Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
31,405 
8,386 
1 1 ,524 
1,740 
1,838 
1,346 
Not on farm operated 
4,034 
733 
1,139 
224 
288 
253 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,180 
2,894 
4,619 
822 
856 
721 
Any 
21,259 
6,225 
8,044 
1,142 
1,270 
878 
1 to 49 days 
3,414 
881 
1,209 
201 
230 
159 
50 to 99 days 
1,769 
510 
648 
78 
106 
98 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,309 
869 
1,321 
182 
198 
146 
200 days or more 
12,767 
3,965 
4,866 
681 
736 
475 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,059 
382 
359 
41 
55 
45 
3 or 4 years 
1,661 
602 
538 
73 
101 
69 
5 to 9 years 
5,619 
1,814 
2,013 
288 
357 
217 
1 0 years or more 
27,100 
6,321 
9,753 
1,562 
1,613 
1,268 
Average years on present farm 
21.2 
17.7 
20.7 
22.4 
21.8 
23.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
689 
250 
244 
26 
44 
25 
3 or 4 years 
1,320 
515 
445 
53 
71 
46 
5 to 9 years 
4,497 
1,570 
1,667 
232 
229 
161 
1 0 years or more 
28,933 
6,784 
10,307 
1,653 
1,782 
1,367 
Average years operating any farm 
24.0 
19.7 
23.0 
25.4 
25.8 
27.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
92 
28 
16 
11 
5 
2 
25 to 34 years 
1,327 
371 
379 
67 
87 
61 
35 to 44 years 
3,029 
982 
932 
128 
175 
139 
45 to 49 years 
2,636 
840 
912 
144 
149 
97 
50 to 54 years 
4,430 
1,258 
1,548 
221 
235 
166 
55 to 59 years 
5,293 
1,414 
1,856 
292 
318 
204 
60 to 64 years 
6,055 
1,522 
2,274 
309 
343 
257 
65 to 69 years 
4,902 
1,141 
1,912 
286 
302 
235 
70 years and over 
7,675 
1,563 
2,834 
506 
512 
438 
Average age 
59.6 
57.8 
60.3 
60.7 
60.2 
61.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
882 
274 
346 
42 
50 
49 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
403 
138 
151 
12 
31 
21 
Asian 
286 
94 
101 
23 
14 
18 
Black or African American 
31 
10 
20 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
29 
10 
10 
2 
- 
1 
White 
34,449 
8,800 
12,280 
1,911 
2,064 
1,548 
More than one race reported 
241 
67 
101 
16 
17 
11 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,534 
1,143 
1,641 
280 
269 
223 
2 people 
19,153 
4,723 
6,894 
1,126 
1,176 
844 
3 people 
4,967 
1,399 
1,785 
254 
307 
211 
4 people 
3,898 
1,095 
1,346 
189 
219 
189 
5 or more people 
2,887 
759 
997 
115 
155 
132 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
27,307 
8,294 
11,121 
1,534 
1,590 
1,106 
25 to 49 percent 
2,167 
308 
566 
141 
198 
150 
50 to 74 percent 
2,410 
264 
521 
157 
161 
164 
75 to 99 percent 
1,819 
104 
222 
71 
105 
94 
1 00 percent 
1,736 
149 
233 
61 
72 
85 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,386 
177 
242 
72 
76 
94 
acres 
3,184,003 
724 
6,139 
4,161 
6,400 
10,983 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
28,977 
7,604 
10,423 
1,560 
1,693 
1,289 
Dial-up service 
2,634 
571 
975 
169 
175 
113 
DSL service 
12,258 
3,341 
4,542 
668 
731 
535 
Cable modem service 
4,037 
1,555 
1,432 
184 
165 
115 
Fiber-optic service 
1,154 
266 
406 
68 
54 
71 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,517 
1,156 
1,625 
232 
215 
204 
Satellite service 
5,821 
1,000 
1,986 
273 
425 
304 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,018 
316 
361 
50 
51 
38 
Other Internet service 
1,245 
286 
492 
85 
63 
63 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,921 
8,177 
1 1 ,078 
1,683 
1,803 
1,321 
2 households 
4,188 
811 
1,298 
235 
233 
219 
3 households 
738 
70 
173 
23 
48 
30 
4 households 
302 
35 
67 
13 
26 
16 
5 or more households 
290 
26 
47 
10 
16 
13 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption farms 
34,253 
8,965 
12,383 
1,903 
2,056 
1,513 
acres 
14,269,239 
43,570 
287,626 
110,007 
168,670 
175,774 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
72 Oregon 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
