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The 2000sWhat things cost in the 2000s
Gas, homes, wages and stamps year by year from 2000 to 2009, with what a dollar from each year is worth in 2025.
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27%Rise in average prices (CPI-U) from 2000 to 2010
$1.48 → $2.35Average gallon of regular gas, 2000 to 2009
$5.15 → $7.25Federal minimum wage, 2000 to 2009
Prices in the 2000s, year by year
| Year | $1 then in 2025 | Gas / gal | Median home | Min. wage | Stamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $1.87 | $1.48 | $165,300 | $5.15 | 33¢ |
| 2001 | $1.82 | $1.42 | $169,800 | $5.15 | 34¢ |
| 2002 | $1.79 | $1.34 | $188,700 | $5.15 | 37¢ |
| 2003 | $1.75 | $1.56 | $186,000 | $5.15 | 37¢ |
| 2004 | $1.70 | $1.85 | $212,700 | $5.15 | 37¢ |
| 2005 | $1.65 | $2.27 | $232,500 | $5.15 | 37¢ |
| 2006 | $1.60 | $2.57 | $247,700 | $5.15 | 39¢ |
| 2007 | $1.55 | $2.80 | $257,400 | $5.85 | 41¢ |
| 2008 | $1.50 | $3.25 | $233,900 | $6.55 | 42¢ |
| 2009 | $1.50 | $2.35 | $208,400 | $7.25 | 44¢ |
The median sales price of a house sold in the U.S. went from $165,300 in 2000 to $208,400 in 2009.
Taken together, $1 in 2000 buys about as much as $1.87 did in 2025, so a $1.48 gallon of gas in 2000 is roughly $2.77 in 2025 money.
Things from the 2000s that are mostly gone
Sources: BLS CPI-U; EIA gasoline prices; Census/HUD median sales price (first quarter); U.S. Department of Labor; USPS. See Sources.