Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
210,357 
188,373 
14,137 
9,971 
Female 
38,452 
34,207 
2,523 
1,765 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
104,769 
92,097 
8,068 
5,901 
Other 
144,040 
130,483 
8,592 
5,835 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
172,899 
158,801 
9,099 
6,217 
Not on farm operated 
75,910 
63,779 
7,561 
5,519 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
88,616 
78,201 
6,512 
4,579 
Any 
160,193 
144,379 
10,148 
7,157 
1 to 49 days 
20,437 
18,090 
1,453 
1,069 
50 to 99 days 
13,494 
12,112 
882 
634 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
23,315 
21,069 
1,466 
1,056 
200 days or more 
102,947 
93,108 
6,347 
4,398 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
8,601 
7,682 
486 
377 
3 or 4 years 
14,089 
12,517 
980 
726 
5 to 9 years 
42,857 
38,388 
2,772 
2,050 
1 0 years or more 
183,262 
163,993 
12,422 
8,583 
Average years on present farm 
20.3 
20.3 
21.2 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
5,765 
5,190 
291 
224 
3 or 4 years 
11,217 
10,011 
746 
545 
5 to 9 years 
36,320 
32,671 
2,269 
1,661 
1 0 years or more 
195,507 
174,708 
13,354 
9,306 
Average years operating any farm 
22.6 
22.5 
24.0 
23.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
793 
729 
30 
20 
25 to 34 years 
9,298 
8,358 
591 
410 
35 to 44 years 
21,103 
18,989 
1,397 
990 
45 to 49 years 
20,987 
18,969 
1,201 
840 
50 to 54 years 
31,701 
28,469 
2,037 
1,456 
55 to 59 years 
33,866 
30,254 
2,257 
1,662 
60 to 64 years 
35,218 
31,243 
2,492 
1,805 
65 to 69 years 
32,716 
29,501 
2,083 
1,469 
70 years and over 
63,127 
56,068 
4,572 
3,084 
Average age 
60.1 
60.1 
60.9 
60.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
23,689 
21,530 
1,406 
983 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2,693 
2,483 
146 
91 
Asian 
718 
591 
61 
56 
Black or African American 
8,551 
7,892 
424 
225 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
27 
25 
1 
1 
White 
235,449 
210,326 
15,960 
11,321 
More than one race reported 
1,371 
1,263 
68 
42 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
39,787 
35,928 
2,237 
1,613 
2 people 
132,811 
118,493 
9,254 
6,466 
3 people 
33,927 
30,478 
2,216 
1,547 
4 people 
26,342 
23,482 
1,878 
1,352 
5 or more people 
15,942 
14,199 
1,075 
758 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
209,217 
189,618 
12,491 
8,602 
25 to 49 percent 
13,999 
12,214 
1,153 
835 
50 to 74 percent 
12,588 
10,520 
1,362 
1,009 
75 to 99 percent 
7,529 
5,967 
952 
732 
1 00 percent 
5,476 
4,261 
702 
558 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
acres 
6,612 
17,575,493 
4,233 
5,502,011 
1,106 
6,129,719 
866 
5,658,181 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
169,720 
150,766 
1 1 ,906 
8,604 
Dial-up service 
16,767 
15,249 
1,051 
733 
DSL service 
57,358 
50,703 
4,188 
2,963 
Cable modem service 
20,469 
17,724 
1,739 
1,289 
Fiber-optic service 
6,007 
4,958 
550 
427 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
34,633 
30,902 
2,316 
1,752 
Satellite service 
44,390 
39,229 
3,255 
2,450 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
5,016 
4,397 
404 
287 
Other Internet service 
6,375 
5,775 
369 
244 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
206,593 
189,803 
9,717 
6,961 
2 households 
32,700 
26,499 
4,611 
2,979 
3 households 
5,602 
3,696 
1,431 
1,066 
4 households 
2,321 
1,589 
486 
386 
5 or more households 
1,593 
993 
415 
344 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
152 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
