Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
52,950 
23,538 
157 
1,622 
2,684 
4,485 
6,435 
8,155 
Female 
5,745 
2,092 
11 
98 
213 
416 
622 
732 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
25,630 
25,630 
168 
1,720 
2,897 
4,901 
7,057 
8,887 
Other 
33,065 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
47,869 
21,567 
108 
1,227 
2,323 
4,118 
6,025 
7,766 
Not on farm operated 
10,826 
4,063 
60 
493 
574 
783 
1,032 
1,121 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
20,864 
16,073 
70 
711 
1,304 
2,644 
4,420 
6,924 
Any 
37,831 
9,557 
98 
1,009 
1,593 
2,257 
2,637 
1,963 
1 to 49 days 
4,451 
2,497 
22 
204 
365 
510 
717 
679 
50 to 99 days 
1,992 
1,031 
4 
89 
158 
213 
297 
270 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
4,657 
1,707 
14 
163 
273 
413 
502 
342 
200 days or more 
26,731 
4,322 
58 
553 
797 
1,121 
1,121 
672 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,739 
540 
38 
151 
116 
93 
89 
53 
3 or 4 years 
2,457 
743 
67 
270 
156 
107 
69 
74 
5 to 9 years 
7,100 
2,195 
63 
660 
516 
366 
350 
240 
1 0 years or more 
47,399 
22,152 
- 
639 
2,109 
4,335 
6,549 
8,520 
Average years on present farm 
24.1 
28.3 
4.2 
8.0 
14.0 
22.8 
29.7 
39.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,265 
382 
33 
113 
72 
73 
53 
38 
3 or 4 years 
1,977 
570 
63 
234 
106 
75 
51 
41 
5 to 9 years 
6,099 
1,786 
72 
630 
407 
267 
245 
165 
1 0 years or more 
49,354 
22,892 
- 
743 
2,312 
4,486 
6,708 
8,643 
Average years operating any farm 
26.0 
30.4 
4.4 
8.7 
15.5 
24.6 
31.9 
42.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
315 
168 
168 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
4,449 
1,720 
- 
1,720 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
7,818 
2,897 
- 
- 
2,897 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
6,075 
2,043 
- 
- 
- 
2,043 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
7,686 
2,858 
- 
- 
- 
2,858 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
8,897 
3,487 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,487 
- 
60 to 64 years 
7,536 
3,570 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,570 
- 
65 to 69 years 
5,788 
3,193 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,193 
70 years and over 
10,131 
5,694 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,694 
Average age 
55.8 
57.9 
22.4 
30.5 
39.7 
50.0 
59.6 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
276 
88 
- 
3 
8 
24 
24 
29 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
91 
36 
- 
1 
4 
6 
17 
8 
Asian 
30 
15 
- 
- 
4 
- 
8 
3 
Black or African American 
53 
21 
- 
- 
- 
5 
12 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
White 
58,408 
25,507 
168 
1,719 
2,886 
4,883 
6,998 
8,853 
More than one race reported 
110 
50 
- 
- 
3 
6 
22 
19 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,263 
3,389 
69 
173 
193 
517 
952 
1,485 
2 people 
26,875 
13,218 
46 
359 
380 
1,560 
4,457 
6,416 
3 people 
8,102 
3,042 
27 
315 
261 
893 
921 
625 
4 people 
7,321 
2,615 
20 
356 
716 
913 
400 
210 
5 or more people 
9,134 
3,366 
6 
517 
1,347 
1,018 
327 
151 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
38,302 
10,819 
61 
632 
1,044 
1,845 
2,651 
4,586 
25 to 49 percent 
5,561 
2,822 
19 
176 
315 
436 
621 
1,255 
50 to 74 percent 
6,248 
4,206 
18 
298 
478 
740 
1,051 
1,621 
75 to 99 percent 
4,786 
4,174 
25 
301 
521 
785 
1,128 
1,414 
1 00 percent 
3,798 
3,609 
45 
313 
539 
1,095 
1,606 
11 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,509 
1,049 
7 
93 
152 
266 
320 
211 
acres 
903,025 
819,655 
1,767 
36,126 
114,163 
203,530 
299,354 
164,715 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
38,403 
16,635 
119 
1,183 
1,828 
3,447 
5,085 
4,973 
Dial-up service 
4,132 
1,822 
1 
52 
149 
328 
533 
759 
DSL service 
14,389 
5,992 
32 
413 
697 
1,241 
1,844 
1,765 
Cable modem service 
4,265 
1,761 
14 
124 
150 
342 
571 
560 
Fiber-optic service 
1,566 
634 
- 
38 
62 
137 
201 
196 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
8,640 
3,894 
53 
398 
515 
832 
1,166 
930 
Satellite service 
7,633 
3,723 
35 
224 
346 
800 
1,183 
1,135 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,161 
545 
- 
33 
57 
123 
145 
187 
Other Internet service 
1,282 
558 
4 
51 
67 
111 
179 
146 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
46,007 
18,851 
148 
1,397 
2,238 
3,628 
5,025 
6,415 
2 households 
9,273 
4,852 
17 
229 
415 
822 
1,441 
1,928 
3 households 
1,949 
1,139 
1 
47 
111 
260 
354 
366 
4 households 
740 
411 
2 
13 
50 
107 
136 
103 
5 or more households 
726 
377 
- 
34 
83 
84 
101 
75 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
