Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Blaine 
Boise 
Bonner 
Bonneville 
Boundary 
Butte 
Camas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
72 
38 
235 
249 
109 
103 
52 
2007 
59 
30 
239 
288 
102 
64 
23 
Any 
2012 
114 
67 
451 
644 
261 
111 
62 
2007 
134 
75 
448 
638 
271 
158 
81 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
33 
12 
52 
101 
36 
27 
18 
2007 
19 
10 
96 
146 
53 
37 
21 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2 
2 
36 
40 
16 
6 
10 
2007 
29 
8 
46 
47 
23 
13 
10 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
27 
11 
71 
86 
16 
36 
9 
2007 
14 
12 
60 
92 
33 
39 
9 
200 days or more 
2012 
52 
42 
292 
417 
193 
42 
25 
2007 
72 
45 
246 
353 
162 
69 
41 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
- 
25 
26 
12 
15 
5 
2007 
13 
4 
18 
32 
12 
14 
4 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
4 
29 
37 
15 
7 
1 
2007 
13 
6 
48 
61 
38 
16 
9 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
37 
24 
95 
138 
69 
29 
16 
2007 
21 
19 
121 
141 
68 
48 
9 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
134 
77 
537 
692 
274 
163 
92 
2007 
146 
76 
500 
692 
255 
144 
82 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.2 
21.0 
23.4 
22.4 
20.2 
22.7 
22.6 
2007 
21.5 
19.0 
20.7 
22.5 
18.7 
18.6 
19.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
- 
16 
19 
6 
11 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
- 
22 
29 
9 
7 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
25 
18 
83 
121 
60 
19 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
150 
87 
565 
724 
295 
177 
100 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.9 
24.0 
25.5 
24.5 
22.8 
26.1 
26.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
9 
- 
24 
46 
10 
16 
4 
2007 
4 
2 
11 
50 
20 
13 
7 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
28 
2 
53 
88 
43 
20 
6 
2007 
25 
4 
72 
72 
63 
30 
12 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
39 
24 
118 
221 
83 
49 
23 
2007 
57 
38 
188 
272 
73 
68 
36 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
19 
22 
141 
145 
78 
31 
26 
2007 
26 
12 
110 
141 
61 
34 
6 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
25 
21 
114 
136 
58 
31 
5 
2007 
29 
23 
102 
118 
52 
24 
15 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
22 
17 
81 
108 
35 
23 
16 
2007 
23 
10 
84 
109 
53 
30 
13 
70 years and over 
2012 
44 
19 
155 
146 
63 
44 
34 
2007 
29 
16 
120 
160 
51 
23 
15 
Average age 
2012 
58.7 
61.0 
60.2 
57.3 
57.8 
57.2 
61.4 
2007 
57.0 
58.4 
58.5 
57.0 
56.1 
54.9 
55.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
159 
78 
538 
723 
267 
171 
91 
2007 
131 
60 
451 
572 
221 
155 
70 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
4 
86 
41 
27 
12 
- 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
38 
44 
175 
244 
68 
123 
24 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
4 
12 
135 
8 
7 
11 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
17 
- 
3 
17 
2 
10 
7 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
52 
4 
123 
138 
67 
15 
31 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
56 
23 
175 
202 
89 
27 
28 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
4 
8 
10 
- 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
- 
17 
22 
10 
6 
5 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
166 
98 
673 
858 
353 
207 
113 
acres, 2012 
147,985 
34,760 
75,745 
380,154 
62,213 
113,188 
160,496 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
19 
8 
30 
63 
12 
19 
17 
acres, 2012 
19,756 
1,490 
4,656 
33,895 
6,531 
14,618 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
124 
86 
605 
747 
309 
165 
90 
2007 
132 
86 
590 
780 
312 
175 
82 
acres, 2012 
46,095 
(D) 
63,529 
205,875 
42,200 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
50,165 
32,066 
75,831 
230,302 
(D) 
(D) 
102,661 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
19 
9 
25 
69 
19 
25 
16 
2007 
26 
10 
56 
74 
27 
26 
9 
acres, 2012 
43,699 
9,168 
6,691 
63,908 
9,513 
24,130 
85,476 
2007 
20,530 
9,214 
6,675 
98,119 
9,624 
23,269 
10,757 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
32 
9 
25 
49 
36 
22 
6 
2007 
24 
9 
21 
56 
28 
19 
8 
acres, 2012 
69,109 
(D) 
6,808 
103,138 
17,341 
31,787 
12,886 
2007 
112,036 
2,392 
9,233 
95,291 
15,422 
26,217 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
- 
5 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2007 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
1 
26 
26 
5 
2 
1 
2007 
10 
- 
18 
16 
6 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
29,356 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
426 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
