Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
63,873 
48,215 
7,919 
6,452 
Female 
13,984 
11,517 
1,065 
831 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
42,469 
30,947 
5,902 
4,870 
Other 
35,388 
28,785 
3,082 
2,413 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
54,775 
45,423 
4,599 
3,597 
Not on farm operated 
23,082 
14,309 
4,385 
3,686 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
31,311 
23,238 
4,029 
3,264 
Any 
46,546 
36,494 
4,955 
4,019 
1 to 49 days 
7,304 
5,818 
702 
571 
50 to 99 days 
4,230 
3,356 
455 
382 
100 to 199 days 
7,065 
5,667 
733 
617 
200 days or more 
27,947 
21,653 
3,065 
2,449 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,151 
2,446 
289 
242 
3 or 4 years 
4,634 
3,625 
479 
393 
5 to 9 years 
12,863 
9,978 
1,404 
1,172 
10 years or more 
57,209 
43,683 
6,812 
5,476 
Average years on present farm 
20.2 
20.0 
21.4 
21.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,182 
1,711 
171 
139 
3 or 4 years 
3,648 
2,953 
326 
267 
5 to 9 years 
10,663 
8,417 
1,077 
884 
10 years or more 
61,364 
46,651 
7,410 
5,993 
Average years operating any farm 
22.7 
22.3 
24.9 
24.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
253 
203 
32 
22 
25 to 34 years 
2,968 
2,198 
396 
350 
35 to 44 years 
6,255 
4,670 
780 
642 
45 to 49 years 
6,107 
4,633 
733 
593 
50 to 54 years 
9,839 
7,426 
1,150 
954 
55 to 59 years 
11,513 
8,635 
1,376 
1,136 
60 to 64 years 
11,869 
9,050 
1,363 
1,106 
65 to 69 years 
10,683 
8,495 
1,131 
893 
70 years and over 
18,370 
14,422 
2,023 
1,587 
Average age 
60.1 
60.3 
59.5 
59.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
9,815 
7,788 
1,045 
829 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1,192 
1,008 
80 
58 
Asian 
4,802 
3,426 
679 
554 
Black or African American 
345 
277 
29 
25 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
321 
258 
24 
22 
White 
70,537 
54,202 
8,134 
6,593 
More than one race reported 
660 
561 
38 
31 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,856 
8,514 
1,051 
850 
2 people 
39,377 
30,257 
4,582 
3,671 
3 people 
10,481 
8,153 
1,150 
950 
4 people 
9,895 
7,356 
1,238 
1,014 
5 or more people 
7,248 
5,452 
963 
798 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
53,231 
43,304 
4,869 
3,848 
25 to 49 percent 
6,732 
4,885 
1,015 
827 
50 to 74 percent 
8,038 
5,390 
1,353 
1,127 
75 to 99 percent 
5,290 
3,288 
941 
798 
100 percent 
4,566 
2,865 
806 
683 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
acres 
7,130 
5,266,987 
3,130 
1,088,593 
1,518 
1,412,443 
1,356 
1,267,511 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
59,543 
44,942 
7,059 
5,803 
Dial-up service 
4,703 
3,771 
503 
400 
DSL service 
20,030 
14,958 
2,363 
1,968 
Cable modem service 
9,578 
7,024 
1,246 
1,034 
Fiber-optic service 
1,719 
1,134 
238 
203 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,454 
9,161 
1,573 
1,303 
Satellite service 
15,193 
11,350 
1,902 
1,590 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
2,135 
1,462 
294 
256 
Other Internet service 
2,805 
2,085 
348 
278 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
61,016 
50,286 
4,439 
3,473 
2 households 
11,316 
6,956 
2,781 
2,272 
3 households 
3,013 
1,349 
993 
860 
4 households 
1,351 
623 
443 
392 
5 or more households 
1,161 
518 
328 
286 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
158 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
