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 
28,426 
14,211 
34 
523 
956 
2,025 
4,114 
6,559 
Female 
7,013 
3,473 
7 
128 
225 
690 
1,116 
1,307 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,684 
17,684 
41 
651 
1,181 
2,715 
5,230 
7,866 
Other 
17,755 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
31,405 
15,874 
30 
479 
953 
2,358 
4,735 
7,319 
Not on farm operated 
4,034 
1,810 
11 
172 
228 
357 
495 
547 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,180 
11,104 
22 
294 
536 
1,373 
3,006 
5,873 
Any 
21,259 
6,580 
19 
357 
645 
1,342 
2,224 
1,993 
1 to 49 days 
3,414 
1,892 
6 
82 
138 
297 
706 
663 
50 to 99 days 
1,769 
928 
- 
36 
92 
172 
311 
317 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,309 
1,135 
6 
57 
107 
263 
372 
330 
200 days or more 
12,767 
2,625 
7 
182 
308 
610 
835 
683 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,059 
431 
14 
95 
74 
69 
103 
76 
3 or 4 years 
1,661 
703 
14 
135 
140 
127 
162 
125 
5 to 9 years 
5,619 
2,421 
13 
249 
372 
504 
646 
637 
1 0 years or more 
27,100 
14,129 
- 
172 
595 
2,015 
4,319 
7,028 
Average years on present farm 
21.2 
23.7 
3.8 
7.0 
10.7 
17.2 
22.7 
30.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
689 
257 
10 
63 
43 
36 
58 
47 
3 or 4 years 
1,320 
499 
16 
95 
100 
100 
103 
85 
5 to 9 years 
4,497 
1,848 
15 
253 
305 
363 
460 
452 
1 0 years or more 
28,933 
15,080 
- 
240 
733 
2,216 
4,609 
7,282 
Average years operating any farm 
24.0 
27.0 
4.1 
8.2 
12.5 
19.7 
25.9 
34.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
92 
41 
41 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,327 
651 
- 
651 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,029 
1,181 
- 
- 
1,181 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,636 
958 
- 
- 
- 
958 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
4,430 
1,757 
- 
- 
- 
1,757 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,293 
2,266 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,266 
- 
60 to 64 years 
6,055 
2,964 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,964 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,902 
2,870 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,870 
70 years and over 
7,675 
4,996 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,996 
Average age 
59.6 
61.7 
21.4 
30.6 
39.8 
50.4 
59.9 
73.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
882 
426 
2 
29 
70 
101 
100 
124 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
403 
176 
- 
5 
16 
23 
51 
81 
Asian 
286 
193 
- 
3 
10 
63 
70 
47 
Black or African American 
31 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
29 
16 
- 
- 
2 
6 
5 
3 
White 
34,449 
17,192 
37 
643 
1,147 
2,610 
5,071 
7,684 
More than one race reported 
241 
98 
4 
- 
6 
12 
30 
46 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,534 
2,418 
13 
66 
87 
277 
662 
1,313 
2 people 
19,153 
10,277 
10 
180 
211 
1,067 
3,308 
5,501 
3 people 
4,967 
2,152 
8 
116 
164 
484 
729 
651 
4 people 
3,898 
1,602 
4 
174 
355 
496 
337 
236 
5 or more people 
2,887 
1,235 
6 
115 
364 
391 
194 
165 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
27,307 
11,091 
18 
299 
584 
1,379 
3,041 
5,770 
25 to 49 percent 
2,167 
1,458 
6 
58 
83 
186 
434 
691 
50 to 74 percent 
2,410 
1,863 
6 
77 
178 
342 
488 
772 
75 to 99 percent 
1,819 
1,630 
2 
93 
134 
293 
482 
626 
1 00 percent 
1,736 
1,642 
9 
124 
202 
515 
785 
7 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,386 
1,097 
1 
80 
152 
257 
310 
297 
acres 
3,184,003 
3,006,776 
(D) 
(D) 
612,047 
1,129,181 
657,164 
507,365 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
28,977 
14,181 
39 
603 
1,100 
2,345 
4,445 
5,649 
Dial-up service 
2,634 
1,460 
1 
18 
70 
167 
440 
764 
DSL service 
12,258 
5,916 
14 
264 
458 
1,036 
1,837 
2,307 
Cable modem service 
4,037 
1,750 
10 
84 
101 
283 
502 
770 
Fiber-optic service 
1,154 
549 
- 
15 
41 
89 
191 
213 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,517 
2,221 
11 
128 
231 
407 
695 
749 
Satellite service 
5,821 
3,146 
8 
111 
256 
484 
982 
1,305 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,018 
495 
- 
28 
47 
77 
131 
212 
Other Internet service 
1,245 
615 
2 
29 
58 
111 
188 
227 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,921 
14,421 
33 
540 
967 
2,172 
4,254 
6,455 
2 households 
4,188 
2,412 
3 
75 
146 
363 
705 
1,120 
3 households 
738 
496 
5 
22 
37 
99 
160 
173 
4 households 
302 
178 
- 
9 
19 
39 
55 
56 
5 or more households 
290 
177 
- 
5 
12 
42 
56 
62 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Oregon 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
