Sarpy County
Sarpy 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

Sarpy County Population
The County's 2000 population is 122,595; up from 102,583 in 1990 or +19.5%.  Comparatively, Nebraska's state population increased by +8.4% during the same period.

Sarpy County Wealth Transfer
Over the first half of the 21st Century, Sarpy County will experience $23.6 billion in wealth transfer from the current to the next generation (or roughly $472 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: $23.6 billion
Annually per year: $472 million

Impact
Over just the next five years (using annual averages), an estimated $2.4 billion will transfer.  If just five percent were gifted to locally, an endowment(s) of $118 million could be built.  Assuming a conservative 5% annual payout (allowing the endowment to grow), $5.9 million would be available each and every year for community betterment investments.

Income Profile
The following chart illustrates Sarpy County’s current income profile relative to Nebraska.  Overall, Sarpy County has fewer low income households, a larger percentage of middle income households than Nebraska, and a considerably larger number of upper income households.  However this data underestimates the overall wealth in the County.  See next section.

  Sarpy County Nebraska
Low Income 11% 26.6%
Middle Income 47.6% 46.4%
Upper Income 41.5% 27.1%

Wealth in Land
In Sarpy County, approximately 17% of the County's wealth is connected to property such as farm/ranch land, commercial real estates, and homes ($3.9 billion).  

  Relative to Nebraska
Population Share 7.3%
Land Value Share 5.3%

Older
Sarpy County’s population is much younger when compared to State as the following chart illustrate
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  Sarpy County Nebraska
65 & Older 6.6% 13.4%
75 & Older 2.8% 6.7%

Nebraska Community Foundation

PO Box 83107

Lincoln, NE  68501

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

E-mail: webmaster@nebcommfound.org