Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,821 
11,014 
61 
813 
873 
1,968 
3,207 
4,092 
Female 
2,995 
1,335 
10 
64 
106 
296 
458 
401 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,349 
12,349 
71 
877 
979 
2,264 
3,665 
4,493 
Other 
12,467 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
20,556 
10,489 
39 
580 
774 
1,903 
3,219 
3,974 
Not on farm operated 
4,260 
1,860 
32 
297 
205 
361 
446 
519 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,473 
7,642 
29 
425 
469 
1,183 
2,140 
3,396 
Any 
15,343 
4,707 
42 
452 
510 
1,081 
1,525 
1,097 
1 to 49 days 
2,297 
1,335 
12 
113 
138 
263 
425 
384 
50 to 99 days 
1,123 
643 
3 
55 
80 
130 
221 
154 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,066 
795 
4 
81 
57 
188 
260 
205 
200 days or more 
9,857 
1,934 
23 
203 
235 
500 
619 
354 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
921 
417 
16 
151 
44 
83 
82 
41 
3 or 4 years 
1,187 
523 
26 
171 
92 
89 
84 
61 
5 to 9 years 
3,995 
1,570 
29 
346 
233 
299 
368 
295 
1 0 years or more 
18,713 
9,839 
- 
209 
610 
1,793 
3,131 
4,096 
Average years on present farm 
21.7 
24.6 
4.2 
6.7 
12.0 
19.2 
24.9 
33.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
623 
293 
16 
103 
25 
54 
65 
30 
3 or 4 years 
897 
358 
26 
124 
48 
56 
58 
46 
5 to 9 years 
3,279 
1,240 
29 
351 
187 
214 
259 
200 
1 0 years or more 
20,017 
10,458 
- 
299 
719 
1,940 
3,283 
4,217 
Average years operating any farm 
24.3 
27.6 
4.3 
7.9 
13.8 
21.7 
27.9 
37.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
111 
71 
71 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,436 
877 
- 
877 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,559 
979 
- 
- 
979 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,089 
817 
- 
- 
- 
817 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,410 
1,447 
- 
- 
- 
1,447 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
4,019 
1,784 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,784 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,746 
1,881 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,881 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,793 
1,617 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,617 
70 years and over 
4,653 
2,876 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,876 
Average age 
57.6 
58.9 
21.7 
30.6 
39.7 
50.3 
59.6 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
695 
370 
4 
29 
32 
109 
100 
96 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
154 
56 
4 
- 
2 
9 
13 
28 
Asian 
85 
66 
- 
5 
8 
11 
26 
16 
Black or African American 
14 
6 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
18 
10 
- 
4 
- 
3 
2 
1 
White 
24,424 
12,155 
61 
861 
965 
2,233 
3,608 
4,427 
More than one race reported 
121 
56 
6 
4 
4 
8 
16 
18 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,865 
1,493 
17 
72 
79 
241 
415 
669 
2 people 
12,785 
6,768 
18 
142 
130 
808 
2,383 
3,287 
3 people 
3,068 
1,403 
13 
149 
91 
413 
418 
319 
4 people 
2,796 
1,225 
10 
235 
231 
391 
227 
131 
5 or more people 
3,302 
1,460 
13 
279 
448 
411 
222 
87 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,982 
5,974 
20 
274 
391 
838 
1,671 
2,780 
25 to 49 percent 
1,900 
1,169 
10 
94 
75 
194 
294 
502 
50 to 74 percent 
2,311 
1,788 
6 
152 
117 
310 
488 
715 
75 to 99 percent 
1,821 
1,672 
12 
154 
184 
386 
446 
490 
1 00 percent 
1,802 
1,746 
23 
203 
212 
536 
766 
6 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,036 
787 
7 
81 
117 
209 
239 
134 
acres 
2,159,058 
1 ,994,839 
312 
75,541 
523,262 
519,998 
555,371 
320,355 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
19,211 
9,324 
63 
760 
861 
1,907 
2,879 
2,854 
Dial-up service 
1,451 
785 
- 
41 
47 
121 
250 
326 
DSL service 
7,659 
3,726 
20 
270 
375 
818 
1,193 
1,050 
Cable modem service 
2,032 
809 
3 
82 
67 
134 
241 
282 
Fiber-optic service 
545 
314 
- 
37 
33 
53 
103 
88 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,376 
1,680 
19 
217 
190 
317 
491 
446 
Satellite service 
5,323 
2,733 
25 
188 
226 
561 
840 
893 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
386 
199 
- 
22 
26 
46 
47 
58 
Other Internet service 
684 
284 
- 
12 
27 
62 
99 
84 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
20,199 
9,454 
64 
711 
759 
1,680 
2,816 
3,424 
2 households 
3,310 
2,024 
7 
100 
158 
372 
555 
832 
3 households 
763 
508 
- 
31 
31 
111 
185 
150 
4 households 
307 
206 
- 
29 
10 
45 
64 
58 
5 or more households 
237 
157 
- 
6 
21 
56 
45 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
