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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

Lincoln County Population
The County's 2000 population is 34,632; up from 32,508 in 1990 or +6.5%.  Comparatively, Nebraska's state population increased by +8.4% during the same period.

Lincoln County Wealth Transfer
Over the first half of the 21st Century, Wallace will experience $80 million in wealth transfer from the current to the next generation (or roughly $1.6 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 Community.

Over the next 50 years: $80 million
Annually per year: $1.6 million

Impact
Over just the next five years (using annual averages), an estimated $8 million will transfer.  If just five percent were gifted to locally, an endowment(s) of $400,000 could be built.  Assuming a conservative 5% annual payout (allowing the endowment to grow), $20,000 would be available each and every year for community betterment investments.

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

  Wallace Nebraska
Low Income 35% 26.6%
Middle Income 42% 46.4%
Upper Income 23% 27.1%

Wealth in Land
The story goes that in Rural Nebraska we are land rich and cash poor.  There is truth in this old saying.  In fact, in Wallace over 71% of the County's wealth is connected to property such as farm/ranch land, commercial real estates, and homes ($57 million).  Relative to the population, the Community has more of its wealth in property than other wealth types. 

  Relative to Nebraska
Population Share .03%
Land Value Share .08%

Older
Like most of Rural Nebraska, Wallace is older when compared to the State as the following chart illustrates.

  Wallace Nebraska
65 & Older 17% 13.4%
75 & Older 7% 6.7%

Nebraska Community Foundation

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Lincoln, NE  68501

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