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American Mensa Limited, Dues and Membership Trends
With Inflation Adjustment Calculations Based on US Government CPI | |||||||||||
| Year | Dues | Dues in 2005 Dollars | Total Members | Change | Pct Chg | Chair | Exec Director | External Events | |||
| 1960 | $3 | $18.45 | 50 | ||||||||
| 1961 | $3 | 157 | 107 | 214.00% | |||||||
| 1962 | $5 | $30.15 | 649 | 492 | 313.38% | ||||||
| 1963 | $5 | 1,071 | 422 | 65.02% | |||||||
| 1964 | $5 | 3,193 | 2,122 | 198.13% | |||||||
| 1965 | $8 | $43.35 | 6,189 | 2,996 | 93.83% | Codella | Seitelman | American Mensa incorporated | |||
| 1966 | $8 | 9,521 | 3,332 | 53.84% | Singer | ||||||
| 1967 | $8 | 12,116 | 2,595 | 27.26% | Ahrend | ||||||
| 1968 | $10 | $52.33 | 11,451 | (665) | -5.49% | Moved to W. 3rd in Brooklyn | |||||
| 1969 | $10 | 10,992 | (459) | -4.01% | Rubin | ||||||
| 1970 | $10 | 10,680 | (312) | -2.84% | |||||||
| 1971 | $10 | 11,668 | 988 | 9.25% | |||||||
| 1972 | $15 | $65.34 | 13,554 | 1,886 | 16.16% | Fiscal Year Set | |||||
| 1973 | $15 | 16,368 | 2,814 | 20.76% | Grosswirth | ||||||
| 1974 | $15 | 16,642 | 274 | 1.67% | 1st Reader's Digest article | ||||||
| 1975 | $15 | 19,537 | 2,895 | 17.40% | Fallon | 1st AMC meeting not in New York | |||||
| 1976 | $15 | 21,144 | 1,607 | 8.23% | |||||||
| 1977 | $20 | $60.10 | 23,823 | 2,679 | 12.67% | ||||||
| 1978 | $20 | 28,621 | 4,798 | 20.14% | |||||||
| 1979 | $20 | 33,367 | 4,746 | 16.58% | Werba | 2nd Reader's Digest Article | |||||
| 1980 | $20 | 41,810 | 8,443 | 25.30% | |||||||
| 1981 | $30 | $60.09 | 47,203 | 5,393 | 12.90% | ||||||
| 1982 | $30 | 49,267 | 2,064 | 4.37% | Omni magazine's practice test | ||||||
| 1983 | $30 | 49,227 | (40) | -0.08% | Noble | ||||||
| 1984 | $30 | 50,370 | 1,143 | 2.32% | |||||||
| 1985 | $33 | $55.83 | 51,546 | 1,176 | 2.33% | Shaughnessy | Playboy presents "Women of Mensa" | ||||
| 1986 | $33 | 52,914 | 1,368 | 2.65% | |||||||
| 1987 | $33 | 55,746 | 2,832 | 5.35% | Moved to E. 14th in Brooklyn | ||||||
| 1988 | $33 | 56,888 | 1,142 | 2.05% | |||||||
| 1989 | $36 | $52.88 | 56,929 | 41 | 0.07% | Rudolph | Playgirl presents "Men of Mensa" | ||||
| 1990 | $39 | $54.32 | 55,988 | (941) | -1.65% | Skolnik | |||||
| 1991 | $39 | 55,886 | (102) | -0.18% | Felt | ||||||
| 1992 | $39 | 55,808 | (78) | -0.14% | |||||||
| 1993 | $39 | 55,930 | 122 | 0.22% | Amyx | Bloom | |||||
| 1994 | $45 | $55.30 | 51,498 | (4,432) | -7.92% | LAment Flap | |||||
| 1995 | $45 | 49,198 | (2,300) | -4.47% | Remine | Rundberg | Moved to Ft. Worth | ||||
| 1996 | $45 | 47,209 | (1,989) | -4.04% | Donahoo | ||||||
| 1997 | $45 | 45,581 | (1,628) | -3.45% | Database converted to PC | ||||||
| 1998 | $45 | 41,771 | (3,810) | -8.36% | |||||||
| 1999 | $45 | 44,825 | 3,054 | 7.31% | Beatty | Moved to Arlington | |||||
| 2000 | $49 | $52.62 | 45,363 | 538 | 1.20% | ||||||
| 2001 | $49 | 47,777 | 2,414 | 5.32% | Becker | Web Redesign | |||||
| 2002 | $49 | 48,888 | 1,111 | 2.33% | Online Renewals | ||||||
| 2003 | $49 | 49,999 | 1,111 | 2.27% | |||||||
| 2004 | $49 | 52,398 | 2,399 | 4.80% | Proxyquest | ||||||
| 2005 | $52 | $52.00 | 52,554 | 156 | 0.30% | ||||||