Calculate the Value of $8,500 in 1954

What is $8.5k in 1954 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $8,500 from 1954 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$96,927
Adjusted for inflation, $8,500 in 1954 is equal to $96,927 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.54%.
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How much is $8,500 in 1954 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $96,927
2023 $93,783
2022 $88,097
2021 $82,306
2020 $81,200
2019 $79,386
2018 $77,898
2017 $76,289
2016 $74,738
2015 $74,197
2014 $73,640
2013 $72,551
2012 $71,309
2011 $69,257
2010 $68,237
2009 $66,429
2008 $66,368
2007 $63,766
2006 $62,186
2005 $60,132
2004 $58,236
2003 $57,162
2002 $55,835
2001 $54,981
2000 $53,180
1999 $51,790
1998 $50,968
1997 $50,115
Year Equivalent
1996 $48,504
1995 $47,303
1994 $46,071
1993 $44,838
1992 $43,574
1991 $42,279
1990 $39,846
1989 $38,076
1988 $36,465
1987 $34,916
1986 $34,537
1985 $33,273
1984 $32,009
1983 $30,840
1982 $29,703
1981 $27,270
1980 $24,236
1979 $21,392
1978 $19,623
1977 $18,390
1976 $17,537
1975 $16,400
1974 $14,599
1973 $13,429
1972 $12,987
1971 $12,576
1970 $11,913
1969 $11,217
Year Equivalent
1968 $10,712
1967 $10,396
1966 $10,048
1965 $9,859
1964 $9,764
1963 $9,606
1962 $9,480
1961 $9,416
1960 $9,290
1959 $9,132
1958 $8,974
1957 $8,721
1956 $8,468
1955 $8,437
1954 $8,500
1953 $8,437
1952 $8,374
1951 $7,900
1950 $7,457
1949 $7,615
1948 $7,394
1947 $6,794
1946 $5,751
1945 $5,625
1944 $5,498
1943 $5,340
1942 $4,898
1941 $4,455
Year Equivalent
1940 $4,424
1939 $4,424
1938 $4,550
1937 $4,424
1936 $4,361
1935 $4,234
1934 $4,171
1933 $4,139
1932 $4,613
1931 $5,087
1930 $5,435
1929 $5,403
1928 $5,467
1927 $5,593
1926 $5,656
1925 $5,467
1924 $5,467
1923 $5,340
1922 $5,467
1921 $6,130
1920 $5,972
1919 $5,214
1918 $4,329
1917 $3,665
1916 $3,255
1915 $3,191
1914 $3,160