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 
63,873 
35,530 
112 
1,373 
2,590 
6,332 
10,403 
14,720 
Female 
13,984 
6,939 
39 
290 
527 
1,326 
2,030 
2,727 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
42,469 
42,469 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,433 
17,447 
Other 
35,388 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
54,775 
29,235 
79 
743 
1,746 
4,785 
8,357 
13,525 
Not on farm operated 
23,082 
13,234 
72 
920 
1,371 
2,873 
4,076 
3,922 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
31,311 
24,509 
51 
633 
1,360 
3,754 
6,849 
11,862 
Any 
46,546 
17,960 
100 
1,030 
1,757 
3,904 
5,584 
5,585 
1 to 49 days 
7,304 
3,550 
27 
253 
356 
620 
1,169 
1,125 
50 to 99 days 
4,230 
2,220 
12 
127 
195 
460 
603 
823 
100 to 199 days 
7,065 
3,043 
28 
166 
271 
662 
924 
992 
200 days or more 
27,947 
9,147 
33 
484 
935 
2,162 
2,888 
2,645 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,151 
1,488 
51 
319 
241 
338 
368 
171 
3 or 4 years 
4,634 
2,112 
61 
425 
432 
424 
445 
325 
5 to 9 years 
12,863 
6,209 
39 
622 
921 
1,591 
1,678 
1,358 
10 years or more 
57,209 
32,660 
" 
297 
1,523 
5,305 
9,942 
15,593 
Average years on present farm 
20.2 
22.2 
3.7 
6.0 
10.3 
15.8 
21.0 
29.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,182 
932 
43 
218 
154 
219 
217 
81 
3 or 4 years 
3,648 
1,546 
57 
354 
286 
317 
310 
222 
5 to 9 years 
10,663 
4,799 
51 
616 
790 
1,238 
1,122 
982 
10 years or more 
61,364 
35,192 
- 
475 
1,887 
5,884 
10,784 
16,162 
Average years operating any farm 
22.7 
25.2 
4.0 
7.1 
12.3 
18.4 
24.4 
33.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
253 
151 
151 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,968 
1,663 
- 
1,663 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
6,255 
3,117 
- 
- 
3,117 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
6,107 
3,010 
- 
- 
- 
3,010 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
9,839 
4,648 
- 
- 
- 
4,648 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
11,513 
6,033 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,033 
- 
60 to 64 years 
11,869 
6,400 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,400 
- 
65 to 69 years 
10,683 
5,975 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,975 
70 years and over 
18,370 
1 1 ,472 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 1 ,472 
Average age 
60.1 
61.0 
21.3 
30.5 
40.2 
50.2 
59.6 
73.7 
Spanish, Plispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
9,815 
5,865 
43 
253 
736 
1,353 
1,755 
1,725 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1,192 
665 
- 
13 
40 
143 
216 
253 
Asian 
4,802 
3,103 
8 
199 
325 
748 
1,028 
795 
Black or African American 
345 
171 
- 
- 
9 
32 
43 
87 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
321 
175 
- 
2 
17 
33 
67 
56 
White 
70,537 
38,035 
143 
1,426 
2,696 
6,640 
10,989 
16,141 
More than one race reported 
660 
320 
- 
23 
30 
62 
90 
115 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,856 
6,100 
31 
256 
276 
828 
1,537 
3,172 
2 people 
39,377 
22,170 
43 
456 
511 
2,398 
7,132 
11,630 
3 people 
10,481 
5,469 
25 
326 
439 
1,331 
1,882 
1,466 
4 people 
9,895 
4,924 
29 
337 
934 
1,692 
1,166 
766 
5 or more people 
7,248 
3,806 
23 
288 
957 
1,409 
716 
413 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
53,231 
23,333 
79 
737 
1,488 
3,770 
6,196 
11,063 
25 to 49 percent 
6,732 
4,376 
5 
182 
319 
754 
1,211 
1,905 
50 to 74 percent 
8,038 
5,944 
20 
247 
460 
937 
1,647 
2,633 
75 to 99 percent 
5,290 
4,526 
22 
223 
304 
827 
1,322 
1,828 
1 00 percent 
4,566 
4,290 
25 
274 
546 
1,370 
2,057 
18 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
7,130 
5,417 
15 
324 
568 
1,373 
1,714 
1,423 
acres 
5,266,987 
4,472,381 
7,397 
147,135 
432,101 
1,037,274 
1,508,842 
1 ,339,632 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
59,543 
31,688 
112 
1,406 
2,546 
6,095 
9,642 
11,887 
Dial-up service 
4,703 
2,744 
6 
35 
95 
374 
788 
1,446 
DSL service 
20,030 
10,454 
26 
491 
918 
2,017 
3,209 
3,793 
Cable modem service 
9,578 
4,837 
7 
264 
403 
867 
1,521 
1,775 
Fiber-optic service 
1,719 
913 
5 
26 
63 
158 
319 
342 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,454 
7,088 
31 
430 
681 
1,479 
2,185 
2,282 
Satellite service 
15,193 
8,484 
35 
289 
615 
1,554 
2,496 
3,495 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
2,135 
1,326 
6 
76 
112 
298 
410 
424 
Other Internet service 
2,805 
1,401 
12 
45 
143 
303 
408 
490 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
61,016 
31,482 
106 
1,165 
2,190 
5,524 
9,117 
13,380 
2 households 
11,316 
7,268 
19 
301 
539 
1,269 
2,144 
2,996 
3 households 
3,013 
1,972 
8 
91 
172 
439 
624 
638 
4 households 
1,351 
939 
- 
61 
105 
213 
306 
254 
5 or more households 
1,161 
808 
18 
45 
111 
213 
242 
179 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
