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 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
63,911 
4,881 
13,987 
3,038 
4,119 
3,526 
Not on farm operated 
24,726 
1,826 
6,678 
1,724 
2,713 
2,139 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
37,692 
1,676 
6,122 
1,519 
2,197 
1,949 
Any 
50,945 
5,031 
14,543 
3,243 
4,635 
3,716 
1 to 49 days 
7,535 
486 
1,667 
417 
561 
502 
50 to 99 days 
3,331 
238 
691 
181 
290 
192 
100 to 199 days 
6,469 
471 
1,529 
350 
534 
507 
200 days or more 
33,610 
3,836 
10,656 
2,295 
3,250 
2,515 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,285 
351 
747 
184 
272 
183 
3 or 4 years 
3,616 
559 
1,099 
282 
424 
315 
5 to 9 years 
10,048 
1,257 
3,305 
728 
941 
700 
10 years or more 
72,688 
4,540 
15,514 
3,568 
5,195 
4,467 
Average years on present farm 
25.6 
17.9 
21.1 
22.3 
23.1 
24.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,671 
255 
604 
127 
189 
142 
3 or 4 years 
2,807 
476 
844 
230 
330 
263 
5 to 9 years 
8,373 
1,072 
2,835 
619 
793 
606 
10 years or more 
75,786 
4,904 
16,382 
3,786 
5,520 
4,654 
Average years operating any farm 
27.9 
20.4 
23.5 
24.7 
26.0 
27.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
595 
83 
136 
47 
62 
61 
25 to 34 years 
5,647 
712 
1,275 
337 
512 
424 
35 to 44 years 
9,824 
1,161 
2,237 
537 
737 
604 
45 to 49 years 
7,763 
696 
1,804 
360 
509 
417 
50 to 54 years 
13,002 
961 
2,991 
592 
865 
689 
55 to 59 years 
13,456 
891 
2,946 
665 
861 
727 
60 to 64 years 
12,245 
809 
2,729 
648 
898 
725 
65 to 69 years 
9,085 
510 
2,162 
522 
737 
628 
70 years and over 
17,020 
884 
4,385 
1,054 
1,651 
1,390 
Average age 
57.1 
52.9 
57.7 
57.7 
58.3 
58.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
369 
55 
151 
18 
37 
8 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
48 
6 
24 
2 
5 
6 
Asian 
72 
25 
20 
3 
9 
2 
Black or African American 
28 
6 
12 
2 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
White 
88,402 
6,659 
20,571 
4,753 
6,810 
5,655 
More than one race reported 
83 
11 
38 
2 
8 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
12,706 
944 
3,342 
875 
1,142 
905 
2 people 
44,956 
2,968 
10,212 
2,431 
3,470 
2,917 
3 people 
10,660 
877 
2,593 
526 
754 
623 
4 people 
11,108 
1,011 
2,687 
518 
816 
618 
5 or more people 
9,207 
907 
1,831 
412 
650 
602 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
41,617 
5,474 
16,450 
3,313 
4,128 
3,039 
25 to 49 percent 
9,621 
451 
1,730 
577 
1,035 
953 
50 to 74 percent 
14,461 
422 
1,433 
504 
1,020 
940 
75 to 99 percent 
14,055 
218 
729 
274 
482 
543 
1 00 percent 
8,883 
142 
323 
94 
167 
190 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
3,648 
224 
551 
125 
229 
172 
acres 
2,089,523 
913 
13,307 
7,107 
18,657 
20,025 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
65,875 
4,994 
14,729 
3,327 
4,599 
3,861 
Dial-up service 
6,537 
423 
1,529 
372 
468 
400 
DSL service 
27,187 
2,057 
6,184 
1,330 
1,829 
1,599 
Cable modem service 
7,729 
575 
1,854 
451 
736 
555 
Fiber-optic service 
6,162 
455 
1,197 
245 
359 
303 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,418 
999 
2,912 
635 
844 
725 
Satellite service 
12,840 
842 
2,533 
604 
767 
621 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,088 
96 
242 
61 
55 
66 
Other Internet service 
1,338 
151 
302 
62 
101 
66 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
68,564 
5,601 
16,773 
3,815 
5,378 
4,397 
2 households 
14,722 
786 
2,951 
697 
1,100 
974 
3 households 
3,225 
174 
559 
147 
232 
177 
4 households 
1,269 
87 
217 
61 
59 
61 
5 or more households 
857 
59 
165 
42 
63 
56 
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 
85,307 
6,510 
19,991 
4,598 
6,589 
5,447 
acres 
29,067,738 
31,675 
509,484 
268,007 
536,728 
636,680 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
