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Johnson County Transfer of Wealth Graph

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Nebraska 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

Johnson County Population
The County's 2000 population is 4,488; down from 4,673 in 1990 or -4.0%.  Comparatively, Nebraska's state population increased by +8.4% during the same period.

Johnson County Wealth Transfer
Over the first half of the 21st Century, Johnson County will experience $515 million in wealth transfer from the current to the next generation (or roughly $10.3 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: $515 million
Annually per year: $10.3 million

Impact
Over just the next five years (using annual averages), an estimated $51.5 million will transfer.  If just five percent were gifted to locally, an endowment(s) of $2.6 million could be built.  Assuming a conservative 5% annual payout (allowing the endowment to grow), $129,000 would be available each and every year for community betterment investments.

Income Profile
The following chart illustrates Johnson County’s current income profile relative to Nebraska.  Overall, Johnson County has more lower income households, more middle income households than Nebraska, and fewer upper income households.  However, this data underestimates the overall wealth based in the County.  See next section.

  Johnson County Nebraska
Low Income 38% 26.6%
Middle Income 48% 46.4%
Upper Income 15% 27.1%

Wealth in Land
The story goes that in Rural Nebraska we are land rich and cash poor.  In Johnson County over 39% of the County's wealth is connected to property such as farm/ranch land, commercial real estates, and homes ($202 million).  

  Relative to Nebraska
Population Share .27%
Land Value Share .27%

Older
Like most of Rural Nebraska, Johnson County’s population is older when compared to the State as the following chart illustrates.

  Johnson County Nebraska
65 & Older 21.1% 13.4%
75 & Older 11.8% 6.7%

Nebraska Community Foundation

PO Box 83107

Lincoln, NE  68501

Phone: (402) 323-7330    Fax: (402) 323-7349

E-mail: webmaster@nebcommfound.org