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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,895 
5,548 
39 
282 
553 
1,286 
1,769 
1,619 
$1,000 
400,054 
325,722 
349 
6,221 
27,355 
79,590 
101,748 
110,458 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,914 
983 
9 
44 
91 
204 
302 
333 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,150 
1,397 
9 
70 
121 
333 
439 
425 
$5,000 to $24,999 
\m n 
1,574 
19 
101 
167 
357 
502 
428 
$25,000 to $49,999 
>■ Wmi 
474 
1 
26 
64 
99 
160 
124 
$50,000 or more 
m 4M 
1,120 
1 
41 
110 
293 
366 
309 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,459 
16,374 
40 
585 
1,269 
3,291 
5,236 
5,953 
$1,000 
1,217,781 
935,307 
1,796 
21,268 
98,538 
221,379 
289,546 
302,780 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,135 
4,665 
8 
177 
278 
816 
1,422 
1,964 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,048 
6,415 
28 
248 
478 
1,222 
2,067 
2,372 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,129 
3,531 
1 
113 
329 
799 
1,176 
1,113 
$100,000 or more 
2,147 
1,763 
3 
47 
184 
454 
571 
504 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
20,307 
12,083 
24 
347 
870 
2,355 
3,908 
4,579 
$1,000 
941,302 
701,347 
1,531 
15,738 
77,696 
162,514 
216,784 
227,084 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,166 
642 
- 
26 
26 
121 
199 
270 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,137 
2,260 
3 
45 
122 
404 
687 
999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,276 
5,160 
18 
162 
348 
914 
1,715 
2,003 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,690 
1,695 
- 
48 
137 
369 
532 
609 
$50,000 or more 
3,038 
2,326 
3 
66 
237 
547 
775 
698 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
13,273 
9,035 
28 
355 
775 
1,910 
2,907 
3,060 
$1,000 
276,479 
233,960 
265 
5,530 
20,842 
58,865 
72,761 
75,696 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,988 
1,704 
2 
35 
107 
269 
541 
750 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,701 
2,933 
10 
126 
236 
551 
914 
1,096 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,514 
2,594 
15 
139 
246 
619 
837 
738 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
716 
- 
34 
73 
166 
257 
186 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
1,088 
1 
21 
113 
305 
358 
290 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
71,398 
38,449 
101 
1,136 
2,504 
6,797 
1 1 ,326 
16,585 
$1,000 
827,587 
599,800 
(D) 
(D) 
50,923 
145,238 
184,701 
205,416 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,137 
21,960 
71 
692 
1,316 
3,512 
5,988 
10,381 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,923 
7,253 
22 
202 
469 
1,297 
2,288 
2,975 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
4,987 
- 
136 
329 
1,008 
1,654 
1,860 
$25,000 or more 
5,562 
4,249 
8 
106 
390 
980 
1,396 
1,369 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
43,111 
26,920 
88 
988 
1,972 
5,115 
8,441 
10,316 
$1,000 
3,066,456 
2,531,623 
1,561 
71,222 
303,565 
644,408 
772,700 
738,168 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,864 
11,854 
57 
411 
692 
1,886 
3,431 
5,377 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,967 
7,492 
16 
280 
558 
1,466 
2,443 
2,729 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,928 
2,276 
7 
118 
198 
463 
751 
739 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,313 
1,853 
2 
64 
160 
422 
689 
516 
$100,000 or more 
4,039 
3,445 
6 
115 
364 
878 
1,127 
955 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,305 
1,005 
3 
48 
117 
223 
348 
266 
$1,000 
54,690 
42,990 
67 
932 
4,741 
11,145 
19,101 
7,005 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
39,342 
24,863 
51 
843 
1,806 
4,677 
7,693 
9,793 
$1,000 
2,256,892 
1,803,283 
4,469 
43,059 
179,119 
431,802 
602,829 
542,005 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
77,857 
42,469 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,433 
17,447 
$1,000 
8,523,285 
7,241,147 
25,645 
185,300 
614,482 
1,740,362 
2,323,748 
2,351,610 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,474 
170,504 
169,836 
111,425 
197,139 
227,261 
186,902 
134,786 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
36,283 
22,666 
72 
936 
1,720 
4,235 
6,884 
8,819 
Average net gain 
dollars 
314,056 
410,987 
404,211 
257,727 
494,175 
539,762 
432,831 
332,194 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
678 
- 
29 
58 
122 
170 
299 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,785 
2,231 
5 
89 
123 
368 
587 
1,059 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
1,719 
- 
48 
110 
231 
470 
860 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,723 
3,166 
23 
125 
191 
559 
876 
1,392 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,813 
2,816 
15 
118 
226 
439 
846 
1,172 
$50,000 or more 
15,763 
12,056 
29 
527 
1,012 
2,516 
3,935 
4,037 
Farms with net losses 
number 
41,574 
19,803 
79 
727 
1,397 
3,423 
5,549 
8,628 
Average net loss 
dollars 
69,072 
104,746 
43,771 
76,936 
168,575 
159,372 
118,195 
66,992 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,982 
850 
2 
36 
60 
107 
197 
448 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,924 
3,678 
16 
116 
207 
480 
908 
1,951 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,815 
3,208 
13 
144 
160 
510 
837 
1,544 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,269 
4,785 
12 
143 
304 
819 
1,391 
2,116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,478 
2,822 
19 
84 
188 
537 
849 
1,145 
$50,000 or more 
7,106 
4,460 
17 
204 
478 
970 
1,367 
1,424 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
77,857 
42,469 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,433 
17,447 
$1,000 
8,177,199 
6,945,131 
25,509 
172,670 
620,745 
1,659,048 
2,206,031 
2,261,128 
Average per farm 
dollars 
105,028 
163,534 
168,936 
103,830 
199,148 
216,642 
177,434 
129,600 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
36,052 
22,480 
75 
923 
1,708 
4,186 
6,820 
8,768 
Average net gain 
dollars 
308,890 
404,650 
386,388 
250,132 
486,672 
534,869 
424,796 
327,257 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
