According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Houston, Texas were 2,281.06% higher in 2020 versus 1916 (a $14,598,782.67 difference in value).
Between 1916 and 2020: Houston experienced an average inflation rate of 3.10% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $640,000 in Houston in the year 1916 would cost $15,238,782.67 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.09% during this same period, inflation in Houston was higher.
In the year 1916: Pricing changed by 1.23%, which is below the average yearly change in Houston during the 1916-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1916 (7.69%), inflation in Houston was much lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Houston, Texas:
| 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 |
| CPI | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.617 | 11.092 | 13.425 | 16.367 | 19.133 | 17.450 | 15.908 | 15.892 | 15.842 | 16.083 | 16.167 | 15.833 | 15.633 | 15.617 | 15.508 | 14.142 | 12.708 | 11.683 | 12.225 | 12.692 | 12.833 | 13.317 | 13.308 | 13.192 | 13.225 | 13.800 | 15.242 | 16.050 | 16.200 | 16.542 | 17.850 | 20.983 | 22.733 | 22.667 | 23.350 | 25.217 | 25.525 | 25.792 | 25.833 | 25.600 | 25.992 | 26.850 | 27.317 | 27.508 | 27.825 | 27.925 | 28.483 | 28.725 | 29.167 | 29.517 | 30.300 | 31.100 | 32.350 | 34.450 | 36.275 | 37.625 | 38.925 | 40.975 | 45.550 | 51.100 | 54.975 | 58.950 | 64.517 | 73.083 | 82.400 | 90.642 | 97.150 | 99.917 | 102.525 | 104.825 | 103.983 | 106.308 | 109.383 | 113.917 | 120.242 | 124.967 | 128.992 | 133.150 | 137.808 | 139.708 | 142.608 | 145.300 | 146.758 | 148.583 | 153.958 | 158.725 | 159.142 | 163.525 | 169.242 | 175.350 | 180.550 | 183.545 | 189.983 | 190.287 | 194.025 | 200.246 | 204.130 | 207.269 | 213.268 | 213.065 | 216.242 | 220.642 | 225.943 | 228.751 | 228.979 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Houston, over time, for $640000 beginning in 1916. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | $640,000.00 | 1.23% |
| 1917 | $738,162.91 | 15.34% |
| 1918 | $893,448.87 | 21.04% |
| 1919 | $1,089,220.10 | 21.91% |
| 1920 | $1,273,344.89 | 16.90% |
| 1921 | $1,161,317.16 | -8.80% |
| 1922 | $1,058,717.50 | -8.83% |
| 1923 | $1,057,608.32 | -0.10% |
| 1924 | $1,054,280.76 | -0.31% |
| 1925 | $1,070,363.95 | 1.53% |
| 1926 | $1,075,909.88 | 0.52% |
| 1927 | $1,053,726.17 | -2.06% |
| 1928 | $1,040,415.94 | -1.26% |
| 1929 | $1,039,306.76 | -0.11% |
| 1930 | $1,032,097.05 | -0.69% |
| 1931 | $941,143.85 | -8.81% |
| 1932 | $845,753.90 | -10.14% |
| 1933 | $777,538.99 | -8.07% |
| 1934 | $813,587.52 | 4.64% |
| 1935 | $844,644.71 | 3.82% |
| 1936 | $854,072.79 | 1.12% |
| 1937 | $886,239.17 | 3.77% |
| 1938 | $885,684.58 | -0.06% |
| 1939 | $877,920.28 | -0.88% |
| 1940 | $880,138.65 | 0.25% |
| 1941 | $918,405.55 | 4.35% |
| 1942 | $1,014,350.09 | 10.45% |
| 1943 | $1,068,145.58 | 5.30% |
| 1944 | $1,078,128.25 | 0.93% |
| 1945 | $1,100,866.55 | 2.11% |
| 1946 | $1,187,937.61 | 7.91% |
| 1947 | $1,396,464.47 | 17.55% |
| 1948 | $1,512,928.94 | 8.34% |
| 1949 | $1,508,492.20 | -0.29% |
| 1950 | $1,553,968.80 | 3.01% |
| 1951 | $1,678,197.57 | 7.99% |
| 1952 | $1,698,717.50 | 1.22% |
| 1953 | $1,716,464.47 | 1.04% |
| 1954 | $1,719,237.44 | 0.16% |
| 1955 | $1,703,708.84 | -0.90% |
| 1956 | $1,729,774.70 | 1.53% |
| 1957 | $1,786,897.75 | 3.30% |
| 1958 | $1,817,954.94 | 1.74% |
| 1959 | $1,830,710.57 | 0.70% |
| 1960 | $1,851,785.10 | 1.15% |
| 1961 | $1,858,440.21 | 0.36% |
| 1962 | $1,895,597.92 | 2.00% |
| 1963 | $1,911,681.11 | 0.85% |
| 1964 | $1,941,074.52 | 1.54% |
| 1965 | $1,964,367.42 | 1.20% |
| 1966 | $2,016,499.13 | 2.65% |
| 1967 | $2,069,740.03 | 2.64% |
| 1968 | $2,152,928.94 | 4.02% |
| 1969 | $2,292,686.31 | 6.49% |
| 1970 | $2,414,142.11 | 5.30% |
| 1971 | $2,503,986.14 | 3.72% |
| 1972 | $2,590,502.60 | 3.46% |
| 1973 | $2,726,932.41 | 5.27% |
| 1974 | $3,031,403.81 | 11.17% |
| 1975 | $3,400,762.56 | 12.18% |
| 1976 | $3,658,648.18 | 7.58% |
| 1977 | $3,923,188.91 | 7.23% |
| 1978 | $4,293,656.85 | 9.44% |
| 1979 | $4,863,778.16 | 13.28% |
| 1980 | $5,483,812.82 | 12.75% |
| 1981 | $6,032,305.03 | 10.00% |
| 1982 | $6,465,441.94 | 7.18% |
| 1983 | $6,649,566.72 | 2.85% |
| 1984 | $6,823,154.25 | 2.61% |
| 1985 | $6,976,221.84 | 2.24% |
| 1986 | $6,920,207.97 | -0.80% |
| 1987 | $7,074,939.34 | 2.24% |
| 1988 | $7,279,584.06 | 2.89% |
| 1989 | $7,581,282.50 | 4.14% |
| 1990 | $8,002,218.37 | 5.55% |
| 1991 | $8,316,672.44 | 3.93% |
| 1992 | $8,584,540.73 | 3.22% |
| 1993 | $8,861,282.50 | 3.22% |
| 1994 | $9,171,299.83 | 3.50% |
| 1995 | $9,297,746.97 | 1.38% |
| 1996 | $9,490,745.23 | 2.08% |
| 1997 | $9,669,878.68 | 1.89% |
| 1998 | $9,766,932.41 | 1.00% |
| 1999 | $9,888,388.21 | 1.24% |
| 2000 | $10,246,100.52 | 3.62% |
| 2001 | $10,563,327.56 | 3.10% |
| 2002 | $10,591,057.19 | 0.26% |
| 2003 | $10,882,772.96 | 2.75% |
| 2004 | $11,263,223.57 | 3.50% |
| 2005 | $11,669,740.03 | 3.61% |
| 2006 | $12,015,805.89 | 2.97% |
| 2007 | $12,215,137.61 | 1.66% |
| 2008 | $12,643,582.67 | 3.51% |
| 2009 | $12,663,836.40 | 0.16% |
| 2010 | $12,912,554.59 | 1.96% |
| 2011 | $13,326,619.06 | 3.21% |
| 2012 | $13,585,114.73 | 1.94% |
| 2013 | $13,793,968.80 | 1.54% |
| 2014 | $14,193,209.01 | 2.89% |
| 2015 | $14,179,732.41 | -0.09% |
| 2016 | $14,391,148.70 | 1.49% |
| 2017 | $14,683,940.38 | 2.03% |
| 2018 | $15,036,777.82 | 2.40% |
| 2019 | $15,223,636.74 | 1.24% |
| 2020 | $15,238,782.67 | 0.10%* |