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County Transfer of Wealth Graph
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Wealth Transfer
A recent study by Boston College projects that over the next 50 years
$41 trillion of American wealth will transfer from the current
generation to the next generation.
The Nebraska Community Foundation estimates that in Nebraska the
wealth transfer will be $258 billion or roughly $5.2 billion annually
(on average). For Rural
Nebraska, NCF estimates that the wealth transfer will run $94 billion or
nearly $1.9 billion each year (on average).
| Over
the next 50 years: |
$258
billion |
| Annually
per year: |
$5.2
billion |
Buffalo
County Population
The County's 2000 population is 42,259; up from 37,447 in 1990 or
+12.9%. Comparatively, Nebraska's state population increased by
+8.4% during the same period.
Buffalo
County Wealth Transfer
Over the first half of the 21st Century, Buffalo County will
experience $6.6 billion in wealth transfer from the current to the next
generation (or roughly $133 million annually on average).
This
graph
illustrates our best estimate of the timing of this wealth transfer.
Because of the loss of local heirs, inadequate estate planning,
and the greater probability of giving to outside versus local charities
– much of this wealth will permanently leave the County.
| Over
the next 50 years: |
$6.6
billion |
| Annually
per year: |
$133
million |
Impact
Over just the next five years (using annual averages), an estimated $663 million will transfer. If
just five percent were gifted to locally, an endowment(s) of $33.1
million could be built. Assuming a conservative 5% annual payout (allowing the
endowment to grow), $1.7 million would be available each and every year for
community betterment investments.
Income
Profile
The following chart illustrates Buffalo County’s current income
profile relative to Nebraska. Overall,
Buffalo County has more lower income households, slightly more middle
income households than Nebraska, and a smaller percentage upper income households. However, this data underestimates the overall wealth based in
the County. See next
section.
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Buffalo
County |
Nebraska |
| Low
Income |
31% |
26.6% |
| Middle
Income |
47% |
46.4% |
| Upper
Income |
22% |
27.1% |
Wealth
in Land
The story goes that in Rural Nebraska we are land rich and cash poor.
This is not the case in Buffalo County. In Buffalo County over
30% of the County’s wealth is
connected to property such as farm/ranch land, commercial real estates,
and homes ($1.6 billion).
| |
Relative
to Nebraska |
| Population
Share |
2.4% |
| Land
Value Share |
2.2% |
Older
Unlike most of Rural Nebraska, Buffalo County’s population is younger
when compared to the State as the following chart illustrates.
| |
Buffalo
County |
Nebraska |
| 65 &
Older |
11.1% |
13.4% |
| 75 &
Older |
5.6% |
6.7% |
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