Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
210,357 
89,122 
377 
3,108 
5,040 
12,011 
21,823 
46,763 
Female 
38,452 
15,647 
36 
376 
891 
2,680 
3,951 
7,713 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
104,769 
104,769 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,476 
Other 
144,040 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
172,899 
79,225 
202 
2,118 
4,176 
10,986 
19,634 
42,109 
Not on farm operated 
75,910 
25,544 
211 
1,366 
1,755 
3,705 
6,140 
12,367 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
88,616 
64,443 
144 
1,285 
2,476 
6,408 
14,363 
39,767 
Any 
160,193 
40,326 
269 
2,199 
3,455 
8,283 
11,411 
14,709 
1 to 49 days 
20,437 
8,921 
75 
388 
600 
1,533 
2,471 
3,854 
50 to 99 days 
13,494 
5,791 
43 
250 
402 
1,068 
1,598 
2,430 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
23,315 
7,484 
40 
425 
661 
1,652 
2,192 
2,514 
200 days or more 
102,947 
18,130 
111 
1,136 
1,792 
4,030 
5,150 
5,911 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
8,601 
3,004 
122 
479 
366 
577 
746 
714 
3 or 4 years 
14,089 
4,509 
140 
626 
648 
841 
1,208 
1,046 
5 to 9 years 
42,857 
14,069 
151 
1,500 
1,714 
2,944 
3,735 
4,025 
1 0 years or more 
183,262 
83,187 
- 
879 
3,203 
10,329 
20,085 
48,691 
Average years on present farm 
20.3 
23.7 
4.0 
7.0 
11.2 
16.3 
20.6 
29.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
5,765 
1,818 
108 
241 
206 
340 
503 
420 
3 or 4 years 
11,217 
3,358 
141 
528 
514 
629 
787 
759 
5 to 9 years 
36,320 
1 1 ,528 
164 
1,545 
1,499 
2,387 
2,965 
2,968 
1 0 years or more 
195,507 
88,065 
- 
1,170 
3,712 
1 1 ,335 
21,519 
50,329 
Average years operating any farm 
22.6 
26.5 
4.2 
8.2 
12.7 
18.6 
23.4 
33.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
793 
413 
413 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
9,298 
3,484 
- 
3,484 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
21,103 
5,931 
- 
- 
5,931 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
20,987 
5,572 
- 
- 
- 
5,572 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
31,701 
9,119 
- 
- 
- 
9,119 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
33,866 
11,138 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11,138 
- 
60 to 64 years 
35,218 
14,636 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14,636 
- 
65 to 69 years 
32,716 
17,214 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
17,214 
70 years and over 
63,127 
37,262 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
37,262 
Average age 
60.1 
63.5 
21.8 
30.7 
40.1 
50.2 
59.9 
73.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
23,689 
9,647 
68 
389 
752 
1,904 
2,419 
4,115 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2,693 
1,085 
- 
26 
52 
200 
319 
488 
Asian 
718 
314 
- 
18 
51 
87 
91 
67 
Black or African American 
8,551 
4,207 
6 
51 
163 
543 
1,040 
2,404 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
27 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
White 
235,449 
98,555 
404 
3,383 
5,625 
13,741 
24,216 
51,186 
More than one race reported 
1,371 
603 
3 
6 
40 
119 
107 
328 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
39,787 
18,640 
120 
546 
677 
1,961 
3,969 
11,367 
2 people 
132,811 
62,131 
110 
860 
1,245 
5,830 
16,520 
37,566 
3 people 
33,927 
11,401 
99 
727 
941 
2,848 
3,147 
3,639 
4 people 
26,342 
7,843 
51 
896 
1,788 
2,442 
1,419 
1,247 
5 or more people 
15,942 
4,754 
33 
455 
1,280 
1,610 
719 
657 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
209,217 
75,087 
209 
1,947 
3,743 
9,723 
17,818 
41,647 
25 to 49 percent 
13,999 
8,793 
37 
295 
415 
1,032 
1,950 
5,064 
50 to 74 percent 
12,588 
9,258 
42 
398 
604 
1,265 
2,103 
4,846 
75 to 99 percent 
7,529 
6,532 
63 
338 
505 
1,103 
1,620 
2,903 
1 00 percent 
5,476 
5,099 
62 
506 
664 
1,568 
2,283 
16 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
6,612 
4,017 
28 
259 
484 
922 
1,036 
1,288 
acres 
17,575,493 
13,590,194 
196,634 
525,360 
1,695,780 
2,618,915 
4,151,708 
4,401,797 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
169,720 
67,975 
273 
2,769 
4,694 
11,161 
18,657 
30,421 
Dial-up service 
16,767 
8,108 
11 
129 
314 
927 
1,951 
4,776 
DSL service 
57,358 
23,165 
97 
973 
1,778 
4,041 
6,245 
10,031 
Cable modem service 
20,469 
6,909 
36 
278 
387 
1,073 
1,850 
3,285 
Fiber-optic service 
6,007 
2,405 
4 
142 
142 
400 
715 
1,002 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
34,633 
13,286 
86 
822 
1,162 
2,415 
3,834 
4,967 
Satellite service 
44,390 
19,220 
49 
614 
1,166 
3,074 
5,392 
8,925 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
5,016 
2,117 
14 
91 
144 
380 
534 
954 
Other Internet service 
6,375 
2,211 
6 
76 
167 
386 
599 
977 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
206,593 
84,243 
338 
2,850 
4,849 
1 1 ,765 
20,806 
43,635 
2 households 
32,700 
16,287 
53 
470 
724 
2,003 
3,879 
9,158 
3 households 
5,602 
2,497 
12 
82 
174 
494 
693 
1,042 
4 households 
2,321 
1,018 
2 
46 
115 
254 
244 
357 
5 or more households 
1,593 
724 
8 
36 
69 
175 
152 
284 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
208 Texas 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
