Calculate the Value of $5,000 in 1972

What is $5k in 1972 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,000 from 1972 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$37,317
Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1972 is equal to $37,317 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.94%.
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How much is $5,000 in 1972 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $37,317
2023 $36,107
2022 $33,918
2021 $31,688
2020 $31,262
2019 $30,564
2018 $29,991
2017 $29,371
2016 $28,774
2015 $28,566
2014 $28,351
2013 $27,932
2012 $27,454
2011 $26,664
2010 $26,271
2009 $25,575
2008 $25,552
2007 $24,550
2006 $23,942
2005 $23,151
2004 $22,421
2003 $22,007
2002 $21,496
2001 $21,168
2000 $20,474
1999 $19,939
1998 $19,623
1997 $19,294
Year Equivalent
1996 $18,674
1995 $18,212
1994 $17,737
1993 $17,263
1992 $16,776
1991 $16,277
1990 $15,341
1989 $14,659
1988 $14,039
1987 $13,443
1986 $13,297
1985 $12,810
1984 $12,324
1983 $11,873
1982 $11,436
1981 $10,499
1980 $9,331
1979 $8,236
1978 $7,555
1977 $7,080
1976 $6,752
1975 $6,314
1974 $5,620
1973 $5,170
1972 $5,000
1971 $4,842
1970 $4,586
1969 $4,319
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,124
1967 $4,002
1966 $3,869
1965 $3,796
1964 $3,759
1963 $3,698
1962 $3,650
1961 $3,625
1960 $3,577
1959 $3,516
1958 $3,455
1957 $3,358
1956 $3,260
1955 $3,248
1954 $3,273
1953 $3,248
1952 $3,224
1951 $3,041
1950 $2,871
1949 $2,932
1948 $2,847
1947 $2,616
1946 $2,214
1945 $2,165
1944 $2,117
1943 $2,056
1942 $1,886
1941 $1,715
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,703
1939 $1,703
1938 $1,752
1937 $1,703
1936 $1,679
1935 $1,630
1934 $1,606
1933 $1,594
1932 $1,776
1931 $1,959
1930 $2,092
1929 $2,080
1928 $2,105
1927 $2,153
1926 $2,178
1925 $2,105
1924 $2,105
1923 $2,056
1922 $2,105
1921 $2,360
1920 $2,299
1919 $2,007
1918 $1,667
1917 $1,411
1916 $1,253
1915 $1,229
1914 $1,217