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 
28,426 
23,727 
1,952 
1,622 
Female 
7,013 
6,131 
378 
302 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,684 
14,052 
1,472 
1,255 
Other 
17,755 
15,806 
858 
669 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
31,405 
27,244 
1,751 
1,448 
Not on farm operated 
4,034 
2,614 
579 
476 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,180 
1 1 ,342 
1,147 
965 
Any 
21,259 
18,516 
1,183 
959 
1 to 49 days 
3,414 
2,910 
179 
148 
50 to 99 days 
1,769 
1,535 
88 
69 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,309 
2,880 
186 
153 
200 days or more 
12,767 
11,191 
730 
589 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,059 
870 
78 
59 
3 or 4 years 
1,661 
1,390 
106 
91 
5 to 9 years 
5,619 
4,770 
381 
335 
1 0 years or more 
27,100 
22,828 
1,765 
1,439 
Average years on present farm 
21.2 
21.0 
22.4 
22.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
689 
568 
51 
41 
3 or 4 years 
1,320 
1,123 
79 
70 
5 to 9 years 
4,497 
3,835 
302 
255 
1 0 years or more 
28,933 
24,332 
1,898 
1,558 
Average years operating any farm 
24.0 
23.7 
25.7 
25.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
92 
75 
7 
7 
25 to 34 years 
1,327 
1,081 
112 
103 
35 to 44 years 
3,029 
2,502 
217 
197 
45 to 49 years 
2,636 
2,203 
160 
128 
50 to 54 years 
4,430 
3,712 
290 
249 
55 to 59 years 
5,293 
4,421 
345 
283 
60 to 64 years 
6,055 
5,123 
402 
322 
65 to 69 years 
4,902 
4,188 
286 
227 
70 years and over 
7,675 
6,553 
511 
408 
Average age 
59.6 
59.7 
59.3 
58.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
882 
753 
57 
49 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
403 
375 
14 
11 
Asian 
286 
203 
23 
21 
Black or African American 
31 
23 
1 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
29 
27 
2 
2 
White 
34,449 
29,016 
2,275 
1,877 
More than one race reported 
241 
214 
15 
12 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,534 
3,893 
218 
177 
2 people 
19,153 
16,143 
1,280 
1,052 
3 people 
4,967 
4,177 
338 
271 
4 people 
3,898 
3,262 
294 
258 
5 or more people 
2,887 
2,383 
200 
166 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
27,307 
24,230 
1,387 
1,100 
25 to 49 percent 
2,167 
1,702 
204 
175 
50 to 74 percent 
2,410 
1,747 
270 
232 
75 to 99 percent 
1,819 
1,111 
229 
202 
1 00 percent 
1,736 
1,068 
240 
215 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,386 
504 
210 
199 
acres 
3,184,003 
426,538 
438,389 
431,208 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
28,977 
24,193 
1,950 
1,652 
Dial-up service 
2,634 
2,281 
142 
111 
DSL service 
12,258 
10,259 
780 
649 
Cable modem service 
4,037 
3,349 
280 
261 
Fiber-optic service 
1,154 
907 
90 
77 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,517 
3,714 
308 
269 
Satellite service 
5,821 
4,757 
481 
408 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,018 
817 
93 
85 
Other Internet service 
1,245 
998 
90 
74 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,921 
26,215 
1,357 
1,089 
2 households 
4,188 
2,984 
653 
544 
3 households 
738 
375 
191 
171 
4 households 
302 
158 
61 
56 
5 or more households 
290 
126 
68 
64 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
150 Oregon 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
