Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
3,243 
1,733 
2 
88 
112 
298 
487 
746 
Female 
894 
461 
- 
14 
15 
101 
147 
184 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,194 
2,194 
2 
102 
127 
399 
634 
930 
Other 
1,943 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
3,588 
1,983 
2 
82 
96 
357 
584 
862 
Not on farm operated 
549 
211 
- 
20 
31 
42 
50 
68 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,590 
1,334 
1 
58 
53 
197 
359 
666 
Any 
2,547 
860 
1 
44 
74 
202 
275 
264 
1 to 49 days 
308 
155 
- 
6 
10 
48 
57 
34 
50 to 99 days 
196 
108 
1 
9 
6 
14 
50 
28 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
418 
150 
- 
14 
18 
47 
35 
36 
200 days or more 
1,625 
447 
- 
15 
40 
93 
133 
166 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
120 
65 
- 
15 
7 
12 
24 
7 
3 or 4 years 
231 
112 
- 
10 
35 
34 
22 
11 
5 to 9 years 
664 
305 
2 
55 
14 
59 
89 
86 
1 0 years or more 
3,122 
1,712 
- 
22 
71 
294 
499 
826 
Average years on present farm 
20.4 
22.4 
(D) 
(D) 
11.3 
16.8 
20.6 
29.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
79 
45 
- 
7 
5 
12 
14 
7 
3 or 4 years 
162 
63 
- 
9 
23 
12 
15 
4 
5 to 9 years 
493 
199 
2 
41 
7 
35 
61 
53 
1 0 years er more 
3,403 
1,887 
- 
45 
92 
340 
544 
866 
Average years operating any farm 
23.9 
26.7 
(D) 
(D) 
14.2 
20.0 
24.5 
34.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
9 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
160 
102 
- 
102 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
281 
127 
- 
- 
127 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
327 
127 
- 
- 
- 
127 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
603 
272 
- 
- 
- 
272 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
585 
289 
- 
- 
- 
- 
289 
- 
60 to 64 years 
665 
345 
- 
- 
- 
- 
345 
- 
65 to 69 years 
620 
354 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
354 
70 years and over 
887 
576 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
576 
Average age 
59.8 
61.0 
(D) 
(D) 
40.1 
50.3 
59.7 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
192 
112 
- 
- 
9 
18 
34 
51 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
344 
184 
- 
18 
8 
50 
54 
54 
Asian 
13 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
7 
Black or African American 
9 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
White 
3,749 
1,986 
2 
84 
119 
344 
571 
866 
More than one race reported 
21 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
3 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
581 
293 
- 
4 
1 
37 
66 
185 
2 people 
2,278 
1,250 
1 
14 
20 
169 
423 
623 
3 people 
482 
278 
1 
34 
17 
72 
84 
70 
4 people 
418 
188 
- 
23 
43 
54 
40 
28 
5 or more people 
378 
185 
- 
27 
46 
67 
21 
24 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
3,043 
1,241 
- 
55 
59 
181 
314 
632 
25 to 49 percent 
249 
185 
- 
4 
7 
45 
52 
77 
50 to 74 percent 
318 
270 
- 
9 
17 
42 
101 
101 
75 to 99 percent 
308 
290 
2 
12 
30 
72 
55 
119 
1 00 percent 
219 
208 
- 
22 
14 
59 
112 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
211 
171 
1 
11 
19 
45 
49 
46 
acres 
1,846,251 
1 ,736,297 
(D) 
129,344 
(D) 
301,601 
491,264 
776,248 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
3,216 
1,640 
2 
81 
115 
332 
467 
643 
Dial-up service 
229 
99 
- 
- 
1 
20 
18 
60 
DSL service 
1,146 
555 
1 
34 
47 
130 
165 
178 
Cable modem service 
376 
178 
1 
5 
10 
25 
62 
75 
Fiber-optic service 
181 
64 
1 
1 
2 
3 
30 
27 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
563 
343 
- 
18 
17 
66 
106 
136 
Satellite service 
948 
515 
- 
23 
41 
109 
131 
211 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
57 
25 
- 
2 
- 
8 
9 
6 
Other Internet service 
93 
64 
- 
- 
- 
16 
27 
21 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
3,460 
1,691 
1 
68 
92 
286 
490 
754 
2 households 
528 
383 
- 
25 
24 
79 
111 
144 
3 households 
96 
80 
1 
8 
6 
27 
20 
18 
4 households 
41 
31 
- 
- 
4 
4 
10 
13 
5 or more households 
12 
9 
- 
1 
1 
3 
3 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
