What is $5,000 in 1979 worth in 2024?

What's the value of 5k in 1979 due to inflation?
$

Calculate inflation by year.
  • How much was inflation on $5,000 from 1979 to now adjusted for inflation?
  • How much is 5k in 1979 worth in today's dollars?
  • What was the rate of inflation since 1979 on 5k?
  • How has the cost of living of 5,000 changed since 1979?
  • We use the Consumer Price Index provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They aggregate prices over time to determine the CPI.
  • Inflation for the year is calculated as the inflation from the first of the year to the first of the year. This could be a discrepancy among other calculators.
  • What was the value of $5,000 in 1979? Every year, the US dollar is usually worth less due to inflation. We calculate what $5,000 in 1979 is worth now.

Browse by Year

1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Amount in 1979 Value in 2024
$5,001 in 1979 22,659.33
$5,002 in 1979 22,663.86
$5,003 in 1979 22,668.39
$5,004 in 1979 22,672.92
$5,005 in 1979 22,677.46
$5,006 in 1979 22,681.99
$5,007 in 1979 22,686.52
$5,008 in 1979 22,691.05
$5,009 in 1979 22,695.58
$5,010 in 1979 22,700.11
$5,011 in 1979 22,704.64
$5,012 in 1979 22,709.17
$5,013 in 1979 22,713.70
$5,014 in 1979 22,718.23
$5,015 in 1979 22,722.76
$5,016 in 1979 22,727.30
$5,017 in 1979 22,731.83
$5,018 in 1979 22,736.36
$5,019 in 1979 22,740.89
$5,020 in 1979 22,745.42
$5,021 in 1979 22,749.95
$5,022 in 1979 22,754.48
$5,023 in 1979 22,759.01
$5,024 in 1979 22,763.54
$5,025 in 1979 22,768.07
$5,026 in 1979 22,772.61
$5,027 in 1979 22,777.14
$5,028 in 1979 22,781.67
$5,029 in 1979 22,786.20
$5,030 in 1979 22,790.73
$5,031 in 1979 22,795.26
$5,032 in 1979 22,799.79
$5,033 in 1979 22,804.32
$5,034 in 1979 22,808.85
$5,035 in 1979 22,813.38
$5,036 in 1979 22,817.92
$5,037 in 1979 22,822.45
$5,038 in 1979 22,826.98
$5,039 in 1979 22,831.51
$5,040 in 1979 22,836.04
$5,041 in 1979 22,840.57
$5,042 in 1979 22,845.10
$5,043 in 1979 22,849.63
$5,044 in 1979 22,854.16
$5,045 in 1979 22,858.69
$5,046 in 1979 22,863.22
$5,047 in 1979 22,867.76
$5,048 in 1979 22,872.29
$5,049 in 1979 22,876.82
$5,050 in 1979 22,881.35
Amount in 1979 Value in 2024
$5,051 in 1979 22,885.88
$5,052 in 1979 22,890.41
$5,053 in 1979 22,894.94
$5,054 in 1979 22,899.47
$5,055 in 1979 22,904.00
$5,056 in 1979 22,908.53
$5,057 in 1979 22,913.07
$5,058 in 1979 22,917.60
$5,059 in 1979 22,922.13
$5,060 in 1979 22,926.66
$5,061 in 1979 22,931.19
$5,062 in 1979 22,935.72
$5,063 in 1979 22,940.25
$5,064 in 1979 22,944.78
$5,065 in 1979 22,949.31
$5,066 in 1979 22,953.84
$5,067 in 1979 22,958.37
$5,068 in 1979 22,962.91
$5,069 in 1979 22,967.44
$5,070 in 1979 22,971.97
$5,071 in 1979 22,976.50
$5,072 in 1979 22,981.03
$5,073 in 1979 22,985.56
$5,074 in 1979 22,990.09
$5,075 in 1979 22,994.62
$5,076 in 1979 22,999.15
$5,077 in 1979 23,003.68
$5,078 in 1979 23,008.22
$5,079 in 1979 23,012.75
$5,080 in 1979 23,017.28
$5,081 in 1979 23,021.81
$5,082 in 1979 23,026.34
$5,083 in 1979 23,030.87
$5,084 in 1979 23,035.40
$5,085 in 1979 23,039.93
$5,086 in 1979 23,044.46
$5,087 in 1979 23,048.99
$5,088 in 1979 23,053.53
$5,089 in 1979 23,058.06
$5,090 in 1979 23,062.59
$5,091 in 1979 23,067.12
$5,092 in 1979 23,071.65
$5,093 in 1979 23,076.18
$5,094 in 1979 23,080.71
$5,095 in 1979 23,085.24
$5,096 in 1979 23,089.77
$5,097 in 1979 23,094.30
$5,098 in 1979 23,098.83
$5,099 in 1979 23,103.37
$5,100 in 1979 23,107.90
Amount in 1979 Value in 2024
$5,010 in 1979 22,700.11
$5,020 in 1979 22,745.42
$5,030 in 1979 22,790.73
$5,040 in 1979 22,836.04
$5,050 in 1979 22,881.35
$5,060 in 1979 22,926.66
$5,070 in 1979 22,971.97
$5,080 in 1979 23,017.28
$5,090 in 1979 23,062.59
$5,100 in 1979 23,107.90
$5,110 in 1979 23,153.21
$5,120 in 1979 23,198.52
$5,130 in 1979 23,243.83
$5,140 in 1979 23,289.14
$5,150 in 1979 23,334.44
$5,160 in 1979 23,379.75
$5,170 in 1979 23,425.06
$5,180 in 1979 23,470.37
$5,190 in 1979 23,515.68
$5,200 in 1979 23,560.99
$5,210 in 1979 23,606.30
$5,220 in 1979 23,651.61
$5,230 in 1979 23,696.92
$5,240 in 1979 23,742.23
$5,250 in 1979 23,787.54
$5,260 in 1979 23,832.85
$5,270 in 1979 23,878.16
$5,280 in 1979 23,923.47
$5,290 in 1979 23,968.78
$5,300 in 1979 24,014.09
$5,310 in 1979 24,059.40
$5,320 in 1979 24,104.71
$5,330 in 1979 24,150.02
$5,340 in 1979 24,195.33
$5,350 in 1979 24,240.64
$5,360 in 1979 24,285.95
$5,370 in 1979 24,331.26
$5,380 in 1979 24,376.57
$5,390 in 1979 24,421.88
$5,400 in 1979 24,467.18
$5,410 in 1979 24,512.49
$5,420 in 1979 24,557.80
$5,430 in 1979 24,603.11
$5,440 in 1979 24,648.42
$5,450 in 1979 24,693.73
$5,460 in 1979 24,739.04
$5,470 in 1979 24,784.35
$5,480 in 1979 24,829.66
$5,490 in 1979 24,874.97
$5,500 in 1979 24,920.28
Amount in 1979 Value in 2024
$5,510 in 1979 24,965.59
$5,520 in 1979 25,010.90
$5,530 in 1979 25,056.21
$5,540 in 1979 25,101.52
$5,550 in 1979 25,146.83
$5,560 in 1979 25,192.14
$5,570 in 1979 25,237.45
$5,580 in 1979 25,282.76
$5,590 in 1979 25,328.07
$5,600 in 1979 25,373.38
$5,610 in 1979 25,418.69
$5,620 in 1979 25,464.00
$5,630 in 1979 25,509.31
$5,640 in 1979 25,554.62
$5,650 in 1979 25,599.92
$5,660 in 1979 25,645.23
$5,670 in 1979 25,690.54
$5,680 in 1979 25,735.85
$5,690 in 1979 25,781.16
$5,700 in 1979 25,826.47
$5,710 in 1979 25,871.78
$5,720 in 1979 25,917.09
$5,730 in 1979 25,962.40
$5,740 in 1979 26,007.71
$5,750 in 1979 26,053.02
$5,760 in 1979 26,098.33
$5,770 in 1979 26,143.64
$5,780 in 1979 26,188.95
$5,790 in 1979 26,234.26
$5,800 in 1979 26,279.57
$5,810 in 1979 26,324.88
$5,820 in 1979 26,370.19
$5,830 in 1979 26,415.50
$5,840 in 1979 26,460.81
$5,850 in 1979 26,506.12
$5,860 in 1979 26,551.43
$5,870 in 1979 26,596.74
$5,880 in 1979 26,642.05
$5,890 in 1979 26,687.36
$5,900 in 1979 26,732.66
$5,910 in 1979 26,777.97
$5,920 in 1979 26,823.28
$5,930 in 1979 26,868.59
$5,940 in 1979 26,913.90
$5,950 in 1979 26,959.21
$5,960 in 1979 27,004.52
$5,970 in 1979 27,049.83
$5,980 in 1979 27,095.14
$5,990 in 1979 27,140.45
$6,000 in 1979 27,185.76