Calculate the Value of $5,000 in 1978

What is $5k in 1978 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,000 from 1978 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$24,698
Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1978 is equal to $24,698 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.53%.
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How much is $5,000 in 1978 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $24,698
2023 $23,897
2022 $22,448
2021 $20,972
2020 $20,690
2019 $20,228
2018 $19,849
2017 $19,439
2016 $19,044
2015 $18,906
2014 $18,764
2013 $18,486
2012 $18,170
2011 $17,647
2010 $17,387
2009 $16,927
2008 $16,911
2007 $16,248
2006 $15,845
2005 $15,322
2004 $14,839
2003 $14,565
2002 $14,227
2001 $14,010
2000 $13,551
1999 $13,196
1998 $12,987
1997 $12,770
Year Equivalent
1996 $12,359
1995 $12,053
1994 $11,739
1993 $11,425
1992 $11,103
1991 $10,773
1990 $10,153
1989 $9,702
1988 $9,291
1987 $8,897
1986 $8,800
1985 $8,478
1984 $8,156
1983 $7,858
1982 $7,568
1981 $6,948
1980 $6,176
1979 $5,451
1978 $5,000
1977 $4,686
1976 $4,469
1975 $4,179
1974 $3,720
1973 $3,422
1972 $3,309
1971 $3,205
1970 $3,035
1969 $2,858
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,729
1967 $2,649
1966 $2,560
1965 $2,512
1964 $2,488
1963 $2,448
1962 $2,415
1961 $2,399
1960 $2,367
1959 $2,327
1958 $2,287
1957 $2,222
1956 $2,158
1955 $2,150
1954 $2,166
1953 $2,150
1952 $2,134
1951 $2,013
1950 $1,900
1949 $1,940
1948 $1,884
1947 $1,731
1946 $1,465
1945 $1,433
1944 $1,401
1943 $1,361
1942 $1,248
1941 $1,135
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,127
1939 $1,127
1938 $1,159
1937 $1,127
1936 $1,111
1935 $1,079
1934 $1,063
1933 $1,055
1932 $1,176
1931 $1,296
1930 $1,385
1929 $1,377
1928 $1,393
1927 $1,425
1926 $1,441
1925 $1,393
1924 $1,393
1923 $1,361
1922 $1,393
1921 $1,562
1920 $1,522
1919 $1,329
1918 $1,103
1917 $934
1916 $829
1915 $813
1914 $805