Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
87,959 
58,695 
25,214 
4,050 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
63,970 
52,950 
8,409 
2,611 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,832 
(X) 
1,793 
39 
Female 
23,989 
5,745 
16,805 
1,439 
Spouse of principal operator 
16,081 
(X) 
15,590 
491 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
36,395 
25,630 
9,008 
1,757 
Other 
51,564 
33,065 
16,206 
2,293 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
69,641 
47,869 
19,693 
2,079 
Not on farm operated 
18,318 
10,826 
5,521 
1,971 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
31,612 
20,864 
9,290 
1,458 
Any 
56,347 
37,831 
15,924 
2,592 
1 to 49 days 
6,852 
4,451 
2,035 
366 
50 to 99 days 
3,268 
1,992 
1,076 
200 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
7,515 
4,657 
2,493 
365 
200 days or more 
38,712 
26,731 
10,320 
1,661 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,524 
1,739 
1,298 
487 
3 or 4 years 
4,567 
2,457 
1,625 
485 
5 to 9 years 
12,191 
7,100 
4,281 
810 
1 0 years or more 
67,677 
47,399 
18,010 
2,268 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,698 
1,265 
1,010 
423 
3 or 4 years 
3,813 
1,977 
1,393 
443 
5 to 9 years 
10,627 
6,099 
3,777 
751 
1 0 years or more 
70,821 
49,354 
19,034 
2,433 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
1,649 
315 
629 
705 
25 to 34 years 
7,974 
4,449 
2,865 
660 
35 to 44 years 
13,004 
7,818 
4,492 
694 
45 to 54 years 
21,216 
13,761 
6,656 
799 
55 to 64 years 
23,508 
16,433 
6,443 
632 
65 to 74 years 
13,865 
10,407 
3,058 
400 
75 years and over 
6,743 
5,512 
1,071 
160 
Average age 
53.9 
55.8 
50.9 
43.8 
Number of persons living in household 
203,330 
173,195 
22,940 
7,195 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
42 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
