Median home 1970: $23,000
Median home today: $420,000

1oz gold 1970: $40
1oz gold today: $3410

Minimum wage in 1970 was $1.60, meaning you'd have to work 14,375 hours to afford the median home.

You'd have to make $29.2/h today to match the MINIMUM WAGE of 1970 in home purchasing power.

You'd have to make $136.4/h today to match the MINIMUM WAGE of 1970 in gold purchasing power.