Calculate the Value of $5,000 in 1961

What is $5k in 1961 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,000 from 1961 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$51,467
Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1961 is equal to $51,467 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.77%.
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How much is $5,000 in 1961 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $51,467
2023 $49,798
2022 $46,779
2021 $43,704
2020 $43,116
2019 $42,153
2018 $41,363
2017 $40,509
2016 $39,685
2015 $39,398
2014 $39,102
2013 $38,524
2012 $37,864
2011 $36,775
2010 $36,233
2009 $35,273
2008 $35,241
2007 $33,859
2006 $33,020
2005 $31,930
2004 $30,923
2003 $30,352
2002 $29,648
2001 $29,195
2000 $28,238
1999 $27,500
1998 $27,064
1997 $26,611
Year Equivalent
1996 $25,755
1995 $25,117
1994 $24,463
1993 $23,809
1992 $23,138
1991 $22,450
1990 $21,158
1989 $20,218
1988 $19,362
1987 $18,540
1986 $18,339
1985 $17,668
1984 $16,997
1983 $16,376
1982 $15,772
1981 $14,480
1980 $12,869
1979 $11,359
1978 $10,419
1977 $9,765
1976 $9,312
1975 $8,708
1974 $7,752
1973 $7,131
1972 $6,896
1971 $6,678
1970 $6,326
1969 $5,956
Year Equivalent
1968 $5,688
1967 $5,520
1966 $5,336
1965 $5,235
1964 $5,185
1963 $5,101
1962 $5,034
1961 $5,000
1960 $4,933
1959 $4,849
1958 $4,765
1957 $4,631
1956 $4,497
1955 $4,480
1954 $4,513
1953 $4,480
1952 $4,446
1951 $4,195
1950 $3,960
1949 $4,044
1948 $3,926
1947 $3,607
1946 $3,054
1945 $2,987
1944 $2,919
1943 $2,836
1942 $2,601
1941 $2,366
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,349
1939 $2,349
1938 $2,416
1937 $2,349
1936 $2,315
1935 $2,248
1934 $2,215
1933 $2,198
1932 $2,450
1931 $2,701
1930 $2,886
1929 $2,869
1928 $2,903
1927 $2,970
1926 $3,003
1925 $2,903
1924 $2,903
1923 $2,836
1922 $2,903
1921 $3,255
1920 $3,171
1919 $2,768
1918 $2,299
1917 $1,946
1916 $1,728
1915 $1,695
1914 $1,678