Calculate the Value of $491 in 1955

What is 491 dollars in 1955 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $491 from 1955 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,641
Adjusted for inflation, $491 in 1955 is equal to $5,641 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.60%.
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How much is $491 in 1955 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,641
2023 $5,458
2022 $5,127
2021 $4,790
2020 $4,726
2019 $4,620
2018 $4,533
2017 $4,440
2016 $4,350
2015 $4,318
2014 $4,286
2013 $4,222
2012 $4,150
2011 $4,031
2010 $3,971
2009 $3,866
2008 $3,862
2007 $3,711
2006 $3,619
2005 $3,500
2004 $3,389
2003 $3,327
2002 $3,249
2001 $3,200
2000 $3,095
1999 $3,014
1998 $2,966
1997 $2,917
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,823
1995 $2,753
1994 $2,681
1993 $2,609
1992 $2,536
1991 $2,461
1990 $2,319
1989 $2,216
1988 $2,122
1987 $2,032
1986 $2,010
1985 $1,936
1984 $1,863
1983 $1,795
1982 $1,729
1981 $1,587
1980 $1,410
1979 $1,245
1978 $1,142
1977 $1,070
1976 $1,021
1975 $954
1974 $850
1973 $782
1972 $756
1971 $732
1970 $693
1969 $653
Year Equivalent
1968 $623
1967 $605
1966 $585
1965 $574
1964 $568
1963 $559
1962 $552
1961 $548
1960 $541
1959 $531
1958 $522
1957 $508
1956 $493
1955 $491
1954 $495
1953 $491
1952 $487
1951 $460
1950 $434
1949 $443
1948 $430
1947 $395
1946 $335
1945 $327
1944 $320
1943 $311
1942 $285
1941 $259
Year Equivalent
1940 $257
1939 $257
1938 $265
1937 $257
1936 $254
1935 $246
1934 $243
1933 $241
1932 $268
1931 $296
1930 $316
1929 $314
1928 $318
1927 $325
1926 $329
1925 $318
1924 $318
1923 $311
1922 $318
1921 $357
1920 $348
1919 $303
1918 $252
1917 $213
1916 $189
1915 $186
1914 $184