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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,599 
5,533 
51 
475 
734 
1,450 
1,686 
1,137 
$1,000 
130,029 
118,673 
1,192 
12,087 
17,921 
33,003 
37,679 
16,791 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,883 
1,123 
7 
67 
133 
289 
327 
300 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,384 
1,564 
10 
119 
175 
376 
477 
407 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,123 
1,737 
26 
174 
225 
490 
541 
281 
$25,000 to $49,999 
624 
554 
3 
49 
110 
145 
170 
77 
$50,000 or more 
585 
555 
5 
66 
91 
150 
171 
72 
Interest expense 
farms 
48,464 
30,190 
194 
1,943 
3,451 
7,662 
9,509 
7,431 
$1,000 
928,806 
743,455 
2,213 
37,891 
92,359 
225,256 
248,002 
137,734 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,852 
8,692 
100 
566 
768 
1,682 
2,574 
3,002 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,536 
12,802 
78 
910 
1,497 
3,261 
4,069 
2,987 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,766 
7,529 
15 
432 
1,050 
2,340 
2,448 
1,244 
$100,000 or more 
1,310 
1,167 
1 
35 
136 
379 
418 
198 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
37,667 
22,893 
92 
1,327 
2,600 
5,991 
7,280 
5,603 
$1,000 
629,337 
486,880 
1,569 
23,238 
59,373 
147,616 
160,320 
94,763 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,410 
1,469 
11 
78 
117 
251 
449 
563 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,475 
5,144 
21 
312 
487 
1,163 
1,573 
1,588 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,116 
10,590 
49 
677 
1,255 
2,783 
3,412 
2,414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,012 
3,347 
7 
190 
441 
1,021 
1,037 
651 
$50,000 or more 
2,654 
2,343 
4 
70 
300 
773 
809 
387 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
29,547 
20,189 
141 
1,376 
2,321 
5,182 
6,410 
4,759 
$1,000 
299,469 
256,575 
644 
14,653 
32,986 
77,639 
87,682 
42,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,120 
3,163 
44 
212 
285 
575 
891 
1,156 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,797 
6,409 
48 
409 
653 
1,489 
1,979 
1,831 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,781 
8,030 
46 
585 
1,013 
2,304 
2,662 
1,420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,872 
1,689 
3 
128 
251 
536 
552 
219 
$50,000 or more 
977 
898 
- 
42 
119 
278 
326 
133 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
81,527 
43,940 
195 
2,237 
4,130 
9,609 
13,075 
14,694 
$1,000 
437,312 
323,888 
643 
9,566 
25,924 
76,480 
105,622 
105,654 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,961 
24,012 
162 
1,703 
2,564 
4,775 
6,529 
8,279 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,614 
10,593 
16 
344 
903 
2,552 
3,367 
3,411 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,887 
7,490 
15 
146 
525 
1,829 
2,575 
2,400 
$25,000 or more 
2,065 
1,845 
2 
44 
138 
453 
604 
604 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
59,161 
38,595 
234 
2,307 
4,003 
9,114 
1 1 ,763 
11,174 
$1,000 
1,161,488 
981,054 
1,755 
42,826 
117,188 
276,623 
336,888 
205,773 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,125 
14,663 
152 
923 
1,283 
2,635 
3,919 
5,751 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19,373 
15,180 
57 
944 
1,689 
3,762 
4,806 
3,922 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,439 
4,862 
22 
239 
567 
1,422 
1,687 
925 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,750 
2,559 
3 
138 
280 
833 
902 
403 
$100,000 or more 
1,474 
1,331 
- 
63 
184 
462 
449 
173 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,266 
5,234 
30 
230 
451 
1,303 
2,034 
1,186 
$1,000 
226,086 
208,824 
902 
8,714 
21,838 
59,230 
83,364 
34,776 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
55,052 
36,645 
184 
2,119 
3,794 
8,736 
1 1 ,346 
10,466 
$1,000 
2,098,284 
1,800,577 
5,476 
95,613 
212,432 
539,959 
599,017 
348,079 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
88,637 
47,949 
351 
2,924 
4,765 
10,447 
14,026 
15,436 
$1,000 
9,779,193 
8,584,071 
20,793 
416,891 
988,248 
2,471,970 
2,833,363 
1,852,807 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,329 
179,025 
59,240 
142,576 
207,397 
236,620 
202,008 
120,032 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
62,780 
38,115 
248 
2,187 
3,675 
8,502 
1 1 ,356 
12,147 
Average net gain 
dollars 
171,276 
243,603 
105,407 
222,285 
296,206 
311,533 
267,308 
164,641 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,090 
494 
4 
24 
44 
77 
105 
240 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,941 
1,693 
29 
112 
156 
215 
421 
760 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,541 
1,473 
6 
94 
120 
199 
341 
713 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,742 
3,574 
33 
260 
271 
572 
884 
1,554 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,325 
4,331 
61 
266 
330 
729 
1,098 
1,847 
$50,000 or more 
33,141 
26,550 
115 
1,431 
2,754 
6,710 
8,507 
7,033 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,857 
9,834 
103 
737 
1,090 
1,945 
2,670 
3,289 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,649 
71,268 
51,919 
93,956 
92,026 
90,838 
75,724 
44,720 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
536 
3 
32 
43 
69 
150 
239 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,783 
1,838 
10 
99 
182 
287 
511 
749 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,995 
1,483 
17 
88 
142 
233 
411 
592 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,805 
2,103 
36 
167 
204 
387 
576 
733 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,672 
1,297 
22 
103 
152 
307 
313 
400 
$50,000 or more 
3,508 
2,577 
15 
248 
367 
662 
709 
576 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
88,637 
47,949 
351 
2,924 
4,765 
10,447 
14,026 
15,436 
$1,000 
8,279,386 
7,245,738 
14,722 
292,951 
786,057 
2,035,977 
2,414,549 
1,701,482 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,408 
151,113 
41,942 
100,188 
164,965 
194,886 
172,148 
110,228 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
62,158 
37,648 
244 
2,130 
3,599 
8,332 
1 1 ,259 
12,084 
Average net gain 
dollars 
149,834 
212,481 
88,124 
174,192 
248,222 
268,107 
233,312 
153,334 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
