Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
20,556 
4,319 
6,133 
951 
1,187 
1,008 
Not on farm operated 
4,260 
542 
898 
253 
303 
265 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,473 
1,292 
2,035 
367 
539 
483 
Any 
15,343 
3,569 
4,996 
837 
951 
790 
1 to 49 days 
2,297 
422 
621 
136 
148 
107 
50 to 99 days 
1,123 
221 
352 
69 
59 
45 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,066 
403 
649 
135 
126 
95 
200 days or more 
9,857 
2,523 
3,374 
497 
618 
543 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
921 
233 
266 
52 
49 
58 
3 or 4 years 
1,187 
334 
348 
52 
67 
80 
5 to 9 years 
3,995 
1,022 
1,351 
188 
208 
199 
1 0 years or more 
18,713 
3,272 
5,066 
912 
1,166 
936 
Average years on present farm 
21.7 
17.1 
18.6 
21.8 
23.1 
22.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
623 
165 
190 
30 
28 
40 
3 or 4 years 
897 
264 
283 
37 
51 
62 
5 to 9 years 
3,279 
902 
1,117 
170 
163 
174 
1 0 years or more 
20,017 
3,530 
5,441 
967 
1,248 
997 
Average years operating any farm 
24.3 
19.2 
21.3 
24.3 
26.1 
24.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
111 
27 
30 
6 
3 
14 
25 to 34 years 
1,436 
298 
284 
66 
71 
108 
35 to 44 years 
2,559 
652 
726 
109 
119 
120 
45 to 49 years 
2,089 
514 
660 
90 
102 
104 
50 to 54 years 
3,410 
698 
924 
148 
190 
165 
55 to 59 years 
4,019 
807 
1,178 
200 
241 
157 
60 to 64 years 
3,746 
731 
1,067 
189 
227 
197 
65 to 69 years 
2,793 
448 
872 
141 
186 
134 
70 years and over 
4,653 
686 
1,290 
255 
351 
274 
Average age 
57.6 
55.5 
57.9 
58.8 
59.8 
57.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
695 
194 
233 
32 
45 
29 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
154 
39 
47 
8 
11 
10 
Asian 
85 
7 
6 
10 
6 
4 
Black or African American 
14 
5 
3 
1 
1 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
18 
3 
8 
- 
- 
- 
White 
24,424 
4,775 
6,929 
1,181 
1,466 
1,250 
More than one race reported 
121 
32 
38 
4 
6 
9 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,865 
549 
829 
163 
173 
129 
2 people 
12,785 
2,319 
3,698 
632 
807 
691 
3 people 
3,068 
642 
868 
149 
178 
144 
4 people 
2,796 
629 
778 
101 
151 
156 
5 or more people 
3,302 
722 
858 
159 
181 
153 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,982 
4,490 
6,154 
910 
1,043 
825 
25 to 49 percent 
1,900 
141 
377 
119 
159 
117 
50 to 74 percent 
2,311 
118 
277 
107 
166 
155 
75 to 99 percent 
1,821 
52 
114 
39 
68 
103 
1 00 percent 
1,802 
60 
109 
29 
54 
73 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,036 
64 
135 
36 
50 
40 
acres 
2,159,058 
220 
3,413 
2,148 
4,088 
4,529 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
19,211 
3,821 
5,381 
890 
1,108 
954 
Dial-up service 
1,451 
249 
408 
59 
109 
75 
DSL service 
7,659 
1,659 
2,211 
311 
397 
356 
Cable modem service 
2,032 
570 
514 
83 
86 
68 
Fiber-optic service 
545 
58 
130 
16 
30 
30 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,376 
630 
948 
175 
195 
178 
Satellite service 
5,323 
807 
1,433 
284 
380 
288 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
386 
69 
101 
17 
10 
25 
Other Internet service 
684 
146 
213 
41 
41 
25 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
20,199 
4,350 
6,147 
1,035 
1,223 
1,067 
2 households 
3,310 
414 
731 
134 
206 
154 
3 households 
763 
48 
104 
22 
35 
24 
4 households 
307 
30 
30 
11 
14 
13 
5 or more households 
237 
19 
19 
2 
12 
15 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption farms 
23,913 
4,772 
6,913 
1,182 
1,435 
1,236 
acres 
10,046,693 
22,515 
161,819 
68,838 
116,614 
143,367 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
70 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
