Calculate the Value of $52,000 in 1979

What is $52k in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $52,000 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$235,610
Adjusted for inflation, $52,000 in 1979 is equal to $235,610 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $52,000 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $235,610
2023 $227,968
2022 $214,146
2021 $200,069
2020 $197,380
2019 $192,971
2018 $189,354
2017 $185,443
2016 $181,674
2015 $180,358
2014 $179,004
2013 $176,355
2012 $173,337
2011 $168,350
2010 $165,869
2009 $161,475
2008 $161,328
2007 $155,001
2006 $151,161
2005 $146,168
2004 $141,560
2003 $138,948
2002 $135,722
2001 $133,648
2000 $129,270
1999 $125,891
1998 $123,894
1997 $121,820
Year Equivalent
1996 $117,903
1995 $114,984
1994 $111,988
1993 $108,993
1992 $105,920
1991 $102,771
1990 $96,857
1989 $92,555
1988 $88,638
1987 $84,874
1986 $83,953
1985 $80,880
1984 $77,808
1983 $74,966
1982 $72,201
1981 $66,287
1980 $58,913
1979 $52,000
1978 $47,699
1977 $44,703
1976 $42,629
1975 $39,864
1974 $35,486
1973 $32,644
1972 $31,569
1971 $30,570
1970 $28,957
1969 $27,267
Year Equivalent
1968 $26,038
1967 $25,270
1966 $24,425
1965 $23,965
1964 $23,734
1963 $23,350
1962 $23,043
1961 $22,889
1960 $22,582
1959 $22,198
1958 $21,814
1957 $21,199
1956 $20,585
1955 $20,508
1954 $20,662
1953 $20,508
1952 $20,355
1951 $19,202
1950 $18,127
1949 $18,511
1948 $17,973
1947 $16,514
1946 $13,979
1945 $13,672
1944 $13,365
1943 $12,981
1942 $11,905
1941 $10,830
Year Equivalent
1940 $10,753
1939 $10,753
1938 $11,061
1937 $10,753
1936 $10,600
1935 $10,292
1934 $10,139
1933 $10,062
1932 $11,214
1931 $12,366
1930 $13,211
1929 $13,134
1928 $13,288
1927 $13,595
1926 $13,749
1925 $13,288
1924 $13,288
1923 $12,981
1922 $13,288
1921 $14,901
1920 $14,517
1919 $12,674
1918 $10,523
1917 $8,910
1916 $7,911
1915 $7,758
1914 $7,681