Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
371,064 
248,809 
107,469 
14,786 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
250,306 
210,357 
31,215 
8,734 
Spouse of principal operator 
10,617 
(X) 
10,375 
242 
Female 
120,758 
38,452 
76,254 
6,052 
Spouse of principal operator 
70,890 
(X) 
69,466 
1,424 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
143,828 
104,769 
34,192 
4,867 
Other 
227,236 
144,040 
73,277 
9,919 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
256,727 
172,899 
76,889 
6,939 
Not on farm operated 
114,337 
75,910 
30,580 
7,847 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
128,318 
88,616 
35,459 
4,243 
Any 
242,746 
160,193 
72,010 
10,543 
1 to 49 days 
32,452 
20,437 
10,426 
1,589 
50 to 99 days 
20,673 
13,494 
6,180 
999 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
35,010 
23,315 
10,292 
1,403 
200 days or more 
154,611 
102,947 
45,112 
6,552 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
16,028 
8,601 
5,547 
1,880 
3 or 4 years 
24,574 
14,089 
8,559 
1,926 
5 to 9 years 
69,899 
42,857 
23,587 
3,455 
1 0 years or more 
260,563 
183,262 
69,776 
7,525 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
11,641 
5,765 
4,230 
1,646 
3 or 4 years 
20,299 
11,217 
7,363 
1,719 
5 to 9 years 
60,747 
36,320 
21,205 
3,222 
1 0 years or more 
278,377 
195,507 
74,671 
8,199 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
4,158 
793 
1,372 
1,993 
25 to 34 years 
18,174 
9,298 
6,696 
2,180 
35 to 44 years 
37,447 
21,103 
14,134 
2,210 
45 to 54 years 
83,595 
52,688 
27,997 
2,910 
55 to 64 years 
103,698 
69,084 
31,725 
2,889 
65 to 74 years 
79,154 
58,590 
18,890 
1,674 
75 years and over 
44,838 
37,253 
6,655 
930 
Average age 
58.1 
60.1 
54.9 
47.3 
Number of persons living in household 
713,144 
600,630 
88,677 
23,837 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
