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 
7,239 
3,516 
4 
78 
230 
620 
1,058 
1,526 
Female 
1,832 
977 
1 
30 
88 
266 
294 
298 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
4,493 
4,493 
5 
108 
318 
886 
1,352 
1,824 
Other 
4,578 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
7,408 
3,649 
2 
67 
223 
690 
1,087 
1,580 
Not on farm operated 
1,663 
844 
3 
41 
95 
196 
265 
244 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,369 
2,701 
3 
49 
147 
439 
761 
1,302 
Any 
5,702 
1,792 
2 
59 
171 
447 
591 
522 
1 to 49 days 
855 
406 
- 
9 
25 
85 
152 
135 
50 to 99 days 
460 
200 
- 
4 
25 
60 
61 
50 
100 to 199 days 
1,018 
387 
2 
21 
31 
79 
124 
130 
200 days or more 
3,369 
799 
- 
25 
90 
223 
254 
207 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
178 
96 
4 
9 
30 
18 
21 
14 
3 or 4 years 
336 
147 
- 
16 
24 
47 
45 
15 
5 to 9 years 
1,241 
521 
1 
48 
88 
131 
144 
109 
10 years or more 
7,316 
3,729 
" 
35 
176 
690 
1,142 
1,686 
Average years on present farm 
22.4 
24.5 
3.2 
7.5 
11.7 
17.4 
23.2 
32.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
129 
67 
4 
8 
20 
11 
19 
5 
3 or 4 years 
269 
115 
- 
13 
19 
38 
34 
11 
5 to 9 years 
1,071 
416 
1 
42 
79 
100 
111 
83 
10 years or more 
7,602 
3,895 
45 
200 
737 
1,188 
1,725 
Average years operating any farm 
24.1 
26.7 
3.2 
8.4 
12.9 
19.4 
25.5 
34.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
9 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
199 
108 
- 
108 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
690 
318 
- 
- 
318 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
914 
342 
- 
- 
- 
342 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,352 
544 
- 
- 
- 
544 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,532 
692 
- 
- 
- 
- 
692 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,311 
660 
- 
- 
- 
- 
660 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,160 
659 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
659 
70 years and over 
1,904 
1,165 
- 
- 
- 
1,165 
Average age 
59.5 
61.0 
21.8 
31.1 
40.4 
50.2 
59.4 
73.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
144 
62 
- 
3 
4 
18 
26 
11 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
14 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
Asian 
110 
55 
- 
1 
1 
18 
27 
8 
Black or African American 
53 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
23 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
White 
8,859 
4,390 
5 
107 
315 
864 
1,313 
1,786 
More than one race reported 
27 
12 
" 
- 
2 
5 
5 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,171 
668 
- 
25 
29 
88 
191 
335 
2 people 
4,013 
2,063 
- 
24 
64 
233 
653 
1,089 
3 people 
1,529 
738 
4 
15 
79 
171 
230 
239 
4 people 
1,380 
599 
1 
24 
87 
235 
166 
86 
5 or more people 
978 
425 
" 
20 
59 
159 
112 
75 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
7,148 
2,918 
5 
58 
179 
520 
820 
1,336 
25 to 49 percent 
448 
293 
- 
8 
19 
53 
70 
143 
50 to 74 percent 
594 
467 
- 
6 
28 
82 
132 
219 
75 to 99 percent 
359 
325 
- 
9 
29 
73 
92 
122 
1 00 percent 
522 
490 
- 
27 
63 
158 
238 
4 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
342 
252 
- 
20 
38 
69 
63 
62 
acres 
60,069 
51,609 
- 
1,819 
4,936 
12,992 
13,153 
18,709 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
6,953 
3,333 
5 
88 
264 
760 
1,077 
1,139 
Dial-up service 
433 
226 
- 
2 
11 
31 
58 
124 
DSL service 
1,789 
850 
- 
20 
72 
202 
270 
286 
Cable modem service 
3,404 
1,620 
4 
30 
123 
387 
545 
531 
Fiber-optic service 
802 
372 
1 
12 
26 
79 
135 
119 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
898 
477 
- 
24 
56 
106 
157 
134 
Satellite service 
419 
206 
- 
8 
12 
30 
82 
74 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
146 
68 
- 
- 
3 
14 
20 
31 
Other Internet service 
41 
22 
- 
1 
4 
6 
11 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
7,837 
3,689 
5 
94 
251 
757 
1,100 
1,482 
2 households 
958 
626 
- 
12 
47 
90 
197 
280 
3 households 
154 
98 
- 
- 
5 
23 
28 
42 
4 households 
64 
39 
- 
- 
7 
9 
9 
14 
5 or more households 
58 
41 
- 
2 
8 
7 
18 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
