Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
54,775 
19,298 
18,824 
2,474 
2,275 
2,045 
Not on farm operated 
23,082 
5,339 
6,987 
1,226 
1,326 
1,177 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
31,311 
8,491 
9,932 
1,457 
1,479 
1,406 
Any 
46,546 
16,146 
15,879 
2,243 
2,122 
1,816 
1 to 49 days 
7,304 
2,727 
2,383 
312 
284 
313 
50 to 99 days 
4,230 
1,320 
1,573 
207 
186 
163 
100 to 199 days 
7,065 
2,323 
2,509 
376 
393 
236 
200 days or more 
27,947 
9,776 
9,414 
1,348 
1,259 
1,104 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,151 
1,304 
1,062 
125 
142 
126 
3 or 4 years 
4,634 
1,793 
1,673 
138 
168 
191 
5 to 9 years 
12,863 
4,873 
4,330 
627 
551 
529 
10 years or more 
57,209 
16,667 
18,746 
2,810 
2,740 
2,376 
Average years on present farm 
20.2 
17.4 
19.5 
21.2 
21.3 
22.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,182 
1,012 
702 
94 
89 
67 
3 or 4 years 
3,648 
1,494 
1,319 
112 
120 
132 
5 to 9 years 
10,663 
4,366 
3,561 
492 
402 
406 
10 years or more 
61,364 
17,765 
20,229 
3,002 
2,990 
2,617 
Average years operating any farm 
22.7 
19.1 
22.2 
24.0 
24.7 
25.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
253 
81 
81 
13 
10 
24 
25 to 34 years 
2,968 
893 
922 
123 
154 
157 
35 to 44 years 
6,255 
1,916 
2,165 
336 
272 
239 
45 to 49 years 
6,107 
2,048 
1,945 
247 
240 
254 
50 to 54 years 
9,839 
3,274 
3,143 
489 
490 
380 
55 to 59 years 
11,513 
3,506 
3,803 
581 
546 
535 
60 to 64 years 
11,869 
3,674 
3,855 
565 
539 
477 
65 to 69 years 
10,683 
3,616 
3,532 
473 
512 
397 
70 years and over 
18,370 
5,629 
6,365 
873 
838 
759 
Average age 
60.1 
60.0 
60.3 
60.0 
60.2 
59.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
9,815 
3,500 
3,788 
466 
432 
336 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1,192 
345 
445 
78 
63 
46 
Asian 
4,802 
1,403 
1,794 
287 
317 
252 
Black or African American 
345 
135 
115 
37 
6 
6 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
321 
98 
115 
21 
17 
19 
White 
70,537 
22,404 
23,117 
3,244 
3,170 
2,885 
More than one race reported 
660 
252 
225 
33 
28 
14 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,856 
3,499 
3,646 
560 
487 
482 
2 people 
39,377 
12,123 
13,169 
1,840 
1,844 
1,600 
3 people 
10,481 
3,687 
3,320 
471 
421 
398 
4 people 
9,895 
3,146 
3,200 
461 
470 
425 
5 or more people 
7,248 
2,182 
2,476 
368 
379 
317 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
53,231 
21,148 
18,537 
2,166 
2,018 
1,851 
25 to 49 percent 
6,732 
1,222 
2,507 
409 
424 
302 
50 to 74 percent 
8,038 
1,175 
2,486 
518 
542 
441 
75 to 99 percent 
5,290 
483 
1,261 
361 
369 
363 
1 00 percent 
4,566 
609 
1,020 
246 
248 
265 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
7,130 
1,519 
1,799 
311 
354 
411 
acres 
5,266,987 
5,634 
43,008 
18,056 
28,886 
47,043 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
59,543 
18,613 
19,294 
2,836 
2,695 
2,512 
Dial-up service 
4,703 
1,444 
1,666 
243 
187 
182 
DSL service 
20,030 
6,732 
6,158 
924 
856 
780 
Cable modem service 
9,578 
4,024 
2,575 
383 
390 
370 
Fiber-optic service 
1,719 
604 
465 
82 
76 
65 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,454 
3,231 
4,235 
629 
594 
572 
Satellite service 
15,193 
3,530 
5,068 
858 
785 
766 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
2,135 
530 
683 
113 
116 
107 
Other Internet service 
2,805 
732 
1,029 
147 
135 
109 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
61,016 
21,267 
20,988 
2,747 
2,678 
2,328 
2 households 
11,316 
2,629 
3,495 
627 
559 
582 
3 households 
3,013 
421 
705 
176 
207 
147 
4 households 
1,351 
154 
342 
90 
77 
85 
5 or more households 
1,161 
166 
281 
60 
80 
80 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
72,641 
23,900 
24,621 
3,409 
3,297 
2,917 
acres 
20,951,605 
92,707 
555,090 
195,662 
269,532 
334,637 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
80 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
