920 $16,469
1919 $14,378
1918 $11,938
1917 $10,108
1916 $8,975
1915 $8,801
1914 $8,714