Calculate the Value of $42,000 in 1970

What is $42k in 1970 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $42,000 from 1970 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$341,733
Adjusted for inflation, $42,000 in 1970 is equal to $341,733 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.96%.
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How much is $42,000 in 1970 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $341,733
2023 $330,649
2022 $310,602
2021 $290,183
2020 $286,284
2019 $279,888
2018 $274,642
2017 $268,969
2016 $263,503
2015 $261,594
2014 $259,630
2013 $255,789
2012 $251,412
2011 $244,178
2010 $240,580
2009 $234,206
2008 $233,992
2007 $224,817
2006 $219,247
2005 $212,005
2004 $205,321
2003 $201,533
2002 $196,854
2001 $193,846
2000 $187,496
1999 $182,594
1998 $179,698
1997 $176,690
Year Equivalent
1996 $171,008
1995 $166,775
1994 $162,430
1993 $158,085
1992 $153,629
1991 $149,061
1990 $140,483
1989 $134,244
1988 $128,562
1987 $123,103
1986 $121,767
1985 $117,310
1984 $112,854
1983 $108,732
1982 $104,721
1981 $96,143
1980 $85,448
1979 $75,422
1978 $69,183
1977 $64,838
1976 $61,830
1975 $57,820
1974 $51,469
1973 $47,347
1972 $45,788
1971 $44,340
1970 $42,000
1969 $39,549
Year Equivalent
1968 $37,767
1967 $36,653
1966 $35,427
1965 $34,759
1964 $34,424
1963 $33,867
1962 $33,422
1961 $33,199
1960 $32,753
1959 $32,196
1958 $31,639
1957 $30,748
1956 $29,857
1955 $29,745
1954 $29,968
1953 $29,745
1952 $29,523
1951 $27,851
1950 $26,292
1949 $26,849
1948 $26,069
1947 $23,952
1946 $20,276
1945 $19,830
1944 $19,385
1943 $18,828
1942 $17,268
1941 $15,708
Year Equivalent
1940 $15,597
1939 $15,597
1938 $16,042
1937 $15,597
1936 $15,374
1935 $14,928
1934 $14,706
1933 $14,594
1932 $16,265
1931 $17,936
1930 $19,162
1929 $19,050
1928 $19,273
1927 $19,719
1926 $19,942
1925 $19,273
1924 $19,273
1923 $18,828
1922 $19,273
1921 $21,613
1920 $21,056
1919 $18,382
1918 $15,263
1917 $12,923
1916 $11,475
1915 $11,252
1914 $11,141