Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,243 
2,475 
282 
223 
Female 
894 
742 
48 
46 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,194 
1,543 
241 
206 
Other 
1,943 
1,674 
89 
63 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
3,588 
2,845 
273 
226 
Not on farm operated 
549 
372 
57 
43 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,590 
1,143 
170 
142 
Any 
2,547 
2,074 
160 
127 
1 to 49 days 
308 
228 
27 
11 
50 to 99 days 
196 
149 
5 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
418 
338 
24 
14 
200 days or more 
1,625 
1,359 
104 
97 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
120 
95 
10 
9 
3 or 4 years 
231 
170 
17 
16 
5 to 9 years 
664 
501 
62 
52 
1 0 years or more 
3,122 
2,451 
241 
192 
Average years on present farm 
20.4 
20.2 
19.8 
18.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
79 
60 
7 
7 
3 or 4 years 
162 
122 
14 
14 
5 to 9 years 
493 
372 
59 
50 
1 0 years or more 
3,403 
2,663 
250 
198 
Average years operating any farm 
23.9 
23.9 
21.6 
20.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
9 
8 
1 
1 
25 to 34 years 
160 
131 
9 
9 
35 to 44 years 
281 
215 
24 
18 
45 to 49 years 
327 
241 
19 
19 
50 to 54 years 
603 
451 
66 
63 
55 to 59 years 
585 
453 
55 
46 
60 to 64 years 
665 
534 
47 
37 
65 to 69 years 
620 
504 
36 
31 
70 years and over 
887 
680 
73 
45 
Average age 
59.8 
59.8 
59.5 
58.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
192 
147 
16 
16 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
344 
216 
13 
- 
Asian 
13 
9 
3 
3 
Black or African American 
9 
3 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
1 
1 
- 
- 
White 
3,749 
2,973 
309 
261 
More than one race reported 
21 
15 
5 
5 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
581 
465 
35 
26 
2 people 
2,278 
1,805 
181 
136 
3 people 
482 
345 
43 
40 
4 people 
418 
319 
47 
46 
5 or more people 
378 
283 
24 
21 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
3,043 
2,520 
194 
152 
25 to 49 percent 
249 
174 
20 
17 
50 to 74 percent 
318 
214 
39 
27 
75 to 99 percent 
308 
190 
44 
41 
1 00 percent 
219 
119 
33 
32 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
211 
60 
33 
33 
acres 
1,846,251 
123,923 
235,840 
235,840 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
3,216 
2,516 
237 
211 
Dial-up service 
229 
214 
5 
5 
DSL service 
1,146 
888 
87 
77 
Cable modem service 
376 
301 
36 
36 
Fiber-optic service 
181 
152 
8 
7 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
563 
402 
54 
52 
Satellite service 
948 
723 
58 
51 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
57 
45 
8 
8 
Other Internet service 
93 
67 
21 
14 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
3,460 
2,838 
203 
166 
2 households 
528 
314 
106 
83 
3 households 
96 
35 
14 
13 
4 households 
41 
22 
7 
7 
5 or more households 
12 
8 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Nevada 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
