Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 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 
172,899 
16,579 
57,110 
13,464 
13,294 
13,781 
Not on farm operated 
75,910 
4,246 
15,746 
5,554 
6,186 
6,769 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
88,616 
6,148 
22,324 
6,259 
6,760 
7,206 
Any 
160,193 
14,677 
50,532 
12,759 
12,720 
13,344 
1 to 49 days 
20,437 
1,655 
6,299 
1,564 
1,473 
1,738 
50 to 99 days 
13,494 
1,056 
3,994 
1,130 
1,054 
1,132 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
23,315 
1,856 
7,114 
1,850 
1,991 
1,988 
200 days or more 
102,947 
10,110 
33,125 
8,215 
8,202 
8,486 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
8,601 
1,148 
2,848 
728 
668 
640 
3 or 4 years 
14,089 
1,746 
5,025 
1,133 
1,044 
1,016 
5 to 9 years 
42,857 
4,635 
15,940 
3,407 
3,327 
3,312 
1 0 years or more 
183,262 
13,296 
49,043 
13,750 
14,441 
15,582 
Average years on present farm 
20.3 
15.6 
16.7 
19.0 
20.0 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
5,765 
814 
1,918 
523 
431 
440 
3 or 4 years 
11,217 
1,500 
4,095 
893 
861 
780 
5 to 9 years 
36,320 
4,175 
13,968 
2,923 
2,777 
2,713 
1 0 years or more 
195,507 
14,336 
52,875 
14,679 
15,411 
16,617 
Average years operating any farm 
22.6 
17.3 
18.7 
21.3 
22.3 
23.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
793 
101 
160 
60 
56 
79 
25 to 34 years 
9,298 
1,084 
2,689 
630 
590 
679 
35 to 44 years 
21,103 
2,654 
7,406 
1,523 
1,372 
1,385 
45 to 49 years 
20,987 
2,403 
7,575 
1,544 
1,552 
1,484 
50 to 54 years 
31,701 
3,169 
10,571 
2,493 
2,445 
2,437 
55 to 59 years 
33,866 
2,954 
10,452 
2,602 
2,605 
2,691 
60 to 64 years 
35,218 
2,705 
10,131 
2,723 
2,673 
2,990 
65 to 69 years 
32,716 
2,312 
9,208 
2,688 
2,789 
2,887 
70 years and over 
63,127 
3,443 
14,664 
4,755 
5,398 
5,918 
Average age 
60.1 
56.4 
58.4 
60.4 
61.2 
61.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
23,689 
3,413 
8,711 
1,628 
1,717 
1,745 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2,693 
304 
1,029 
217 
236 
190 
Asian 
718 
114 
304 
57 
42 
52 
Black or African American 
8,551 
904 
3,333 
1,013 
930 
838 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
27 
6 
14 
1 
- 
1 
White 
235,449 
19,355 
67,733 
17,583 
18,171 
19,368 
More than one race reported 
1,371 
142 
443 
147 
101 
101 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
39,787 
2,989 
10,763 
2,977 
3,268 
3,519 
2 people 
132,811 
9,656 
36,957 
10,315 
10,537 
1 1 ,388 
3 people 
33,927 
3,386 
11,155 
2,532 
2,653 
2,604 
4 people 
26,342 
2,871 
8,525 
1,924 
1,894 
1,943 
5 or more people 
15,942 
1,923 
5,456 
1,270 
1,128 
1,096 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
209,217 
19,619 
68,963 
17,557 
17,543 
18,316 
25 to 49 percent 
13,999 
472 
1,589 
602 
911 
1,051 
50 to 74 percent 
12,588 
405 
1,326 
487 
591 
721 
75 to 99 percent 
7,529 
155 
400 
178 
238 
263 
1 00 percent 
5,476 
174 
578 
194 
197 
199 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
6,612 
467 
1,282 
335 
371 
398 
acres 
17,575,493 
2,000 
31,165 
19,582 
30,610 
46,340 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
169,720 
14,588 
50,756 
12,733 
12,787 
13,324 
Dial-up service 
16,767 
1,263 
5,298 
1,400 
1,251 
1,357 
DSL service 
57,358 
4,895 
16,650 
4,139 
4,410 
4,507 
Cable modem service 
20,469 
2,118 
5,114 
1,398 
1,530 
1,586 
Fiber-optic service 
6,007 
563 
1,434 
360 
406 
449 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
34,633 
3,078 
11,107 
2,618 
2,536 
2,664 
Satellite service 
44,390 
3,306 
12,829 
3,472 
3,336 
3,420 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
5,016 
483 
1,555 
329 
325 
424 
Other Internet service 
6,375 
629 
2,317 
480 
518 
530 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
206,593 
18,153 
63,377 
16,101 
16,373 
17,072 
2 households 
32,700 
2,099 
7,769 
2,353 
2,538 
2,849 
3 households 
5,602 
289 
980 
320 
329 
377 
4 households 
2,321 
191 
438 
153 
130 
163 
5 or more households 
1,593 
93 
292 
91 
110 
89 
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 
241,785 
20,465 
71,830 
18,692 
19,033 
19,997 
acres 
118,358,872 
100,488 
1,759,109 
1,080,903 
1 ,576,685 
2,305,841 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
74 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
