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          | Recorded Wealth Transfer Table A. Annual average recorded wealth transfer, Iowa, 1998-2002  |  
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              |  | Cedar County, Iowa |  
              | County | County rank
 | State |  
              | Annual average number of recorded probated estates, 1998-2002 (adjusted for missing probate data)
 | 150 | 41 | 17,976 |  
              | Annual average recorded wealth transfer (millions nominal $), 1998-2002 | $44.2 | 39 | $4,933 |  
              | Annual average transfer/recorded probated estate (nominal $), 1998-2002 | $294,764 | 35 | $274,425 |  Source: Community Vitality Center and Iowa Court Information Systems |  
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          | Projected Wealth Transfer Table B. Projected wealth transfer by decade (millions nominal $ inflated at 2% annually),Iowa, 2000-2049
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              |  | Cedar 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
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              | Projected wealth transfer, 50 years, 2000-2049 | $4,889.8 | 100.0% | $531,712.1 | 100.0% |  
              | Projected wealth transfer, 1st 10 years, 2000-2009 | $565.2 | 11.6% | $57,462.0 | 10.8% |  
              | Projected wealth transfer, 2nd 10 years, 2010-2019 | $703.4 | 14.4% | $74,427.5 | 14.0% |  
              | Projected wealth transfer, 3rd 10 years, 2020-2029 | $915.9 | 18.7% | $98,257.5 | 18.5% |  
              | Projected wealth transfer, 4th 10 years, 2030-2039 | $1,223.1 | 25.0% | $133,602.1 | 25.1% |  
              | Projected wealth transfer, 5th 10 years, 2040-2049 | $1,482.2 | 30.3% | $167,963.0 | 31.6% |  Source: Community Vitality Center |  
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          | Charitable GivingTable C. Average income and charitable contributions, federal income tax returns,Iowa, 1997*
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              | All income levels | Cedar County, Iowa |  
              | County | County rank
 | State | US |  
              | Total number federal tax returns filed | 7,830 | 44 | 1,317,635 | 121,697,497 |  
              | Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions | 1,488 | 39 | 309,358 | 32,632,950 |  
              | Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions | $79,924 | 9 | $76,516 | $89,230 |  
              | Average itemized contribution | $1,541 | 96 | $2,579 | $2,977 |  
              | Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income | 1.9% | 99 | 3.4% | 3.3% |  
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              | Adjusted gross income under $50,000 | Cedar County, Iowa |  
              | County | County rank
 | State | US |  
              | Total number federal tax returns filed | 6,148 | 48 | 1,033,095 | 92,776,089 |  
              | Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions | 600 | 48 | 118,061 | 12,085,101 |  
              | Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions | $32,368 | 24 | $32,220 | $32,553 |  
              | Average itemized contribution | $1,005 | 97 | $1,416 | $1,514 |  
              | Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income | 3.1% | 98 | 4.4% | 4.7% |  
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              | Adjusted gross income over $50,000 | Cedar County, Iowa |  
              | County | County rank
 | State | US |  
              | Total number federal tax returns filed | 1,682 | 32 | 284,540 | 28,921,408 |  
              | Number federal income tax returns with itemized contributions | 888 | 38 | 191,297 | 20,547,849 |  
              | Average adjusted gross income, returns with itemized contributions | $112,056 | 11 | $103,854 | $122,564 |  
              | Average itemized contribution | $1,903 | 95 | $3,296 | $3,837 |  
              | Average contributions as a percent of average adjusted gross income | 1.7% | 99 | 3.2% | 3.2% |  Source: Community Vitality Center, Urban Institute National Center for Charitable Statistics and U.S. Internal Revenue Service |  
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          | IncomeTable D. Total per capita income and per capita income from dividends, interest and rent, Iowa, 1990-2000
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              |  | Cedar County, Iowa |  
              | County | County rank
 | State | US |  
              | Per capita income (nominal $), 2000 | $26,121 | 22 | $26,540 | $29,760 |  
              | Per capita income (nominal $), 1990 | $17,269 | 16 | $17,372 | $19,572 |  
              | Dollar change in per capita income, 1990-2000 | $8,852 | 35 | $9,168 | $10,188 |  
              | Percent change in per capita income, 1990-2000 | 51.3% | 49 | 52.8% | 58.6% |  
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              | Per capita income from dividends, interest, rent (nominal $), 2000 | $6,468 | 8 | $5,483 | $5,663 |  
              | Percent of per capita income income from dividends, interest and rent, 2000 | 24.7% | 22 | 20.6% | 19.0% |  Source: Community Vitality Center and Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce  |  
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          | Total Population Table E. Population, Iowa, 1990-2000  |  
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              |  | Cedar County, Iowa |  
              | County | County rank
 | State | US |  
              | Population, 2000 | 18,187 | 41 | 2,926,324 | 281,421,906 |  
              | Population, 1990 | 17,444 | 43 | 2,776,831 | 248,709,873 |  
              | Population change, 1990-2000 | 743 | 31 | 149,493 | 32,712,033 |  
              | Percent population change , 1990-2000 | 4.3% | 26 | 5.4% | 13.2% |  Source: Community Vitality Center and U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce |  
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          | DeathsTable F. Deaths and death rates, Iowa, 1990-2002 |  
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              |  | Cedar County, Iowa |  
              | County | County rank
 | State | US |  
              | Average annual deaths, 2000-2002 | 177 | 51 | 27,836 | 2,422,430 |  
              | Average annual deaths, 1995-1999 | 179 | 50.5 | 28,018 | 2,333,800 |  
              | Average annual deaths, 1990-1994 | 162 | 62 | 27,261 | 2,208,400 |  
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              | Average annual death rate/1000 population, 2000-2002 | 9.7 | 75 | 9.5 | 8.6 |  
              | Average annual death rate/1000 population, 1995-1999 | 10.0 | 74 | 9.7 | 8.7 |  
              | Average annual death rate/1000 population, 1990-1994 | 9.2 | 86 | 9.7 | 8.7 |  Source: Community Vitality Center and Iowa Department of Public Health  |  
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          | AgeTable G. Median age and age 65 or older,Iowa, 2000
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              |  | Cedar County, Iowa |  
              | County | County rank
 | State | US |  
              | Median age (years) | 39.2 | 52 | 36.6 | 35.3 |  
              | Number 65 or older | 2,952 | 51 | 436,213 | 34,991,753 |  
              | Percent 65 or older | 16.2% | 71 | 14.9% | 12.4% |  Source: Community Vitality Center and U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce |  
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          | Percent of population by age group, Iowa, 2000  |  
          |   Source: Community Vitality Center and U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce |  
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