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 
9,931 
60 
504 
993 
2,353 
3,186 
2,835 
Female 
2,398 
15 
73 
143 
544 
632 
991 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
12,329 
75 
577 
1,136 
2,897 
3,818 
3,826 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
8,258 
40 
337 
760 
1,991 
2,650 
2,480 
Not on farm operated 
4,071 
35 
240 
376 
906 
1,168 
1,346 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,268 
- 
10 
93 
196 
523 
1,446 
Any 
10,061 
75 
567 
1,043 
2,701 
3,295 
2,380 
1 to 49 days 
1,184 
10 
42 
150 
289 
328 
365 
50 to 99 days 
738 
1 
35 
76 
149 
225 
252 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,727 
18 
100 
117 
412 
544 
536 
200 days or more 
6,412 
46 
390 
700 
1,851 
2,198 
1,227 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
536 
21 
111 
77 
114 
107 
106 
3 or 4 years 
692 
24 
129 
152 
169 
144 
74 
5 to 9 years 
1,839 
30 
214 
323 
475 
532 
265 
1 0 years or more 
9,262 
- 
123 
584 
2,139 
3,035 
3,381 
Average years on present farm 
20.8 
4.2 
6.5 
10.8 
16.2 
20.4 
30.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
447 
21 
104 
62 
90 
80 
90 
3 or 4 years 
583 
24 
108 
130 
153 
112 
56 
5 to 9 years 
1,588 
30 
186 
307 
413 
443 
209 
1 0 years or more 
9,711 
- 
179 
637 
2,241 
3,183 
3,471 
Average years operating any farm 
22.4 
4.2 
7.3 
11.6 
17.5 
22.4 
31.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
75 
75 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
577 
- 
577 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,136 
- 
- 
1,136 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,145 
- 
- 
- 
1,145 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,752 
- 
- 
- 
1,752 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,940 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,940 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,878 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,878 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,327 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,327 
70 years and over 
2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,499 
Average age 
58.3 
21.1 
31.1 
40.2 
50.3 
59.4 
73.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
5,038 
18 
166 
474 
1,305 
1,539 
1,536 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2,241 
21 
147 
233 
634 
553 
653 
Asian 
14 
- 
- 
2 
6 
4 
2 
Black or African American 
15 
- 
- 
- 
12 
3 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
White 
9,977 
54 
429 
887 
2,234 
3,237 
3,136 
More than one race reported 
79 
- 
1 
12 
10 
21 
35 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,963 
39 
89 
141 
402 
571 
721 
2 people 
5,782 
4 
115 
178 
1,002 
2,124 
2,359 
3 people 
2,045 
1 
82 
206 
624 
639 
493 
4 people 
1,370 
30 
174 
287 
456 
280 
143 
5 or more people 
1,169 
1 
117 
324 
413 
204 
110 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
11,361 
48 
524 
1,034 
2,722 
3,554 
3,479 
25 to 49 percent 
496 
12 
24 
60 
72 
142 
186 
50 to 74 percent 
323 
12 
23 
23 
72 
81 
112 
75 to 99 percent 
95 
3 
6 
13 
11 
14 
48 
1 00 percent 
54 
- 
- 
6 
20 
27 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
297 
3 
21 
16 
58 
109 
90 
acres 
1,869,997 
30 
3,428 
3,620 
429,822 
1,161,256 
271,841 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
7,318 
54 
389 
813 
1,867 
2,418 
1,777 
Dial-up service 
571 
- 
19 
51 
149 
217 
135 
DSL service 
3,290 
30 
133 
402 
916 
1,049 
760 
Cable modem service 
1,149 
6 
52 
91 
226 
361 
413 
Fiber-optic service 
296 
6 
7 
48 
57 
111 
67 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,307 
12 
115 
173 
299 
473 
235 
Satellite service 
1,273 
- 
77 
76 
296 
484 
340 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
268 
- 
16 
41 
69 
86 
56 
Other Internet service 
137 
- 
6 
12 
40 
52 
27 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
9,921 
73 
453 
968 
2,368 
3,060 
2,999 
2 households 
1,626 
1 
74 
108 
340 
529 
574 
3 households 
388 
1 
22 
16 
81 
117 
151 
4 households 
241 
- 
20 
19 
65 
81 
56 
5 or more households 
153 
- 
8 
25 
43 
31 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New Mexico 201 
