Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
47,869 
5,600 
17,164 
3,648 
3,991 
3,228 
Not on farm operated 
10,826 
1,007 
3,606 
969 
1,127 
940 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
20,864 
1,439 
5,375 
1,328 
1,751 
1,535 
Any 
37,831 
5,168 
15,395 
3,289 
3,367 
2,633 
1 to 49 days 
4,451 
378 
1,635 
422 
412 
344 
50 to 99 days 
1,992 
216 
648 
165 
211 
154 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
4,657 
552 
1,605 
400 
463 
351 
200 days or more 
26,731 
4,022 
1 1 ,507 
2,302 
2,281 
1,784 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,739 
337 
755 
144 
153 
107 
3 or 4 years 
2,457 
466 
1,071 
202 
192 
159 
5 to 9 years 
7,100 
1,250 
3,181 
589 
552 
414 
1 0 years or more 
47,399 
4,554 
15,763 
3,682 
4,221 
3,488 
Average years on present farm 
24.1 
17.6 
20.4 
23.2 
24.9 
25.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,265 
233 
569 
108 
115 
79 
3 or 4 years 
1,977 
377 
888 
162 
166 
126 
5 to 9 years 
6,099 
1,119 
2,773 
496 
455 
362 
1 0 years or more 
49,354 
4,878 
16,540 
3,851 
4,382 
3,601 
Average years operating any farm 
26.0 
19.5 
22.3 
25.1 
26.8 
27.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
315 
47 
117 
17 
19 
31 
25 to 34 years 
4,449 
771 
1,681 
328 
353 
320 
35 to 44 years 
7,818 
1,112 
2,984 
608 
648 
547 
45 to 49 years 
6,075 
899 
2,431 
450 
452 
362 
50 to 54 years 
7,686 
938 
2,645 
563 
601 
520 
55 to 59 years 
8,897 
916 
3,154 
638 
680 
585 
60 to 64 years 
7,536 
712 
2,546 
610 
658 
473 
65 to 69 years 
5,788 
449 
1,979 
457 
580 
432 
70 years and over 
10,131 
763 
3,233 
946 
1,127 
898 
Average age 
55.8 
52.0 
55.0 
56.9 
57.6 
57.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
276 
48 
122 
20 
19 
19 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
91 
9 
42 
7 
13 
7 
Asian 
30 
10 
9 
2 
3 
2 
Black or African American 
53 
5 
26 
7 
2 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
White 
58,408 
6,564 
20,646 
4,594 
5,096 
4,150 
More than one race reported 
110 
19 
45 
7 
4 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,263 
716 
2,700 
587 
733 
515 
2 people 
26,875 
2,663 
9,059 
2,101 
2,318 
1,975 
3 people 
8,102 
930 
2,951 
604 
670 
484 
4 people 
7,321 
939 
2,538 
574 
538 
467 
5 or more people 
9,134 
1,359 
3,522 
751 
859 
727 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
38,302 
5,928 
18,013 
3,596 
3,444 
2,411 
25 to 49 percent 
5,561 
252 
1,179 
449 
637 
692 
50 to 74 percent 
6,248 
227 
926 
372 
570 
541 
75 to 99 percent 
4,786 
97 
392 
120 
263 
284 
1 00 percent 
3,798 
103 
260 
80 
204 
240 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,509 
131 
354 
63 
115 
85 
acres 
903,025 
598 
8,807 
3,639 
9,470 
9,788 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
38,403 
4,361 
12,877 
2,763 
2,947 
2,501 
Dial-up service 
4,132 
421 
1,412 
303 
396 
302 
DSL service 
14,389 
1,712 
4,987 
1,026 
1,065 
885 
Cable modem service 
4,265 
603 
1,580 
349 
328 
256 
Fiber-optic service 
1,566 
165 
489 
140 
139 
97 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
8,640 
950 
2,765 
600 
650 
569 
Satellite service 
7,633 
766 
2,292 
503 
517 
510 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,161 
96 
407 
78 
79 
59 
Other Internet service 
1,282 
135 
395 
89 
91 
81 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
46,007 
5,680 
17,360 
3,710 
4,054 
3,257 
2 households 
9,273 
693 
2,663 
696 
814 
692 
3 households 
1,949 
87 
420 
105 
116 
128 
4 households 
740 
56 
134 
59 
71 
46 
5 or more households 
726 
91 
193 
47 
63 
45 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption farms 
56,778 
6,434 
20,260 
4,495 
4,967 
4,043 
acres 
13,765,625 
33,481 
510,235 
262,032 
409,472 
468,743 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
