Calculate the Value of $4,000 in 1970

What is $4k in 1970 worth in today's money?
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$31,490
Adjusted for inflation, $4,000 in 1970 is equal to $31,490 in 2023.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.97%.
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How much is $4,000 in 1970 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2023 $31,490
2022 $29,581
2021 $27,636
2020 $27,265
2019 $26,656
2018 $26,156
2017 $25,616
2016 $25,095
2015 $24,914
2014 $24,727
2013 $24,361
2012 $23,944
2011 $23,255
2010 $22,912
2009 $22,305
2008 $22,285
2007 $21,411
2006 $20,881
2005 $20,191
2004 $19,554
2003 $19,194
2002 $18,748
2001 $18,462
2000 $17,857
1999 $17,390
1998 $17,114
1997 $16,828
1996 $16,286
Year Equivalent
1995 $15,883
1994 $15,469
1993 $15,056
1992 $14,631
1991 $14,196
1990 $13,379
1989 $12,785
1988 $12,244
1987 $11,724
1986 $11,597
1985 $11,172
1984 $10,748
1983 $10,355
1982 $9,973
1981 $9,156
1980 $8,138
1979 $7,183
1978 $6,589
1977 $6,175
1976 $5,889
1975 $5,507
1974 $4,902
1973 $4,509
1972 $4,361
1971 $4,223
1970 $4,000
1969 $3,767
1968 $3,597
Year Equivalent
1967 $3,491
1966 $3,374
1965 $3,310
1964 $3,279
1963 $3,225
1962 $3,183
1961 $3,162
1960 $3,119
1959 $3,066
1958 $3,013
1957 $2,928
1956 $2,844
1955 $2,833
1954 $2,854
1953 $2,833
1952 $2,812
1951 $2,653
1950 $2,504
1949 $2,557
1948 $2,483
1947 $2,281
1946 $1,931
1945 $1,889
1944 $1,846
1943 $1,793
1942 $1,645
1941 $1,496
1940 $1,485
Year Equivalent
1939 $1,485
1938 $1,528
1937 $1,485
1936 $1,464
1935 $1,422
1934 $1,401
1933 $1,390
1932 $1,549
1931 $1,708
1930 $1,825
1929 $1,814
1928 $1,836
1927 $1,878
1926 $1,899
1925 $1,836
1924 $1,836
1923 $1,793
1922 $1,836
1921 $2,058
1920 $2,005
1919 $1,751
1918 $1,454
1917 $1,231
1916 $1,093
1915 $1,072
1914 $1,061