Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
450 
362 
276 
217 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
11 
14 
- 
11 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
42 
40 
16 
16 
Male 
305 
237 
236 
189 
35 to 44 years 
62 
68 
27 
39 
Female 
145 
125 
40 
28 
45 to 54 years 
109 
95 
70 
39 
55 to 64 years 
100 
68 
73 
49 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
77 
57 
54 
46 
Farming 
169 
131 
88 
80 
75 years and over 
49 
20 
36 
17 
Other 
281 
231 
188 
137 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
54.7 
51.3 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
345 
289 
212 
180 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.2 
54.2 
Not on farm operated 
105 
73 
64 
37 
Second operator 
50.3 
47.8 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
42.8 
40.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
163 
104 
105 
73 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Any 
287 
258 
171 
144 
Latino origin (see text) 
450 
362 
276 
217 
1 to 49 days 
39 
36 
14 
25 
50 to 99 days 
21 
18 
18 
13 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
38 
32 
14 
6 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
10 
2 
3 
- 
200 days or more 
189 
172 
125 
100 
Asian 
3 
1 
2 
- 
Black or African American 
11 
- 
5 
- 
Years on present farm: 
Native Flawaiian or 
2 years or less 
13 
24 
6 
9 
Other Pacific Islander 
3 
- 
2 
- 
3 or 4 years 
33 
18 
11 
8 
White 
421 
354 
262 
212 
5 to 9 years 
71 
80 
30 
56 
More than one race reported 
2 
5 
2 
5 
1 0 years or more 
333 
240 
229 
144 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
9 
(NA) 
3 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
767 
614 
3 or 4 years 
33 
(NA) 
11 
(NA) 
Second operator 
172 
165 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
68 
(NA) 
27 
(NA) 
Third operator 
50 
12 
(X) 
(X) 
1 0 years or more 
340 
(NA) 
235 
(NA) 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
