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 
81,529 
45,685 
344 
2,817 
4,586 
10,125 
13,452 
14,361 
Female 
7,108 
2,264 
7 
107 
179 
322 
574 
1,075 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
47,949 
47,949 
351 
2,924 
4,765 
10,447 
14,026 
15,436 
Other 
40,688 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
63,911 
38,245 
223 
2,011 
3,629 
8,598 
11,611 
12,173 
Not on farm operated 
24,726 
9,704 
128 
913 
1,136 
1,849 
2,415 
3,263 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
37,692 
31,059 
108 
1,247 
2,451 
6,240 
8,956 
12,057 
Any 
50,945 
16,890 
243 
1,677 
2,314 
4,207 
5,070 
3,379 
1 to 49 days 
7,535 
5,187 
65 
493 
682 
1,189 
1,503 
1,255 
50 to 99 days 
3,331 
2,346 
37 
182 
230 
586 
768 
543 
100 to 199 days 
6,469 
2,923 
32 
239 
385 
692 
987 
588 
200 days or more 
33,610 
6,434 
109 
763 
1,017 
1,740 
1,812 
993 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,285 
788 
83 
252 
131 
109 
138 
75 
3 or 4 years 
3,616 
1,279 
129 
432 
225 
185 
174 
134 
5 to 9 years 
10,048 
3,659 
139 
1,257 
724 
619 
620 
300 
10 years or more 
72,688 
42,223 
- 
983 
3,685 
9,534 
13,094 
14,927 
Average years on present farm 
25.6 
29.4 
4.2 
7.9 
15.2 
24.5 
30.8 
40.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,671 
538 
73 
188 
77 
64 
91 
45 
3 or 4 years 
2,807 
929 
121 
335 
154 
109 
121 
89 
5 to 9 years 
8,373 
2,878 
157 
1,200 
540 
412 
362 
207 
10 years or more 
75,786 
43,604 
1,201 
3,994 
9,862 
13,452 
15,095 
Average years operating any farm 
27.9 
31.8 
4.3 
8.7 
16.4 
26.4 
33.3 
43.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
595 
351 
351 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
5,647 
2,924 
- 
2,924 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
9,824 
4,765 
- 
- 
4,765 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
7,763 
3,797 
- 
- 
- 
3,797 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
13,002 
6,650 
- 
- 
- 
6,650 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
13,456 
7,262 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7,262 
- 
60 to 64 years 
12,245 
6,764 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,764 
- 
65 to 69 years 
9,085 
5,544 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,544 
70 years and over 
17,020 
9,892 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9,892 
Average age 
57.1 
57.8 
22.7 
30.2 
39.8 
50.3 
59.3 
73.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
369 
153 
3 
9 
23 
46 
23 
49 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
48 
9 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
3 
Asian 
72 
32 
- 
6 
11 
3 
11 
1 
Black or African American 
28 
15 
- 
- 
4 
1 
8 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
White 
88,402 
47,860 
351 
2,916 
4,747 
10,440 
13,996 
15,410 
More than one race reported 
83 
32 
- 
2 
2 
3 
6 
19 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
12,706 
6,362 
117 
452 
419 
1,108 
1,710 
2,556 
2 people 
44,956 
25,894 
135 
613 
603 
3,524 
9,524 
11,495 
3 people 
10,660 
5,445 
44 
509 
498 
2,007 
1,555 
832 
4 people 
11,108 
5,322 
37 
785 
1,438 
2,039 
730 
293 
5 or more people 
9,207 
4,926 
18 
565 
1,807 
1,769 
507 
260 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
41,617 
12,349 
88 
843 
1,217 
2,148 
3,034 
5,019 
25 to 49 percent 
9,621 
4,451 
42 
280 
352 
736 
1,135 
1,906 
50 to 74 percent 
14,461 
10,141 
87 
609 
1,015 
2,010 
2,542 
3,878 
75 to 99 percent 
14,055 
12,397 
83 
683 
1,074 
2,665 
3,285 
4,607 
1 00 percent 
8,883 
8,611 
51 
509 
1,107 
2,888 
4,030 
26 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
3,648 
2,547 
11 
169 
292 
712 
853 
510 
acres 
2,089,523 
1,849,322 
6,765 
88,510 
203,042 
557,033 
651,814 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
65,875 
35,314 
266 
2,465 
3,912 
8,557 
11,000 
9,114 
Dial-up service 
6,537 
3,791 
8 
103 
248 
787 
1,222 
1,423 
DSL service 
27,187 
14,596 
113 
931 
1,759 
3,738 
4,528 
3,527 
Cable modem service 
7,729 
3,333 
30 
274 
266 
675 
1,046 
1,042 
Fiber-optic service 
6,162 
3,582 
22 
237 
440 
869 
1,156 
858 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,418 
6,291 
75 
726 
840 
1,531 
1,849 
1,270 
Satellite service 
12,840 
7,755 
51 
469 
831 
1,979 
2,430 
1,995 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,088 
606 
2 
41 
83 
107 
197 
176 
Other Internet service 
1,338 
761 
2 
59 
64 
184 
222 
230 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
68,564 
36,018 
293 
2,364 
3,768 
7,891 
10,399 
1 1 ,303 
2 households 
14,722 
8,837 
41 
383 
716 
1,763 
2,686 
3,248 
3 households 
3,225 
1,810 
7 
88 
139 
413 
575 
588 
4 households 
1,269 
776 
5 
66 
83 
241 
203 
178 
5 or more households 
857 
508 
5 
23 
59 
139 
163 
119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
