Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
San Benito 
San 
Bernardino 
San Diego 
San Francisco 
San Joaquin 
San Luis 
Obispo 
San Mateo 
Santa Barbara 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
235 
496 
1,845 
5 
1,711 
933 
131 
717 
2007 
187 
471 
1,780 
3 
1,306 
850 
114 
543 
Any 
2012 
393 
753 
3,887 
1 
1,869 
1,733 
203 
880 
2007 
438 
934 
4,907 
3 
2,318 
1,934 
215 
1,054 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
57 
134 
695 
- 
269 
216 
29 
140 
2007 
83 
157 
1,324 
- 
418 
413 
19 
234 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
30 
51 
281 
- 
156 
174 
13 
99 
2007 
35 
62 
526 
- 
219 
189 
19 
91 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
52 
168 
443 
- 
371 
245 
34 
120 
2007 
73 
125 
630 
- 
420 
332 
32 
143 
200 days or more 
2012 
254 
400 
2,468 
1 
1,073 
1,098 
127 
521 
2007 
247 
590 
2,427 
3 
1,261 
1,000 
145 
586 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
27 
62 
168 
- 
127 
74 
14 
67 
2007 
25 
59 
334 
- 
137 
133 
7 
73 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
40 
88 
305 
- 
183 
186 
37 
67 
2007 
35 
163 
659 
3 
219 
218 
15 
146 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
79 
224 
1,297 
1 
481 
498 
40 
229 
2007 
96 
272 
1,636 
- 
589 
659 
62 
333 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
482 
875 
3,962 
5 
2,789 
1,908 
243 
1,234 
2007 
469 
911 
4,058 
3 
2,679 
1,774 
245 
1,045 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
19.1 
17.6 
17.5 
23.6 
18.6 
21.4 
19.8 
2007 
18.6 
17.6 
15.8 
14.8 
22.0 
17.1 
20.9 
17.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
49 
117 
- 
77 
56 
13 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
68 
259 
- 
137 
130 
27 
48 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
64 
194 
1,191 
1 
321 
426 
47 
194 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
516 
938 
4,165 
5 
3,045 
2,054 
247 
1,313 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.7 
20.8 
19.3 
17.5 
26.6 
21.1 
22.5 
22.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
3 
- 
6 
7 
- 
3 
2007 
3 
5 
13 
- 
17 
3 
- 
8 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
39 
34 
114 
- 
127 
73 
24 
25 
2007 
24 
34 
119 
- 
101 
70 
3 
44 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
51 
85 
261 
1 
247 
213 
31 
143 
2007 
46 
129 
531 
1 
371 
238 
45 
169 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
100 
259 
1,171 
- 
735 
475 
55 
311 
2007 
158 
360 
1,678 
3 
921 
687 
79 
383 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
118 
210 
800 
- 
546 
375 
51 
224 
2007 
103 
219 
1,087 
2 
510 
454 
55 
206 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
99 
193 
872 
- 
484 
449 
58 
249 
2007 
103 
217 
938 
- 
514 
456 
58 
259 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
74 
169 
1,006 
5 
462 
407 
54 
220 
2007 
75 
128 
787 
- 
433 
307 
41 
178 
70 years and over 
2012 
147 
299 
1,505 
- 
973 
667 
61 
422 
2007 
113 
313 
1,534 
- 
757 
569 
48 
350 
Average age 
2012 
59.4 
60.6 
62.3 
61.2 
61.0 
61.2 
58.6 
61.2 
2007 
58.3 
58.9 
60.0 
48.0 
58.8 
59.2 
57.9 
59.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
415 
925 
4,113 
1 
2,549 
2,211 
264 
1,283 
2007 
397 
895 
4,521 
3 
2,331 
2,004 
238 
1,100 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
38 
57 
307 
- 
262 
128 
25 
59 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
100 
302 
1,277 
- 
709 
587 
77 
376 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
46 
217 
945 
- 
354 
263 
49 
443 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
2 
134 
84 
15 
65 
3 
15 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
72 
149 
741 
- 
705 
381 
59 
172 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
180 
127 
1,002 
- 
576 
904 
57 
313 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
7 
19 
90 
1 
205 
37 
14 
29 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
21 
9 
143 
1 
160 
105 
24 
41 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
farms, 2012 
581 
1,181 
5,522 
6 
3,302 
2,500 
293 
1,436 
acres, 2012 
557,544 
73,370 
150,908 
12 
656,599 
1,071,424 
41,367 
503,520 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
60 
68 
251 
- 
147 
224 
18 
173 
acres, 2012 
129,880 
7,616 
18,022 
- 
55,182 
172,653 
5,572 
108,143 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
516 
1,014 
4,757 
4 
2,703 
1,984 
216 
1,065 
2007 
510 
1,158 
5,686 
5 
2,765 
2,214 
247 
1,131 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
55,407 
98,941 
(D) 
395,029 
728,206 
23,036 
250,785 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
156,705 
(D) 
350,124 
700,284 
37,899 
344,776 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
60 
122 
317 
2 
464 
279 
36 
165 
2007 
56 
142 
440 
- 
519 
286 
29 
184 
acres, 2012 
102,680 
9,542 
27,295 
(D) 
170,524 
301,043 
8,744 
88,597 
2007 
130,038 
(D) 
56,450 
180,678 
411,437 
14,884 
218,405 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
33 
59 
357 
- 
288 
240 
51 
229 
2007 
36 
60 
328 
- 
252 
184 
45 
206 
acres, 2012 
22,262 
4,970 
25,330 
- 
177,448 
144,935 
6,314 
144,370 
2007 
22,000 
11,106 
28,364 
- 
161,798 
121,986 
3,267 
107,433 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
8 
21 
85 
- 
30 
69 
2 
49 
2007 
9 
15 
76 
- 
27 
41 
5 
29 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,568 
29,291 
- 
32,419 
114,668 
(D) 
87,330 
2007 
(D) 
648 
43,750 
- 
34,598 
4,497 
(D) 
16,767 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
11 
33 
216 
- 
95 
94 
29 
89 
2007 
14 
30 
157 
1 
61 
59 
3 
47 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,712 
40,681 
- 
11,595 
50,022 
(D) 
129,957 
2007 
20,745 
3,745 
18,620 
(D) 
10,305 
131,400 
(D) 
39,669 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 537 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
