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by Excel_Wizard 2490 days ago
>I'm pretty sure a worker could buy a house and support a family in 1950 on a single, average 40 hour a week salary

The average family income in 1958 was $3300. Adjusting by CPI, that has the same buying power as $36,000 today.

https://census.gov/library/publications/1952/demo/p60-009.ht...

https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm