Calculate the Value of $5,000 in 1971

What is $5k in 1971 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,000 from 1971 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$38,536
Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1971 is equal to $38,536 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.93%.
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How much is $5,000 in 1971 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $38,536
2023 $37,286
2022 $35,025
2021 $32,723
2020 $32,283
2019 $31,562
2018 $30,970
2017 $30,331
2016 $29,714
2015 $29,499
2014 $29,278
2013 $28,844
2012 $28,351
2011 $27,535
2010 $27,129
2009 $26,411
2008 $26,386
2007 $25,352
2006 $24,724
2005 $23,907
2004 $23,153
2003 $22,726
2002 $22,198
2001 $21,859
2000 $21,143
1999 $20,590
1998 $20,264
1997 $19,925
Year Equivalent
1996 $19,284
1995 $18,807
1994 $18,317
1993 $17,827
1992 $17,324
1991 $16,809
1990 $15,842
1989 $15,138
1988 $14,497
1987 $13,882
1986 $13,731
1985 $13,229
1984 $12,726
1983 $12,261
1982 $11,809
1981 $10,842
1980 $9,636
1979 $8,505
1978 $7,802
1977 $7,312
1976 $6,972
1975 $6,520
1974 $5,804
1973 $5,339
1972 $5,163
1971 $5,000
1970 $4,736
1969 $4,460
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,259
1967 $4,133
1966 $3,995
1965 $3,920
1964 $3,882
1963 $3,819
1962 $3,769
1961 $3,744
1960 $3,693
1959 $3,631
1958 $3,568
1957 $3,467
1956 $3,367
1955 $3,354
1954 $3,379
1953 $3,354
1952 $3,329
1951 $3,141
1950 $2,965
1949 $3,028
1948 $2,940
1947 $2,701
1946 $2,286
1945 $2,236
1944 $2,186
1943 $2,123
1942 $1,947
1941 $1,771
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,759
1939 $1,759
1938 $1,809
1937 $1,759
1936 $1,734
1935 $1,683
1934 $1,658
1933 $1,646
1932 $1,834
1931 $2,023
1930 $2,161
1929 $2,148
1928 $2,173
1927 $2,224
1926 $2,249
1925 $2,173
1924 $2,173
1923 $2,123
1922 $2,173
1921 $2,437
1920 $2,374
1919 $2,073
1918 $1,721
1917 $1,457
1916 $1,294
1915 $1,269
1914 $1,256