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Iowa Transfer of Wealth

Shelby County, Iowa

Recorded Wealth Transfer

Table A. Annual average recorded wealth transfer, Iowa, 1998-2002

  Shelby County, Iowa
County County
rank
State
Annual average number of recorded probated estates, 1998-2002
(adjusted for missing probate data)
118 60 17,976
Annual average recorded wealth transfer (millions nominal $), 1998-2002 $28.4 66 $4,933
Annual average transfer/recorded probated estate (nominal $), 1998-2002 $241,124 66 $274,425

Source: Community Vitality Center and Iowa Court Information Systems


Projected Wealth Transfer

Table B. Projected wealth transfer by decade (millions nominal $ inflated at 2% annually),
Iowa, 2000-2049

  Shelby County, Iowa
County State
millions nominal $
inflated at 2% per year
percent of
50 year transfer
millions nominal $
inflated at 2% per year
percent of
50 year transfer
Projected wealth transfer, 50 years, 2000-2049 $2,512.2 100.0% $531,712.1 100.0%
Projected wealth transfer, 1st 10 years, 2000-2009 $346.5 13.8% $57,462.0 10.8%
Projected wealth transfer, 2nd 10 years, 2010-2019 $404.6 16.1% $74,427.5 14.0%
Projected wealth transfer, 3rd 10 years, 2020-2029 $474.5 18.9% $98,257.5 18.5%
Projected wealth transfer, 4th 10 years, 2030-2039 $591.1 23.5% $133,602.1 25.1%
Projected wealth transfer, 5th 10 years, 2040-2049 $695.5 27.7% $167,963.0 31.6%

Source: Community Vitality Center


Charitable Giving

Table C. Average income and charitable contributions, federal income tax returns,
Iowa, 1997*

All income levels Shelby County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Total number federal tax returns filed 5,498 67 1,317,635 121,697,497
Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions 982 64 309,358 32,632,950
Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions $58,498 75 $76,516 $89,230
Average itemized contribution $2,593 24 $2,579 $2,977
Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income 4.4% 10 3.4% 3.3%
 
Adjusted gross income under $50,000 Shelby County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Total number federal tax returns filed 4,633 67 1,033,095 92,776,089
Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions 509 59 118,061 12,085,101
Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions $28,405 80 $32,220 $32,553
Average itemized contribution $1,595 28 $1,416 $1,514
Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income 5.6% 20 4.4% 4.7%
 
Adjusted gross income over $50,000 Shelby County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Total number federal tax returns filed 865 67 284,540 28,921,408
Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions 473 64 191,297 20,547,849
Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions $90,882 65 $103,854 $122,564
Average itemized contribution $3,666 13 $3,296 $3,837
Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income 4.0% 10 3.2% 3.2%

*most recent year for which county information is available

Source: Community Vitality Center, Urban Institute National Center for Charitable Statistics and U.S. Internal Revenue Service


Income

Table D. Total per capita income and per capita income from dividends, interest
and rent, Iowa, 1990-2000

  Shelby County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Per capita income (nominal $), 2000 $23,130 63 $26,540 $29,760
Per capita income (nominal $), 1990 $15,943 48 $17,372 $19,572
Dollar change in per capita income, 1990-2000 $7,187 74 $9,168 $10,188
Percent change in per capita income, 1990-2000 45.1% 75 52.8% 58.6%
 
Per capita income from dividends, interest, rent (nominal $), 2000 $6,193 15 $5,483 $5,663
Percent of per capita income income from dividends, interest and rent, 2000 27.0% 3 20.6% 19.0%

Source: Community Vitality Center and Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce


Total Population

Table E. Population, Iowa, 1990-2000

  Shelby County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Population, 2000 13,173 61 2,926,324 281,421,906
Population, 1990 13,230 61 2,776,831 248,709,873
Population change, 1990-2000 -57 59 149,493 32,712,033
Percent population change , 1990-2000 -0.4% 59 5.4% 13.2%

Source: Community Vitality Center and U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce


Deaths

Table F. Deaths and death rates, Iowa, 1990-2002

  Shelby County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Average annual deaths, 2000-2002 158 59.5 27,836 2,422,430
Average annual deaths, 1995-1999 162 61 28,018 2,333,800
Average annual deaths, 1990-1994 153 65 27,261 2,208,400
 
Average annual death rate/1000 population, 2000-2002 12.1 35 9.5 8.6
Average annual death rate/1000 population, 1995-1999 12.2 37 9.7 8.7
Average annual death rate/1000 population, 1990-1994 11.5 50 9.7 8.7

Source: Community Vitality Center and Iowa Department of Public Health


Age

Table G. Median age and age 65 or older,
Iowa, 2000
  Shelby County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Median age (years) 40.5 32 36.6 35.3
Number 65 or older 2,688 57 436,213 34,991,753
Percent 65 or older 20.4% 24 14.9% 12.4%

Source: Community Vitality Center and U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce

 

Percent of population by age group, Iowa, 2000

Shelby County age graph

Source: Community Vitality Center and U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce


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