Calculate the Value of $72,000 in 1961

What is $72k in 1961 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $72,000 from 1961 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$741,131
Adjusted for inflation, $72,000 in 1961 is equal to $741,131 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.77%.
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How much is $72,000 in 1961 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $741,131
2023 $717,093
2022 $673,616
2021 $629,333
2020 $620,877
2019 $607,006
2018 $595,628
2017 $583,326
2016 $571,470
2015 $567,331
2014 $563,071
2013 $554,741
2012 $545,248
2011 $529,560
2010 $521,756
2009 $507,933
2008 $507,470
2007 $487,570
2006 $475,490
2005 $459,785
2004 $445,289
2003 $437,074
2002 $426,926
2001 $420,403
2000 $406,631
1999 $396,000
1998 $389,718
1997 $383,195
Year Equivalent
1996 $370,872
1995 $361,691
1994 $352,268
1993 $342,846
1992 $333,181
1991 $323,275
1990 $304,671
1989 $291,141
1988 $278,819
1987 $266,980
1986 $264,081
1985 $254,416
1984 $244,752
1983 $235,812
1982 $227,114
1981 $208,510
1980 $185,315
1979 $163,570
1978 $150,040
1977 $140,617
1976 $134,094
1975 $125,396
1974 $111,624
1973 $102,685
1972 $99,302
1971 $96,161
1970 $91,087
1969 $85,772
Year Equivalent
1968 $81,906
1967 $79,490
1966 $76,832
1965 $75,383
1964 $74,658
1963 $73,450
1962 $72,483
1961 $72,000
1960 $71,034
1959 $69,826
1958 $68,617
1957 $66,685
1956 $64,752
1955 $64,510
1954 $64,993
1953 $64,510
1952 $64,027
1951 $60,403
1950 $57,020
1949 $58,228
1948 $56,537
1947 $51,946
1946 $43,973
1945 $43,007
1944 $42,040
1943 $40,832
1942 $37,450
1941 $34,067
Year Equivalent
1940 $33,826
1939 $33,826
1938 $34,792
1937 $33,826
1936 $33,342
1935 $32,376
1934 $31,893
1933 $31,651
1932 $35,275
1931 $38,899
1930 $41,557
1929 $41,315
1928 $41,799
1927 $42,765
1926 $43,248
1925 $41,799
1924 $41,799
1923 $40,832
1922 $41,799
1921 $46,872
1920 $45,664
1919 $39,866
1918 $33,101
1917 $28,027
1916 $24,886
1915 $24,403
1914 $24,161