Calculate the Value of $500,000 in 1961

What is $500k in 1961 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $500,000 from 1961 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,146,745
Adjusted for inflation, $500,000 in 1961 is equal to $5,146,745 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.77%.
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How much is $500,000 in 1961 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,146,745
2023 $4,979,815
2022 $4,677,886
2021 $4,370,369
2020 $4,311,644
2019 $4,215,319
2018 $4,136,309
2017 $4,050,872
2016 $3,968,540
2015 $3,939,799
2014 $3,910,218
2013 $3,852,366
2012 $3,786,443
2011 $3,677,500
2010 $3,623,305
2009 $3,527,315
2008 $3,524,094
2007 $3,385,906
2006 $3,302,013
2005 $3,192,953
2004 $3,092,282
2003 $3,035,235
2002 $2,964,765
2001 $2,919,463
2000 $2,823,826
1999 $2,750,000
1998 $2,706,376
1997 $2,661,074
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,575,503
1995 $2,511,745
1994 $2,446,309
1993 $2,380,872
1992 $2,313,758
1991 $2,244,966
1990 $2,115,772
1989 $2,021,812
1988 $1,936,242
1987 $1,854,027
1986 $1,833,893
1985 $1,766,779
1984 $1,699,664
1983 $1,637,584
1982 $1,577,181
1981 $1,447,987
1980 $1,286,913
1979 $1,135,906
1978 $1,041,946
1977 $976,510
1976 $931,208
1975 $870,805
1974 $775,168
1973 $713,087
1972 $689,597
1971 $667,785
1970 $632,550
1969 $595,638
Year Equivalent
1968 $568,792
1967 $552,013
1966 $533,557
1965 $523,490
1964 $518,456
1963 $510,067
1962 $503,356
1961 $500,000
1960 $493,289
1959 $484,899
1958 $476,510
1957 $463,087
1956 $449,664
1955 $447,987
1954 $451,342
1953 $447,987
1952 $444,631
1951 $419,463
1950 $395,973
1949 $404,362
1948 $392,617
1947 $360,738
1946 $305,369
1945 $298,658
1944 $291,946
1943 $283,557
1942 $260,067
1941 $236,577
Year Equivalent
1940 $234,899
1939 $234,899
1938 $241,611
1937 $234,899
1936 $231,544
1935 $224,832
1934 $221,477
1933 $219,799
1932 $244,966
1931 $270,134
1930 $288,591
1929 $286,913
1928 $290,268
1927 $296,980
1926 $300,336
1925 $290,268
1924 $290,268
1923 $283,557
1922 $290,268
1921 $325,503
1920 $317,114
1919 $276,846
1918 $229,866
1917 $194,631
1916 $172,819
1915 $169,463
1914 $167,785