Calculate the Value of $5,000 in 1979

What is $5k in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,000 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$22,655
Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1979 is equal to $22,655 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $5,000 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $22,655
2023 $21,920
2022 $20,591
2021 $19,237
2020 $18,979
2019 $18,555
2018 $18,207
2017 $17,831
2016 $17,469
2015 $17,342
2014 $17,212
2013 $16,957
2012 $16,667
2011 $16,188
2010 $15,949
2009 $15,526
2008 $15,512
2007 $14,904
2006 $14,535
2005 $14,055
2004 $13,612
2003 $13,360
2002 $13,050
2001 $12,851
2000 $12,430
1999 $12,105
1998 $11,913
1997 $11,713
Year Equivalent
1996 $11,337
1995 $11,056
1994 $10,768
1993 $10,480
1992 $10,185
1991 $9,882
1990 $9,313
1989 $8,900
1988 $8,523
1987 $8,161
1986 $8,072
1985 $7,777
1984 $7,482
1983 $7,208
1982 $6,942
1981 $6,374
1980 $5,665
1979 $5,000
1978 $4,586
1977 $4,298
1976 $4,099
1975 $3,833
1974 $3,412
1973 $3,139
1972 $3,035
1971 $2,939
1970 $2,784
1969 $2,622
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,504
1967 $2,430
1966 $2,349
1965 $2,304
1964 $2,282
1963 $2,245
1962 $2,216
1961 $2,201
1960 $2,171
1959 $2,134
1958 $2,097
1957 $2,038
1956 $1,979
1955 $1,972
1954 $1,987
1953 $1,972
1952 $1,957
1951 $1,846
1950 $1,743
1949 $1,780
1948 $1,728
1947 $1,588
1946 $1,344
1945 $1,315
1944 $1,285
1943 $1,248
1942 $1,145
1941 $1,041
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,034
1939 $1,034
1938 $1,064
1937 $1,034
1936 $1,019
1935 $990
1934 $975
1933 $968
1932 $1,078
1931 $1,189
1930 $1,270
1929 $1,263
1928 $1,278
1927 $1,307
1926 $1,322
1925 $1,278
1924 $1,278
1923 $1,248
1922 $1,278
1921 $1,433
1920 $1,396
1919 $1,219
1918 $1,012
1917 $857
1916 $761
1915 $746
1914 $739