Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Boulder 
Broomfield 
Chaffee 
Cheyenne 
Clear Creek 
Conejos 
Costilla 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
328 
15 
89 
188 
- 
208 
91 
2007 
200 
9 
78 
174 
7 
138 
65 
Any 
2012 
527 
10 
134 
157 
25 
397 
160 
2007 
546 
15 
145 
206 
20 
397 
176 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
95 
2 
12 
20 
1 
33 
38 
2007 
154 
3 
31 
50 
4 
95 
70 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
50 
- 
18 
9 
6 
50 
12 
2007 
42 
1 
20 
8 
- 
35 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
94 
2 
20 
22 
3 
70 
28 
2007 
74 
1 
19 
45 
5 
88 
27 
200 days or more 
2012 
288 
6 
84 
106 
15 
244 
82 
2007 
276 
10 
75 
103 
11 
179 
67 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
31 
- 
4 
10 
- 
17 
8 
2007 
28 
- 
2 
5 
- 
15 
10 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
44 
- 
12 
13 
- 
25 
8 
2007 
44 
4 
11 
11 
2 
29 
10 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
114 
2 
34 
25 
3 
75 
48 
2007 
123 
- 
54 
51 
4 
52 
25 
10 years or more 
2012 
666 
23 
173 
297 
22 
488 
187 
2007 
551 
20 
156 
313 
21 
439 
196 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.7 
42.4 
22.6 
26.6 
21.7 
23.5 
23.9 
2007 
19.2 
25.1 
21.2 
24.9 
17.8 
22.7 
21.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
- 
4 
8 
- 
16 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
45 
- 
12 
9 
- 
20 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
104 
2 
24 
16 
- 
59 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
687 
23 
183 
312 
25 
510 
214 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.6 
42.9 
26.1 
28.8 
24.2 
25.2 
25.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
14 
- 
10 
51 
- 
40 
14 
2007 
11 
- 
3 
29 
- 
30 
6 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
58 
2 
14 
24 
4 
54 
14 
2007 
63 
2 
17 
40 
- 
60 
18 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
158 
_ 
52 
64 
1 
125 
50 
2007 
207 
7 
57 
87 
5 
160 
70 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
184 
2 
35 
40 
7 
80 
51 
2007 
88 
5 
25 
53 
13 
57 
49 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
103 
5 
27 
36 
8 
91 
43 
2007 
108 
- 
33 
32 
- 
55 
17 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
111 
- 
30 
46 
- 
56 
24 
2007 
96 
- 
25 
36 
3 
52 
17 
70 years and over 
2012 
225 
16 
55 
84 
5 
152 
55 
2007 
173 
10 
56 
103 
6 
121 
62 
Average age 
2012 
61.0 
73.6 
59.5 
57.8 
58.3 
58.7 
59.6 
2007 
59.4 
62.0 
59.3 
58.4 
61.6 
56.8 
58.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
752 
12 
185 
228 
20 
332 
156 
2007 
586 
13 
153 
213 
25 
302 
130 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
60 
- 
11 
38 
3 
15 
16 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
263 
4 
78 
72 
8 
172 
28 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
167 
1 
12 
36 
4 
17 
5 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
7 
1 
9 
“ 
4 
31 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
133 
2 
36 
45 
- 
35 
32 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
229 
4 
74 
43 
4 
91 
45 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
63 
- 
6 
4 
- 
24 
3 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
43 
5 
1 
11 
2 
13 
4 
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 
817 
25 
204 
329 
21 
587 
242 
acres, 2012 
125,420 
11,158 
70,484 
957,877 
4,698 
244,528 
365,530 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
135 
1 
15 
32 
4 
24 
17 
acres, 2012 
26,445 
(D) 
5,354 
77,958 
281 
(D) 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
645 
22 
154 
285 
19 
523 
221 
2007 
562 
21 
169 
302 
18 
447 
203 
acres, 2012 
53,937 
11,095 
33,343 
707,390 
(D) 
188,404 
(D) 
2007 
66,571 
(D) 
43,099 
621,859 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
75 
1 
20 
42 
5 
41 
20 
2007 
93 
3 
25 
43 
7 
53 
31 
acres, 2012 
18,014 
(D) 
4,113 
151,363 
(D) 
19,882 
95,193 
2007 
40,330 
(D) 
20,296 
150,102 
8,329 
46,532 
309,215 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
93 
- 
32 
10 
1 
27 
8 
2007 
72 
- 
24 
17 
2 
20 
4 
acres, 2012 
42,360 
- 
(D) 
73,059 
(D) 
45,999 
9,754 
2007 
28,619 
- 
13,303 
92,069 
(D) 
24,868 
14,587 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
- 
1 
- 
8 
- 
2007 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
acres, 2012 
1,875 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,862 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,796 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
30 
2 
16 
8 
- 
6 
2 
2007 
17 
- 
5 
18 
- 
8 
3 
acres, 2012 
16,762 
(D) 
4,558 
45,353 
- 
1,544 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
2,707 
35,537 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 499 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
