Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
10,807 
30 
494 
1,414 
2,803 
3,569 
2,497 
Female 
1,660 
10 
65 
166 
432 
531 
456 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
12,467 
40 
559 
1,580 
3,235 
4,100 
2,953 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
10,067 
16 
384 
1,261 
2,746 
3,430 
2,230 
Not on farm operated 
2,400 
24 
175 
319 
489 
670 
723 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,831 
- 
21 
60 
124 
435 
1,191 
Any 
10,636 
40 
538 
1,520 
3,111 
3,665 
1,762 
1 to 49 days 
962 
- 
31 
137 
226 
264 
304 
50 to 99 days 
480 
4 
27 
52 
77 
190 
130 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,271 
7 
76 
147 
336 
446 
259 
200 days or more 
7,923 
29 
404 
1,184 
2,472 
2,765 
1,069 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
504 
9 
95 
116 
124 
101 
59 
3 or 4 years 
664 
7 
127 
159 
169 
142 
60 
5 to 9 years 
2,425 
24 
242 
604 
732 
562 
261 
1 0 years or more 
8,874 
- 
95 
701 
2,210 
3,295 
2,573 
Average years on present farm 
18.9 
5.4 
6.3 
9.7 
15.0 
20.2 
28.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
330 
3 
56 
92 
90 
59 
30 
3 or 4 years 
539 
13 
106 
133 
126 
108 
53 
5 to 9 years 
2,039 
24 
241 
571 
580 
420 
203 
1 0 years or more 
9,559 
- 
156 
784 
2,439 
3,513 
2,667 
Average years operating any farm 
21.2 
5.7 
7.4 
10.7 
17.1 
23.1 
31.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
40 
40 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
559 
- 
559 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,580 
- 
- 
1,580 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,272 
- 
- 
- 
1,272 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,963 
- 
- 
- 
1,963 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
2,235 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,235 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,865 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,865 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,176 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,176 
70 years and over 
1,777 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,777 
Average age 
56.4 
22.1 
31.5 
40.1 
50.1 
59.3 
73.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
325 
- 
17 
54 
72 
124 
58 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
98 
- 
3 
12 
25 
32 
26 
Asian 
19 
- 
- 
5 
4 
4 
6 
Black or African American 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
- 
White 
12,269 
40 
551 
1,555 
3,182 
4,034 
2,907 
More than one race reported 
65 
- 
5 
8 
19 
21 
12 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,372 
11 
31 
65 
243 
428 
594 
2 people 
6,017 
10 
94 
190 
1,140 
2,654 
1,929 
3 people 
1 ,665 
9 
79 
192 
622 
534 
229 
4 people 
1,571 
3 
153 
439 
594 
276 
106 
5 or more people 
1,842 
7 
202 
694 
636 
208 
95 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
11,008 
37 
479 
1,421 
2,901 
3,645 
2,525 
25 to 49 percent 
731 
3 
40 
86 
182 
222 
198 
50 to 74 percent 
523 
- 
30 
55 
102 
166 
170 
75 to 99 percent 
149 
- 
8 
12 
32 
38 
59 
1 00 percent 
56 
- 
2 
6 
18 
29 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
249 
9 
25 
51 
43 
70 
51 
acres 
164,219 
3,775 
7,455 
54,158 
12,892 
33,289 
52,650 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
9,887 
32 
490 
1,403 
2,788 
3,259 
1,915 
Dial-up service 
666 
- 
13 
43 
169 
261 
180 
DSL service 
3,933 
12 
188 
629 
1,101 
1,268 
735 
Cable modem service 
1,223 
- 
71 
154 
342 
397 
259 
Fiber-optic service 
231 
- 
6 
35 
52 
74 
64 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,696 
8 
134 
249 
466 
541 
298 
Satellite service 
2,590 
16 
114 
324 
707 
902 
527 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
187 
3 
- 
27 
38 
76 
43 
Other Internet service 
400 
- 
26 
69 
151 
107 
47 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
10,745 
35 
492 
1,408 
2,865 
3,494 
2,451 
2 households 
1,286 
3 
54 
125 
270 
462 
372 
3 households 
255 
- 
7 
18 
55 
94 
81 
4 households 
101 
- 
3 
16 
28 
28 
26 
5 or more households 
80 
2 
3 
13 
17 
22 
23 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
idaho 203 
