Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
17,599 
135 
1,587 
2,644 
4,743 
4,962 
3,528 
Female 
2,551 
16 
121 
251 
504 
767 
892 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
20,150 
151 
1,708 
2,895 
5,247 
5,729 
4,420 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
13,101 
60 
838 
1,795 
3,809 
3,959 
2,640 
Not on farm operated 
7,049 
91 
870 
1,100 
1,438 
1,770 
1,780 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,691 
7 
77 
103 
286 
503 
1,715 
Any 
17,459 
144 
1,631 
2,792 
4,961 
5,226 
2,705 
1 to 49 days 
1,165 
3 
91 
145 
269 
280 
377 
50 to 99 days 
467 
9 
40 
54 
95 
142 
127 
100 to 199 days 
1,742 
22 
99 
212 
346 
650 
413 
200 days or more 
14,085 
110 
1,401 
2,381 
4,251 
4,154 
1,788 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,001 
64 
277 
265 
202 
132 
61 
3 or 4 years 
1,225 
42 
400 
315 
232 
171 
65 
5 to 9 years 
3,354 
45 
649 
846 
843 
675 
296 
1 0 years or more 
14,570 
- 
382 
1,469 
3,970 
4,751 
3,998 
Average years on present farm 
19.9 
3.5 
6.4 
10.5 
16.9 
22.0 
32.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
716 
60 
203 
163 
153 
87 
50 
3 or 4 years 
984 
40 
342 
255 
178 
124 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2,993 
51 
689 
761 
690 
551 
251 
1 0 years or more 
15,457 
- 
474 
1,716 
4,226 
4,967 
4,074 
Average years operating any farm 
22.0 
3.7 
7.1 
11.9 
18.8 
24.3 
35.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
151 
151 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,708 
- 
1,708 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,895 
- 
- 
2,895 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,093 
- 
- 
- 
2,093 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,154 
- 
- 
- 
3,154 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,031 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,031 
- 
60 to 64 years 
2,698 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,698 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,584 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,584 
70 years and over 
2,836 
- 
" 
- 
" 
2,836 
Average age 
54.6 
22.5 
30.6 
39.9 
50.2 
59.3 
73.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
174 
- 
20 
30 
34 
44 
46 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
28 
- 
- 
4 
11 
10 
3 
Asian 
13 
- 
6 
- 
- 
6 
1 
Black or African American 
9 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
20,065 
151 
1,702 
2,887 
5,215 
5,701 
4,409 
More than one race reported 
35 
- 
" 
2 
18 
8 
7 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,905 
48 
216 
259 
568 
774 
1,040 
2 people 
9,182 
43 
369 
397 
1,870 
3,693 
2,810 
3 people 
2,745 
31 
374 
403 
973 
728 
236 
4 people 
2,828 
18 
418 
852 
1,019 
329 
192 
5 or more people 
2,490 
11 
331 
984 
817 
205 
142 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
15,063 
96 
1,202 
2,284 
4,131 
4,324 
3,026 
25 to 49 percent 
2,385 
22 
274 
319 
540 
629 
601 
50 to 74 percent 
1,855 
28 
192 
206 
418 
526 
485 
75 to 99 percent 
675 
5 
34 
51 
114 
166 
305 
100 percent 
172 
- 
6 
35 
44 
84 
3 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
544 
4 
24 
74 
119 
161 
162 
acres 
368,644 
80 
11,543 
24,574 
141,782 
123,990 
66,675 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
15,276 
127 
1,482 
2,438 
4,232 
4,309 
2,688 
Dial-up service 
1,075 
5 
48 
127 
241 
377 
277 
DSL service 
6,704 
48 
618 
1,140 
1,944 
1,790 
1,164 
Cable modem service 
2,260 
26 
212 
343 
558 
615 
506 
Fiber-optic service 
774 
16 
74 
118 
177 
268 
121 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,526 
19 
402 
463 
678 
637 
327 
Satellite service 
3,028 
18 
257 
396 
896 
932 
529 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
282 
3 
24 
58 
92 
62 
43 
Other Internet service 
354 
2 
29 
60 
98 
118 
47 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
16,453 
120 
1,436 
2,496 
4,330 
4,673 
3,398 
2 households 
2,702 
19 
209 
284 
630 
784 
776 
3 households 
556 
7 
33 
53 
118 
172 
173 
4 households 
252 
- 
21 
29 
102 
52 
48 
5 or more households 
187 
5 
9 
33 
67 
48 
25 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Nebraska 203 
