Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
81,529 
68,679 
4,620 
3,253 
Female 
7,108 
5,994 
366 
244 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
47,949 
39,313 
2,817 
1,947 
Other 
40,688 
35,360 
2,169 
1,550 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
63,911 
55,523 
2,705 
1,848 
Not on farm operated 
24,726 
19,150 
2,281 
1,649 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
37,692 
30,676 
2,214 
1,520 
Any 
50,945 
43,997 
2,772 
1,977 
1 to 49 days 
7,535 
6,295 
449 
316 
50 to 99 days 
3,331 
2,843 
182 
137 
100 to 199 days 
6,469 
5,609 
313 
213 
200 days or more 
33,610 
29,250 
1,828 
1,311 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,285 
1,949 
124 
97 
3 or 4 years 
3,616 
3,101 
217 
160 
5 to 9 years 
10,048 
8,531 
621 
445 
10 years or more 
72,688 
61,092 
4,024 
2,795 
Average years on present farm 
25.6 
25.5 
24.8 
24.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,671 
1,440 
69 
51 
3 or 4 years 
2,807 
2,446 
154 
119 
5 to 9 years 
8,373 
7,224 
487 
337 
10 years or more 
75,786 
63,563 
4,276 
2,990 
Average years operating any farm 
27.9 
27.6 
27.9 
27.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
595 
547 
28 
13 
25 to 34 years 
5,647 
5,081 
245 
171 
35 to 44 years 
9,824 
8,512 
497 
372 
45 to 49 years 
7,763 
6,677 
388 
269 
50 to 54 years 
13,002 
10,874 
702 
531 
55 to 59 years 
13,456 
11,175 
815 
565 
60 to 64 years 
12,245 
10,051 
777 
580 
65 to 69 years 
9,085 
7,542 
543 
362 
70 years and over 
17,020 
14,214 
991 
634 
Average age 
57.1 
56.8 
58.3 
57.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
369 
312 
26 
26 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
48 
43 
2 
- 
Asian 
72 
63 
5 
5 
Black or African American 
28 
23 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
3 
- 
- 
White 
88,402 
74,464 
4,975 
3,488 
More than one race reported 
83 
77 
4 
4 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
12,706 
10,942 
567 
372 
2 people 
44,956 
37,359 
2,694 
1,876 
3 people 
10,660 
8,987 
688 
495 
4 people 
11,108 
9,489 
566 
411 
5 or more people 
9,207 
7,896 
471 
343 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
41,617 
35,925 
2,335 
1,673 
25 to 49 percent 
9,621 
8,148 
624 
417 
50 to 74 percent 
14,461 
11,974 
903 
604 
75 to 99 percent 
14,055 
11,467 
701 
485 
100 percent 
8,883 
7,159 
423 
318 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
3,648 
1,578 
348 
290 
acres 
2,089,523 
590,350 
214,488 
188,894 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
65,875 
54,896 
3,717 
2,676 
Dial-up service 
6,537 
5,583 
413 
303 
DSL service 
27,187 
22,417 
1,573 
1,134 
Cable modem service 
7,729 
6,246 
582 
425 
Fiber-optic service 
6,162 
5,002 
366 
259 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,418 
10,426 
724 
551 
Satellite service 
12,840 
10,746 
665 
472 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,088 
909 
60 
44 
Other Internet service 
1,338 
1,105 
56 
38 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
68,564 
60,565 
1,911 
1,365 
2 households 
14,722 
10,960 
2,023 
1,314 
3 households 
3,225 
1,900 
645 
483 
4 households 
1,269 
807 
200 
156 
5 or more households 
857 
441 
207 
179 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
