Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
14,215 
45 
525 
1,481 
3,443 
4,931 
3,790 
Female 
3,540 
6 
151 
367 
908 
1,187 
921 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
17,755 
51 
676 
1,848 
4,351 
6,118 
4,711 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
15,531 
28 
520 
1,592 
3,864 
5,469 
4,058 
Not on farm operated 
2,224 
23 
156 
256 
487 
649 
653 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,076 
6 
22 
80 
300 
708 
1,960 
Any 
14,679 
45 
654 
1,768 
4,051 
5,410 
2,751 
1 to 49 days 
1,522 
2 
42 
154 
267 
527 
530 
50 to 99 days 
841 
3 
28 
54 
150 
315 
291 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,174 
9 
124 
247 
514 
823 
457 
200 days or more 
10,142 
31 
460 
1,313 
3,120 
3,745 
1,473 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
628 
24 
102 
110 
173 
160 
59 
3 or 4 years 
958 
14 
164 
228 
262 
200 
90 
5 to 9 years 
3,198 
13 
246 
680 
909 
897 
453 
1 0 years or more 
12,971 
- 
164 
830 
3,007 
4,861 
4,109 
Average years on present farm 
18.7 
3.1 
6.6 
9.7 
14.1 
19.5 
27.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
432 
24 
79 
67 
120 
106 
36 
3 or 4 years 
821 
14 
158 
205 
217 
155 
72 
5 to 9 years 
2,649 
13 
253 
607 
797 
674 
305 
1 0 years or more 
13,853 
- 
186 
969 
3,217 
5,183 
4,298 
Average years operating any farm 
21.0 
3.1 
7.1 
10.8 
15.8 
22.1 
30.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
51 
51 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
676 
- 
676 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,848 
- 
- 
1,848 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,678 
- 
- 
- 
1,678 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,673 
- 
- 
- 
2,673 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,027 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,027 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,091 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,091 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,032 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,032 
70 years and over 
2,679 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,679 
Average age 
57.5 
20.9 
31.2 
40.4 
50.3 
59.5 
72.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
456 
- 
25 
78 
152 
141 
60 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
227 
- 
8 
43 
46 
59 
71 
Asian 
93 
- 
- 
20 
20 
41 
12 
Black or African American 
22 
- 
- 
- 
5 
10 
7 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
13 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
3 
White 
17,257 
51 
667 
1,761 
4,242 
5,945 
4,591 
More than one race reported 
143 
- 
1 
22 
35 
58 
27 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,116 
6 
49 
111 
439 
706 
805 
2 people 
8,876 
12 
131 
300 
1,486 
3,719 
3,228 
3 people 
2,815 
18 
135 
298 
924 
1,017 
423 
4 people 
2,296 
13 
231 
624 
880 
408 
140 
5 or more people 
1,652 
2 
130 
515 
622 
268 
115 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,216 
43 
603 
1,676 
4,020 
5,603 
4,271 
25 to 49 percent 
709 
3 
48 
71 
145 
239 
203 
50 to 74 percent 
547 
5 
17 
78 
119 
171 
157 
75 to 99 percent 
189 
- 
7 
14 
45 
44 
79 
1 00 percent 
94 
- 
1 
9 
22 
61 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
289 
4 
21 
40 
67 
99 
58 
acres 
177,227 
196 
1,317 
15,092 
26,067 
90,424 
44,131 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
14,796 
49 
578 
1,665 
3,816 
5,224 
3,464 
Dial-up service 
1,174 
- 
39 
93 
238 
426 
378 
DSL service 
6,342 
26 
216 
736 
1,694 
2,228 
1,442 
Cable modem service 
2,287 
4 
100 
241 
552 
814 
576 
Fiber-optic service 
605 
4 
22 
35 
161 
257 
126 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,296 
9 
149 
317 
643 
712 
466 
Satellite service 
2,675 
3 
99 
300 
636 
908 
729 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
523 
- 
15 
49 
122 
201 
136 
Other Internet service 
630 
3 
14 
81 
173 
236 
123 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
15,500 
38 
600 
1,641 
3,869 
5,356 
3,996 
2 households 
1,776 
10 
60 
139 
377 
609 
581 
3 households 
242 
3 
11 
30 
39 
79 
80 
4 households 
124 
- 
5 
16 
37 
47 
19 
5 or more households 
113 
- 
- 
22 
29 
27 
35 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Oregon 205 
