Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sioux 
Story 
Tama 
Taylor 
Union 
Van Buren 
Wapello 
Warren 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
623 
381 
483 
254 
212 
253 
313 
495 
2007 
563 
380 
491 
320 
244 
265 
264 
349 
Any 
2012 
995 
585 
649 
385 
436 
500 
429 
839 
2007 
1,101 
697 
719 
459 
437 
543 
480 
840 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
207 
89 
144 
48 
59 
57 
32 
103 
2007 
188 
121 
112 
92 
67 
107 
81 
142 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
113 
30 
27 
16 
21 
34 
20 
39 
2007 
109 
40 
55 
48 
17 
29 
35 
50 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
104 
57 
56 
88 
52 
95 
44 
149 
2007 
146 
89 
76 
48 
69 
68 
66 
94 
200 days or more 
2012 
571 
409 
422 
233 
304 
314 
333 
548 
2007 
658 
447 
476 
271 
284 
339 
298 
554 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
29 
28 
21 
37 
25 
20 
19 
33 
2007 
55 
62 
40 
40 
26 
35 
38 
44 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
63 
41 
39 
23 
28 
44 
21 
60 
2007 
101 
44 
36 
25 
33 
38 
37 
73 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
209 
92 
103 
82 
85 
97 
88 
196 
2007 
231 
193 
148 
86 
96 
126 
100 
186 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,317 
805 
969 
497 
510 
592 
614 
1,045 
2007 
1,277 
778 
986 
628 
526 
609 
569 
886 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.1 
24.8 
26.9 
22.9 
24.2 
23.1 
26.5 
23.2 
2007 
23.6 
22.3 
26.1 
25.0 
24.7 
22.6 
23.9 
23.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
15 
16 
8 
21 
11 
13 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
51 
34 
34 
20 
20 
34 
17 
47 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
169 
77 
87 
60 
70 
86 
68 
175 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,380 
840 
995 
551 
537 
622 
644 
1,088 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.6 
27.5 
29.4 
26.8 
26.6 
25.9 
29.0 
25.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
4 
5 
5 
2 
2 
1 
3 
2007 
23 
22 
2 
4 
7 
- 
4 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
153 
64 
63 
57 
51 
49 
29 
50 
2007 
203 
66 
46 
50 
48 
54 
27 
41 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
236 
93 
146 
56 
79 
78 
78 
146 
2007 
283 
109 
177 
77 
57 
107 
80 
164 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
439 
189 
237 
122 
120 
159 
149 
295 
2007 
469 
357 
323 
153 
157 
191 
186 
322 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
234 
200 
145 
93 
89 
122 
114 
179 
2007 
246 
174 
173 
96 
98 
113 
111 
158 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
217 
154 
158 
93 
97 
91 
100 
203 
2007 
156 
127 
140 
85 
101 
93 
115 
131 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
118 
103 
106 
61 
71 
84 
77 
127 
2007 
111 
53 
109 
110 
79 
94 
64 
119 
70 years and over 
2012 
214 
159 
272 
152 
139 
168 
194 
331 
2007 
173 
169 
240 
204 
134 
156 
157 
252 
Average age 
2012 
53.9 
57.6 
58.0 
57.9 
57.6 
57.9 
60.2 
59.3 
2007 
51.4 
54.6 
56.9 
59.5 
57.5 
56.8 
58.1 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,344 
790 
815 
447 
495 
471 
500 
1,003 
2007 
1,230 
795 
762 
404 
397 
420 
425 
665 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
61 
119 
101 
39 
51 
53 
42 
131 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
591 
277 
338 
189 
229 
291 
104 
350 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
152 
66 
74 
85 
47 
37 
69 
103 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
257 
76 
42 
23 
20 
15 
10 
54 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
142 
266 
168 
75 
59 
67 
158 
279 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
277 
107 
161 
88 
123 
49 
134 
197 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
16 
8 
6 
5 
5 
2 
14 
21 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
34 
36 
12 
6 
5 
2 
18 
14 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
1,542 
904 
1,092 
623 
629 
733 
728 
1,293 
acres, 2012 
454,723 
282,707 
372,152 
270,260 
205,017 
203,733 
179,055 
252,882 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
42 
75 
29 
13 
25 
25 
13 
65 
acres, 2012 
16,434 
16,434 
10,118 
6,590 
8,563 
10,120 
4,298 
13,738 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1,278 
751 
963 
571 
584 
669 
674 
1,188 
2007 
1,323 
814 
1,025 
679 
568 
704 
662 
1,058 
acres, 2012 
313,982 
183,680 
292,132 
227,377 
163,983 
157,466 
145,849 
213,962 
2007 
321,951 
201,212 
308,089 
237,134 
185,192 
175,728 
124,021 
196,420 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
89 
86 
76 
34 
32 
31 
22 
64 
2007 
118 
111 
107 
55 
64 
43 
46 
64 
acres, 2012 
53,910 
32,783 
43,821 
27,584 
33,609 
28,649 
14,176 
21,898 
2007 
62,150 
70,864 
62,002 
24,890 
15,184 
17,975 
16,956 
17,607 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
215 
97 
79 
15 
23 
39 
26 
43 
2007 
185 
96 
63 
19 
27 
39 
21 
42 
acres, 2012 
108,977 
79,239 
62,371 
16,539 
1 1 ,723 
24,011 
20,185 
23,151 
2007 
82,366 
73,590 
58,406 
13,727 
8,200 
24,947 
18,727 
23,835 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
15 
7 
3 
- 
1 
- 
5 
4 
2007 
16 
4 
2 
1 
5 
2 
1 
4 
acres, 2012 
6,080 
252 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
6,089 
860 
2007 
9,756 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
536 
(D) 
(D) 
626 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
21 
25 
11 
19 
8 
14 
15 
35 
2007 
22 
52 
13 
25 
17 
20 
14 
21 
acres, 2012 
1,542 
10,046 
(D) 
7,130 
(D) 
3,232 
2,546 
3,669 
2007 
2,474 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,506 
(D) 
(D) 
3,159 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 643 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
