Calculate the Value of $8,500 in 1961

What is $8.5k in 1961 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $8,500 from 1961 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$87,495
Adjusted for inflation, $8,500 in 1961 is equal to $87,495 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.77%.
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How much is $8,500 in 1961 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $87,495
2023 $84,657
2022 $79,524
2021 $74,296
2020 $73,298
2019 $71,660
2018 $70,317
2017 $68,865
2016 $67,465
2015 $66,977
2014 $66,474
2013 $65,490
2012 $64,370
2011 $62,518
2010 $61,596
2009 $59,964
2008 $59,910
2007 $57,560
2006 $56,134
2005 $54,280
2004 $52,569
2003 $51,599
2002 $50,401
2001 $49,631
2000 $48,005
1999 $46,750
1998 $46,008
1997 $45,238
Year Equivalent
1996 $43,784
1995 $42,700
1994 $41,587
1993 $40,475
1992 $39,334
1991 $38,164
1990 $35,968
1989 $34,371
1988 $32,916
1987 $31,518
1986 $31,176
1985 $30,035
1984 $28,894
1983 $27,839
1982 $26,812
1981 $24,616
1980 $21,878
1979 $19,310
1978 $17,713
1977 $16,601
1976 $15,831
1975 $14,804
1974 $13,178
1973 $12,122
1972 $11,723
1971 $11,352
1970 $10,753
1969 $10,126
Year Equivalent
1968 $9,669
1967 $9,384
1966 $9,070
1965 $8,899
1964 $8,814
1963 $8,671
1962 $8,557
1961 $8,500
1960 $8,386
1959 $8,243
1958 $8,101
1957 $7,872
1956 $7,644
1955 $7,616
1954 $7,673
1953 $7,616
1952 $7,559
1951 $7,131
1950 $6,732
1949 $6,874
1948 $6,674
1947 $6,133
1946 $5,191
1945 $5,077
1944 $4,963
1943 $4,820
1942 $4,421
1941 $4,022
Year Equivalent
1940 $3,993
1939 $3,993
1938 $4,107
1937 $3,993
1936 $3,936
1935 $3,822
1934 $3,765
1933 $3,737
1932 $4,164
1931 $4,592
1930 $4,906
1929 $4,878
1928 $4,935
1927 $5,049
1926 $5,106
1925 $4,935
1924 $4,935
1923 $4,820
1922 $4,935
1921 $5,534
1920 $5,391
1919 $4,706
1918 $3,908
1917 $3,309
1916 $2,938
1915 $2,881
1914 $2,852