Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
7,408 
1,869 
3,534 
441 
432 
332 
Not on farm operated 
1,663 
368 
687 
143 
97 
99 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,369 
682 
1,414 
222 
244 
177 
Any 
5,702 
1,555 
2,807 
362 
285 
254 
1 to 49 days 
855 
249 
415 
40 
51 
29 
50 to 99 days 
460 
144 
208 
35 
14 
23 
100 to 199 days 
1,018 
270 
491 
64 
65 
55 
200 days or more 
3,369 
892 
1,693 
223 
155 
147 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
178 
44 
81 
19 
7 
5 
3 or 4 years 
336 
113 
156 
19 
9 
12 
5 to 9 years 
1,241 
380 
625 
72 
60 
38 
10 years or more 
7,316 
1,700 
3,359 
474 
453 
376 
Average years on present farm 
22.4 
19.4 
21.5 
23.5 
25.8 
25.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
129 
31 
65 
12 
4 
5 
3 or 4 years 
269 
91 
126 
17 
3 
10 
5 to 9 years 
1,071 
335 
545 
66 
50 
27 
10 years or more 
7,602 
1,780 
3,485 
489 
472 
389 
Average years operating any farm 
24.1 
20.8 
23.0 
25.7 
28.0 
28.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
9 
1 
7 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
199 
64 
79 
3 
17 
3 
35 to 44 years 
690 
192 
320 
48 
23 
29 
45 to 49 years 
914 
218 
461 
65 
44 
31 
50 to 54 years 
1,352 
361 
609 
85 
61 
73 
55 to 59 years 
1,532 
408 
695 
95 
82 
73 
60 to 64 years 
1,311 
320 
581 
91 
94 
52 
65 to 69 years 
1,160 
259 
560 
60 
97 
47 
70 years and over 
1,904 
414 
909 
137 
111 
123 
Average age 
59.5 
58.4 
59.7 
59.9 
61.1 
61.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
144 
45 
66 
11 
3 
9 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
14 
4 
8 
1 
- 
- 
Asian 
110 
36 
37 
13 
8 
4 
Black or African American 
53 
29 
17 
2 
3 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
8 
3 
2 
2 
- 
- 
White 
8,859 
2,158 
4,145 
565 
515 
425 
More than one race reported 
27 
7 
12 
1 
3 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,171 
318 
530 
71 
70 
58 
2 people 
4,013 
933 
1,892 
256 
230 
214 
3 people 
1,529 
377 
747 
88 
91 
68 
4 people 
1,380 
372 
621 
93 
74 
54 
5 or more people 
978 
237 
431 
76 
64 
37 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
7,148 
1,991 
3,643 
432 
375 
271 
25 to 49 percent 
448 
61 
190 
31 
42 
51 
50 to 74 percent 
594 
84 
188 
46 
48 
53 
75 to 99 percent 
359 
51 
75 
40 
23 
22 
100 percent 
522 
50 
125 
35 
41 
34 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
342 
68 
116 
24 
10 
18 
acres 
60,069 
351 
2,798 
1,434 
(D) 
2,146 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
6,953 
1,747 
3,233 
434 
388 
303 
Dial-up service 
433 
112 
187 
35 
17 
17 
DSL service 
1,789 
419 
842 
120 
112 
96 
Cable modem service 
3,404 
869 
1,601 
206 
188 
113 
Fiber-optic service 
802 
272 
346 
47 
37 
33 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
898 
195 
401 
54 
44 
53 
Satellite service 
419 
56 
206 
22 
26 
33 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
146 
30 
75 
10 
7 
12 
Other Internet service 
41 
10 
15 
- 
5 
1 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
7,837 
1,977 
3,821 
498 
443 
338 
2 households 
958 
209 
319 
68 
63 
75 
3 households 
154 
25 
40 
10 
17 
11 
4 households 
64 
14 
24 
3 
4 
4 
5 or more households 
58 
12 
17 
5 
2 
3 
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 
8,739 
2,183 
4,109 
555 
507 
394 
acres 
661,285 
13,566 
88,061 
32,013 
41,973 
45,847 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
