Calculate the Value of $5,000 in 1970

What is $5k in 1970 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,000 from 1970 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$40,682
Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1970 is equal to $40,682 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.96%.
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How much is $5,000 in 1970 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $40,682
2023 $39,363
2022 $36,976
2021 $34,546
2020 $34,081
2019 $33,320
2018 $32,695
2017 $32,020
2016 $31,369
2015 $31,142
2014 $30,908
2013 $30,451
2012 $29,930
2011 $29,069
2010 $28,640
2009 $27,882
2008 $27,856
2007 $26,764
2006 $26,101
2005 $25,239
2004 $24,443
2003 $23,992
2002 $23,435
2001 $23,077
2000 $22,321
1999 $21,737
1998 $21,393
1997 $21,034
Year Equivalent
1996 $20,358
1995 $19,854
1994 $19,337
1993 $18,820
1992 $18,289
1991 $17,745
1990 $16,724
1989 $15,981
1988 $15,305
1987 $14,655
1986 $14,496
1985 $13,966
1984 $13,435
1983 $12,944
1982 $12,467
1981 $11,446
1980 $10,172
1979 $8,979
1978 $8,236
1977 $7,719
1976 $7,361
1975 $6,883
1974 $6,127
1973 $5,637
1972 $5,451
1971 $5,279
1970 $5,000
1969 $4,708
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,496
1967 $4,363
1966 $4,218
1965 $4,138
1964 $4,098
1963 $4,032
1962 $3,979
1961 $3,952
1960 $3,899
1959 $3,833
1958 $3,767
1957 $3,660
1956 $3,554
1955 $3,541
1954 $3,568
1953 $3,541
1952 $3,515
1951 $3,316
1950 $3,130
1949 $3,196
1948 $3,103
1947 $2,851
1946 $2,414
1945 $2,361
1944 $2,308
1943 $2,241
1942 $2,056
1941 $1,870
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,857
1939 $1,857
1938 $1,910
1937 $1,857
1936 $1,830
1935 $1,777
1934 $1,751
1933 $1,737
1932 $1,936
1931 $2,135
1930 $2,281
1929 $2,268
1928 $2,294
1927 $2,347
1926 $2,374
1925 $2,294
1924 $2,294
1923 $2,241
1922 $2,294
1921 $2,573
1920 $2,507
1919 $2,188
1918 $1,817
1917 $1,538
1916 $1,366
1915 $1,340
1914 $1,326