Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,821 
18,171 
1,600 
1,311 
Female 
2,995 
2,545 
202 
164 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,349 
9,692 
1,158 
982 
Other 
12,467 
1 1 ,024 
644 
493 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
20,556 
17,637 
1,296 
1,067 
Not on farm operated 
4,260 
3,079 
506 
408 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,473 
7,436 
917 
770 
Any 
15,343 
13,280 
885 
705 
1 to 49 days 
2,297 
1,920 
136 
104 
50 to 99 days 
1,123 
949 
80 
71 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,066 
1,788 
130 
103 
200 days or more 
9,857 
8,623 
539 
427 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
921 
740 
77 
56 
3 or 4 years 
1,187 
996 
84 
78 
5 to 9 years 
3,995 
3,439 
261 
214 
1 0 years or more 
18,713 
15,541 
1,380 
1,127 
Average years on present farm 
21.7 
21.4 
23.3 
23.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
623 
507 
39 
30 
3 or 4 years 
897 
754 
69 
64 
5 to 9 years 
3,279 
2,844 
187 
139 
1 0 years or more 
20,017 
16,611 
1,507 
1,242 
Average years operating any farm 
24.3 
23.9 
26.7 
26.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
111 
89 
13 
13 
25 to 34 years 
1,436 
1,176 
129 
101 
35 to 44 years 
2,559 
2,141 
164 
138 
45 to 49 years 
2,089 
1,747 
133 
112 
50 to 54 years 
3,410 
2,824 
264 
221 
55 to 59 years 
4,019 
3,366 
264 
228 
60 to 64 years 
3,746 
3,158 
236 
193 
65 to 69 years 
2,793 
2,376 
185 
153 
70 years and over 
4,653 
3,839 
414 
316 
Average age 
57.6 
57.6 
58.1 
57.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
695 
597 
43 
32 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
154 
133 
5 
5 
Asian 
85 
53 
13 
13 
Black or African American 
14 
10 
2 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
18 
17 
- 
- 
White 
24,424 
20,396 
1,778 
1,451 
More than one race reported 
121 
107 
4 
4 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,865 
2,451 
181 
138 
2 people 
12,785 
10,646 
950 
771 
3 people 
3,068 
2,534 
222 
202 
4 people 
2,796 
2,356 
168 
134 
5 or more people 
3,302 
2,729 
281 
230 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,982 
14,933 
936 
732 
25 to 49 percent 
1,900 
1,522 
177 
135 
50 to 74 percent 
2,311 
1,768 
252 
202 
75 to 99 percent 
1,821 
1,274 
218 
200 
1 00 percent 
1,802 
1,219 
219 
206 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,036 
384 
176 
152 
acres 
2,159,058 
281,182 
429,074 
408,918 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
19,211 
15,797 
1,465 
1,228 
Dial-up service 
1,451 
1,236 
94 
67 
DSL service 
7,659 
6,237 
560 
466 
Cable modem service 
2,032 
1,689 
160 
142 
Fiber-optic service 
545 
366 
71 
52 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,376 
2,739 
286 
246 
Satellite service 
5,323 
4,375 
418 
370 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
386 
292 
50 
46 
Other Internet service 
684 
573 
38 
35 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
20,199 
17,768 
880 
704 
2 households 
3,310 
2,299 
576 
459 
3 households 
763 
375 
205 
181 
4 households 
307 
150 
84 
77 
5 or more households 
237 
124 
57 
54 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
148 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
