Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
512 
270 
2 
3 
20 
30 
106 
109 
Female 
250 
142 
3 
10 
22 
40 
47 
20 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
412 
412 
5 
13 
42 
70 
153 
129 
Other 
350 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
616 
343 
5 
11 
34 
57 
131 
105 
Not on farm operated 
146 
69 
- 
2 
8 
13 
22 
24 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
322 
274 
4 
5 
18 
44 
104 
99 
Any 
440 
138 
1 
8 
24 
26 
49 
30 
1 to 49 days 
63 
39 
- 
2 
5 
5 
14 
13 
50 to 99 days 
40 
22 
- 
- 
3 
5 
9 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
105 
35 
1 
1 
9 
6 
10 
8 
200 days or more 
232 
42 
- 
5 
7 
10 
16 
4 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
39 
14 
1 
1 
6 
1 
4 
1 
3 or 4 years 
79 
34 
- 
7 
5 
12 
9 
1 
5 to 9 years 
146 
55 
4 
5 
10 
14 
17 
5 
1 0 years or more 
498 
309 
- 
- 
21 
43 
123 
122 
Average years on present farm 
18.4 
21.5 
5.2 
4.5 
9.3 
14.1 
20.1 
33.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
28 
11 
1 
1 
5 
- 
4 
- 
3 or 4 years 
70 
31 
- 
7 
4 
11 
8 
1 
5 to 9 years 
113 
41 
4 
4 
10 
10 
10 
3 
1 0 years or more 
551 
329 
- 
1 
23 
49 
131 
125 
Average years operating any farm 
20.9 
23.7 
5.2 
4.8 
10.2 
15.8 
23.1 
35.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
6 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
31 
13 
- 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
81 
42 
- 
- 
42 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
65 
30 
- 
- 
- 
30 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
104 
40 
- 
- 
- 
40 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
163 
86 
- 
- 
- 
- 
86 
- 
60 to 64 years 
124 
67 
- 
- 
- 
- 
67 
- 
65 to 69 years 
69 
42 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
42 
70 years and over 
119 
87 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
87 
Average age 
57.1 
59.0 
22.8 
31.8 
41.0 
50.2 
59.2 
73.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
12 
6 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
1 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
28 
12 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
5 
Asian 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
725 
398 
5 
13 
41 
65 
150 
124 
More than one race reported 
5 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
131 
74 
1 
1 
4 
8 
29 
31 
2 people 
353 
219 
- 
7 
9 
31 
95 
77 
3 people 
96 
43 
- 
1 
5 
7 
17 
13 
4 people 
96 
39 
3 
3 
8 
12 
8 
5 
5 or more people 
86 
37 
1 
1 
16 
12 
4 
3 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
539 
232 
1 
8 
21 
36 
83 
83 
25 to 49 percent 
78 
57 
- 
- 
6 
8 
18 
25 
50 to 74 percent 
64 
56 
3 
1 
8 
14 
23 
7 
75 to 99 percent 
43 
35 
1 
1 
3 
7 
9 
14 
1 00 percent 
38 
32 
- 
3 
4 
5 
20 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
53 
29 
- 
- 
7 
7 
9 
6 
acres 
76,438 
3,031 
- 
- 
1,139 
(D) 
801 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
645 
340 
5 
12 
36 
63 
133 
91 
Dial-up service 
73 
41 
3 
- 
2 
4 
13 
19 
DSL service 
310 
158 
1 
6 
23 
26 
63 
39 
Cable modem service 
62 
24 
- 
- 
2 
3 
14 
5 
Fiber-optic service 
18 
11 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
77 
36 
- 
1 
6 
6 
13 
10 
Satellite service 
143 
87 
1 
4 
4 
21 
36 
21 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Other Internet service 
10 
6 
- 
1 
2 
3 
- 
- 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
679 
356 
2 
12 
35 
59 
139 
109 
2 households 
67 
45 
3 
- 
5 
8 
13 
16 
3 households 
12 
10 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
4 
4 households 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more households 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
186 Alaska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
