Table 9. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Delaware: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
Ethanol 
■ Con. 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,666 
447 
585 
431 
85 
34 
16 
2 
66 
Part owners 
farms 
589 
73 
89 
114 
87 
122 
80 
3 
21 
Tenants 
farms 
196 
18 
40 
77 
20 
16 
13 
4 
8 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
2,267 
526 
675 
550 
172 
156 
96 
5 
87 
acres 
268,627 
33,792 
32,700 
29,576 
22,114 
48,706 
68,097 
10,676 
22,966 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
2,255 
520 
674 
545 
172 
156 
96 
5 
87 
acres 
236,723 
26,291 
26,209 
23,232 
20,612 
46,029 
66,729 
9,116 
18,505 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
789 
92 
132 
191 
107 
138 
93 
7 
29 
acres 
272,208 
6,732 
8,717 
10,407 
20,489 
69,236 
122,332 
21,271 
13,024 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
785 
91 
129 
191 
107 
138 
93 
7 
29 
acres 
271,929 
6,541 
8,669 
10,367 
20,489 
69,236 
122,332 
21,271 
13,024 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
390 
114 
106 
111 
25 
11 
6 
2 
15 
acres 
32,183 
7,692 
6,539 
6,384 
1,502 
2,677 
(D) 
(D) 
4,461 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
... number 
3,855 
883 
1,080 
917 
260 
278 
234 
19 
184 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,346 
266 
390 
387 
136 
91 
30 
4 
42 
2 operators 
872 
208 
291 
192 
45 
59 
41 
2 
34 
3 operators 
193 
57 
26 
37 
10 
19 
32 
1 
11 
4 operators 
27 
5 
6 
3 
1 
3 
4 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
13 
2 
1 
3 
- 
2 
" 
5 
Total women operators 
... number 
1,232 
300 
404 
346 
57 
41 
40 
2 
42 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,046 
232 
354 
292 
55 
39 
36 
2 
36 
2 operators 
75 
28 
17 
23 
1 
1 
2 
- 
3 
3 operators 
8 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
4 operators 
3 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
2,006 
455 
566 
448 
175 
165 
108 
9 
80 
Female 
445 
83 
148 
174 
17 
7 
1 
" 
15 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1,565 
420 
- 
622 
192 
158 
100 
9 
64 
Other 
886 
118 
714 
- 
- 
14 
9 
" 
31 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
1,954 
464 
595 
451 
155 
146 
79 
5 
59 
Not on farm operated 
497 
74 
119 
171 
37 
26 
30 
4 
36 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,366 
423 
115 
421 
131 
128 
90 
8 
50 
Any 
1,085 
115 
599 
201 
61 
44 
19 
1 
45 
1 to 49 days 
143 
44 
34 
38 
7 
6 
3 
- 
11 
50 to 99 days 
50 
14 
9 
17 
5 
2 
- 
- 
3 
100 to 199 days 
136 
16 
55 
49 
11 
3 
- 
- 
2 
200 days or more 
756 
41 
501 
97 
38 
33 
16 
1 
29 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
54 
3 
25 
17 
4 
1 
1 
1 
2 
3 or 4 years 
88 
14 
39 
30 
1 
1 
- 
- 
3 
5 to 9 years 
302 
56 
108 
83 
28 
6 
6 
2 
13 
10 years or more 
2,007 
465 
542 
492 
159 
164 
102 
6 
77 
Average years on present farm 
23.8 
28.2 
17.3 
23.0 
24.8 
32.3 
33.4 
25.1 
24.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
37 
2 
19 
12 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
3 or 4 years 
66 
13 
37 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 to 9 years 
247 
42 
89 
72 
24 
5 
3 
1 
11 
1 0 years or more 
2,101 
481 
569 
523 
167 
166 
105 
8 
82 
Average years operating any farm ... 
25.8 
30.6 
18.9 
24.9 
26.6 
34.2 
35.4 
29.8 
28.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
5 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
105 
- 
51 
30 
10 
4 
6 
- 
4 
35 to 44 years 
233 
4 
86 
84 
24 
19 
8 
1 
7 
45 to 49 years 
214 
14 
79 
59 
41 
7 
3 
1 
10 
50 to 54 years 
361 
40 
114 
102 
31 
34 
19 
1 
20 
55 to 59 years 
338 
41 
156 
63 
21 
25 
18 
2 
12 
60 to 64 years 
375 
81 
102 
110 
23 
20 
18 
1 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
120 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
