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 
5,248 
2,492 
12 
118 
173 
439 
729 
1,021 
Female 
2,507 
1,386 
24 
134 
133 
404 
375 
316 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,878 
3,878 
36 
252 
306 
843 
1,104 
1,337 
Other 
3,877 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6,038 
3,015 
22 
128 
224 
646 
889 
1,106 
Not on farm operated 
1,717 
863 
14 
124 
82 
197 
215 
231 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,736 
2,246 
18 
102 
155 
405 
603 
963 
Any 
5,019 
1,632 
18 
150 
151 
438 
501 
374 
1 to 49 days 
743 
376 
3 
47 
28 
110 
111 
77 
50 to 99 days 
447 
230 
8 
40 
15 
53 
69 
45 
100 to 199 days 
759 
268 
2 
32 
23 
60 
98 
53 
200 days or more 
3,070 
758 
5 
31 
85 
215 
223 
199 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
328 
160 
19 
49 
21 
44 
21 
6 
3 or 4 years 
507 
264 
6 
103 
58 
51 
29 
17 
5 to 9 years 
1,119 
482 
11 
68 
75 
152 
106 
70 
10 years or more 
5,801 
2,972 
- 
32 
152 
596 
948 
1,244 
Average years on present farm 
21.6 
23.1 
3.5 
5.3 
9.9 
16.7 
23.3 
33.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
223 
90 
17 
25 
6 
30 
7 
5 
3 or 4 years 
433 
204 
6 
80 
48 
42 
19 
9 
5 to 9 years 
993 
446 
13 
107 
68 
115 
87 
56 
10 years or more 
6,106 
3,138 
40 
184 
656 
991 
1,267 
Average years operating any farm 
23.6 
25.5 
3.7 
6.2 
11.8 
19.0 
25.9 
36.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
60 
36 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
359 
252 
- 
252 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
655 
306 
- 
- 
306 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
797 
367 
- 
- 
- 
367 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,136 
476 
- 
- 
- 
476 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,283 
527 
- 
- 
- 
- 
527 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,132 
577 
- 
- 
- 
- 
577 
- 
65 to 69 years 
933 
516 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
516 
70 years and over 
1,400 
821 
- 
- 
- 
821 
Average age 
57.8 
58.3 
22.5 
30.3 
39.9 
49.9 
59.5 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
142 
113 
6 
6 
32 
29 
26 
14 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
15 
12 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
2 
Asian 
71 
18 
- 
10 
6 
1 
- 
1 
Black or African American 
80 
22 
- 
- 
7 
4 
6 
5 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
7,559 
3,813 
36 
241 
292 
836 
1,081 
1,327 
More than one race reported 
29 
13 
" 
1 
1 
" 
9 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,201 
610 
10 
44 
22 
82 
170 
282 
2 people 
3,664 
1,924 
5 
92 
60 
320 
602 
845 
3 people 
1,161 
606 
9 
54 
65 
182 
166 
130 
4 people 
1,040 
449 
12 
40 
79 
160 
107 
51 
5 or more people 
689 
289 
- 
22 
80 
99 
59 
29 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
5,727 
2,277 
17 
115 
137 
481 
574 
953 
25 to 49 percent 
575 
367 
8 
21 
35 
66 
103 
134 
50 to 74 percent 
636 
510 
8 
42 
40 
106 
163 
151 
75 to 99 percent 
368 
316 
3 
23 
30 
74 
88 
98 
1 00 percent 
449 
408 
- 
51 
64 
116 
176 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
490 
319 
6 
60 
41 
86 
68 
58 
acres 
73,847 
49,109 
18 
1,540 
3,223 
23,450 
11,035 
9,843 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
6,207 
3,087 
31 
244 
262 
746 
905 
899 
Dial-up service 
341 
200 
- 
5 
13 
46 
48 
88 
DSL service 
1,417 
712 
4 
46 
68 
171 
224 
199 
Cable modem service 
3,104 
1,564 
12 
125 
136 
378 
453 
460 
Fiber-optic service 
766 
391 
- 
38 
28 
106 
110 
109 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
776 
426 
- 
47 
55 
110 
133 
81 
Satellite service 
384 
148 
- 
12 
4 
28 
43 
61 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
235 
136 
12 
11 
25 
28 
31 
29 
Other Internet service 
63 
22 
3 
- 
7 
7 
5 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
6,737 
3,260 
36 
210 
255 
737 
931 
1,091 
2 households 
742 
442 
- 
34 
43 
53 
123 
189 
3 households 
168 
112 
- 
8 
3 
27 
36 
38 
4 households 
66 
40 
- 
- 
4 
15 
11 
10 
5 or more households 
42 
24 
- 
- 
1 
11 
3 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Massachusetts 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
