Money Then & Now
What things cost back then, what people earned, and what it all means in today’s dollars.
Average salary in 1960, and 1960s prices: what a week's pay bought
In 1960 the median family made $5,620 and the average worker $2.09 an hour. What bread, gas, a car and a house cost, and the work each took then and now.
How much did a house cost in 1950, 1960 and 1970?
The typical home was worth $7,354 in 1950, $11,900 in 1960 and $17,000 in 1970, by the Census count. What those numbers really mean, and what houses sold for.