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Iowa Transfer of Wealth

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Recorded Wealth Transfer

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

  Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County County
rank
State
Annual average number of recorded probated estates, 1998-2002
(adjusted for missing probate data)
342 10 17,976
Annual average recorded wealth transfer (millions nominal $), 1998-2002 $83.9 13 $4,933
Annual average transfer/recorded probated estate (nominal $), 1998-2002 $245,126 64 $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

  Cerro Gordo 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 $7,787.7 100.0% $531,712.1 100.0%
Projected wealth transfer, 1st 10 years, 2000-2009 $932.0 12.0% $57,462.0 10.8%
Projected wealth transfer, 2nd 10 years, 2010-2019 $1,170.9 15.0% $74,427.5 14.0%
Projected wealth transfer, 3rd 10 years, 2020-2029 $1,463.3 18.8% $98,257.5 18.5%
Projected wealth transfer, 4th 10 years, 2030-2039 $1,907.5 24.5% $133,602.1 25.1%
Projected wealth transfer, 5th 10 years, 2040-2049 $2,314.0 29.7% $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 Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Total number federal tax returns filed 21,437 11 1,317,635 121,697,497
Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions 4,615 11 309,358 32,632,950
Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions $72,812 22 $76,516 $89,230
Average itemized contribution $2,445 31 $2,579 $2,977
Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income 3.4% 52 3.4% 3.3%
 
Adjusted gross income under $50,000 Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Total number federal tax returns filed 17,410 11 1,033,095 92,776,089
Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions 1,944 10 118,061 12,085,101
Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions $31,864 29 $32,220 $32,553
Average itemized contribution $1,486 43 $1,416 $1,514
Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income 4.7% 53 4.4% 4.7%
 
Adjusted gross income over $50,000 Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Total number federal tax returns filed 4,027 15 284,540 28,921,408
Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions 2,671 14 191,297 20,547,849
Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions $102,614 21 $103,854 $122,564
Average itemized contribution $3,144 35 $3,296 $3,837
Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income 3.1% 46 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

  Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Per capita income (nominal $), 2000 $26,832 13 $26,540 $29,760
Per capita income (nominal $), 1990 $17,233 18 $17,372 $19,572
Dollar change in per capita income, 1990-2000 $9,599 16 $9,168 $10,188
Percent change in per capita income, 1990-2000 55.7% 32 52.8% 58.6%
 
Per capita income from dividends, interest, rent (nominal $), 2000 $6,115 19 $5,483 $5,663
Percent of per capita income income from dividends, interest and rent, 2000 22.8% 41 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

  Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Population, 2000 46,447 11 2,926,324 281,421,906
Population, 1990 46,733 11 2,776,831 248,709,873
Population change, 1990-2000 -286 76 149,493 32,712,033
Percent population change , 1990-2000 -0.6% 61 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

  Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Average annual deaths, 2000-2002 524 9 27,836 2,422,430
Average annual deaths, 1995-1999 528 9 28,018 2,333,800
Average annual deaths, 1990-1994 484 10 27,261 2,208,400
 
Average annual death rate/1000 population, 2000-2002 11.4 48 9.5 8.6
Average annual death rate/1000 population, 1995-1999 11.2 59 9.7 8.7
Average annual death rate/1000 population, 1990-1994 10.3 68 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
  Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
County County
rank
State US
Median age (years) 39.3 51 36.6 35.3
Number 65 or older 8,219 9 436,213 34,991,753
Percent 65 or older 17.7% 55 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

Cerro Gordo County age graph

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


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