Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
3,723 
4 
76 
300 
1,105 
1,206 
1,032 
Female 
855 
- 
15 
72 
275 
285 
208 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
4,578 
4 
91 
372 
1,380 
1,491 
1,240 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
3,759 
2 
79 
301 
1,110 
1,250 
1,017 
Not on farm operated 
819 
2 
12 
71 
270 
241 
223 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
668 
- 
5 
25 
109 
140 
389 
Any 
3,910 
4 
86 
347 
1,271 
1,351 
851 
1 to 49 days 
449 
- 
6 
32 
121 
140 
150 
50 to 99 days 
260 
- 
8 
13 
54 
64 
121 
100 to 199 days 
631 
2 
9 
45 
174 
232 
169 
200 days or more 
2,570 
2 
63 
257 
922 
915 
411 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
82 
3 
13 
19 
28 
12 
7 
3 or 4 years 
189 
- 
7 
33 
84 
46 
19 
5 to 9 years 
720 
1 
50 
133 
285 
196 
55 
10 years or more 
3,587 
- 
21 
187 
983 
1,237 
1,159 
Average years on present farm 
20.3 
2.8 
7.5 
9.8 
15.1 
20.0 
30.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
62 
3 
12 
14 
22 
6 
5 
3 or 4 years 
154 
- 
7 
28 
71 
35 
13 
5 to 9 years 
655 
1 
50 
116 
268 
169 
51 
10 years or more 
3,707 
- 
22 
214 
1,019 
1,281 
1,171 
Average years operating any farm 
21.6 
(D) 
(D) 
10.9 
15.9 
21.6 
32.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
91 
- 
91 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
372 
- 
- 
372 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
572 
- 
- 
- 
572 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
808 
- 
- 
- 
808 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
840 
- 
- 
- 
- 
840 
- 
60 to 64 years 
651 
- 
- 
- 
- 
651 
- 
65 to 69 years 
501 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
501 
70 years and over 
739 
- 
" 
- 
- 
739 
Average age 
58.0 
19.8 
30.8 
40.5 
50.1 
59.0 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
82 
- 
6 
7 
38 
22 
9 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
9 
- 
- 
1 
5 
1 
2 
Asian 
55 
- 
2 
- 
18 
21 
14 
Black or African American 
24 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
16 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
White 
4,469 
4 
89 
370 
1,350 
1,457 
1,199 
More than one race reported 
15 
- 
- 
4 
5 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
503 
- 
12 
32 
109 
150 
200 
2 people 
1,950 
1 
32 
59 
374 
712 
772 
3 people 
791 
3 
18 
55 
240 
337 
138 
4 people 
781 
- 
11 
132 
368 
187 
83 
5 or more people 
553 
- 
18 
94 
289 
105 
47 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
4,230 
3 
87 
335 
1,267 
1,380 
1,158 
25 to 49 percent 
155 
- 
1 
18 
52 
52 
32 
50 to 74 percent 
127 
1 
1 
13 
43 
28 
41 
75 to 99 percent 
34 
- 
- 
4 
7 
14 
9 
100 percent 
32 
- 
2 
2 
11 
17 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
90 
- 
6 
10 
34 
28 
12 
acres 
8,460 
- 
185 
348 
4,663 
2,998 
266 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
3,620 
4 
72 
326 
1,179 
1,211 
828 
Dial-up service 
207 
- 
7 
5 
50 
65 
80 
DSL service 
939 
- 
17 
92 
304 
314 
212 
Cable modem service 
1,784 
3 
21 
169 
603 
600 
388 
Fiber-optic service 
430 
- 
17 
47 
112 
141 
113 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
421 
1 
17 
44 
116 
159 
84 
Satellite service 
213 
- 
7 
10 
62 
84 
50 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
78 
- 
- 
3 
31 
24 
20 
Other Internet service 
19 
- 
- 
2 
9 
5 
3 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
4,148 
3 
84 
352 
1,270 
1,351 
1,088 
2 households 
332 
1 
7 
16 
64 
113 
131 
3 households 
56 
- 
- 
1 
23 
17 
15 
4 households 
25 
- 
- 
3 
12 
6 
4 
5 or more households 
17 
- 
- 
- 
11 
4 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New Jersey 201 
