Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
39,747 
24,816 
13,020 
1,911 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
26,704 
21,821 
3,651 
1,232 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,200 
(X) 
1,190 
10 
Female 
13,043 
2,995 
9,369 
679 
Spouse of principal operator 
8,961 
(X) 
8,774 
187 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
18,057 
12,349 
4,732 
976 
Other 
21,690 
12,467 
8,288 
935 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
32,569 
20,556 
10,848 
1,165 
Not on farm operated 
7,178 
4,260 
2,172 
746 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,812 
9,473 
4,593 
746 
Any 
24,935 
15,343 
8,427 
1,165 
1 to 49 days 
3,797 
2,297 
1,290 
210 
50 to 99 days 
2,028 
1,123 
780 
125 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,542 
2,066 
1,293 
183 
200 days or more 
15,568 
9,857 
5,064 
647 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,905 
921 
722 
262 
3 or 4 years 
2,306 
1,187 
872 
247 
5 to 9 years 
6,853 
3,995 
2,495 
363 
1 0 years or more 
28,683 
18,713 
8,931 
1,039 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,393 
623 
542 
228 
3 or 4 years 
1,806 
897 
684 
225 
5 to 9 years 
5,745 
3,279 
2,134 
332 
1 0 years or more 
30,803 
20,017 
9,660 
1,126 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
620 
111 
175 
334 
25 to 34 years 
2,957 
1,436 
1,169 
352 
35 to 44 years 
4,899 
2,559 
2,056 
284 
45 to 54 years 
9,208 
5,499 
3,354 
355 
55 to 64 years 
1 1 ,922 
7,765 
3,854 
303 
65 to 74 years 
6,769 
4,783 
1,824 
162 
75 years and over 
3,372 
2,663 
588 
121 
Average age 
55.4 
57.6 
52.9 
44.3 
Number of persons living in household 
82,992 
68,212 
10,955 
3,825 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
42 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
