Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
2,756 
8 
72 
230 
782 
916 
748 
Female 
1,121 
16 
35 
119 
308 
395 
248 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
3,877 
24 
107 
349 
1,090 
1,311 
996 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
3,023 
24 
62 
244 
872 
1,014 
807 
Not on farm operated 
854 
- 
45 
105 
218 
297 
189 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
490 
- 
- 
22 
54 
122 
292 
Any 
3,387 
24 
107 
327 
1,036 
1,189 
704 
1 to 49 days 
367 
- 
8 
46 
85 
106 
122 
50 to 99 days 
217 
- 
4 
11 
55 
73 
74 
100 to 199 days 
491 
- 
19 
45 
125 
197 
105 
200 days or more 
2,312 
24 
76 
225 
771 
813 
403 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
168 
6 
31 
48 
46 
30 
7 
3 or 4 years 
243 
12 
13 
61 
78 
65 
14 
5 to 9 years 
637 
6 
43 
98 
283 
167 
40 
10 years or more 
2,829 
- 
20 
142 
683 
1,049 
935 
Average years on present farm 
20.2 
4.3 
6.7 
8.5 
14.5 
20.5 
31.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
133 
6 
31 
34 
32 
24 
6 
3 or 4 years 
229 
12 
10 
60 
77 
58 
12 
5 to 9 years 
547 
6 
37 
94 
239 
140 
31 
10 years or more 
2,968 
- 
29 
161 
742 
1,089 
947 
Average years operating any farm 
21.7 
4.3 
7.1 
9.2 
16.0 
22.5 
33.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
24 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
107 
- 
107 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
349 
- 
- 
349 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
430 
- 
- 
- 
430 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
660 
- 
- 
- 
660 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
756 
- 
- 
- 
- 
756 
- 
60 to 64 years 
555 
- 
- 
- 
- 
555 
- 
65 to 69 years 
417 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
417 
70 years and over 
579 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
579 
Average age 
57.4 
21.7 
31.7 
40.3 
50.2 
59.1 
72.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
29 
- 
- 
- 
15 
8 
6 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Asian 
53 
- 
6 
5 
22 
16 
4 
Black or African American 
58 
- 
4 
27 
13 
7 
7 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
White 
3,746 
24 
97 
316 
1,042 
1,283 
984 
More than one race reported 
16 
- 
- 
1 
11 
3 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
591 
4 
5 
31 
135 
212 
204 
2 people 
1,740 
- 
32 
73 
320 
659 
656 
3 people 
555 
8 
18 
57 
187 
211 
74 
4 people 
591 
6 
36 
123 
250 
141 
35 
5 or more people 
400 
6 
16 
65 
198 
88 
27 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
3,450 
24 
93 
298 
984 
1,133 
918 
25 to 49 percent 
208 
- 
12 
31 
49 
82 
34 
50 to 74 percent 
126 
- 
- 
16 
36 
43 
31 
75 to 99 percent 
52 
- 
2 
2 
7 
28 
13 
100 percent 
41 
- 
" 
2 
14 
25 
" 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
171 
4 
1 
29 
43 
71 
23 
acres 
24,738 
88 
(D) 
(D) 
4,030 
5,276 
12,968 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
3,120 
24 
99 
300 
917 
1,110 
670 
Dial-up service 
141 
- 
2 
11 
52 
56 
20 
DSL service 
705 
6 
29 
51 
211 
249 
159 
Cable modem service 
1,540 
18 
67 
171 
410 
551 
323 
Fiber-optic service 
375 
- 
- 
48 
99 
121 
107 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
350 
- 
16 
28 
110 
129 
67 
Satellite service 
236 
- 
2 
16 
72 
86 
60 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
99 
- 
- 
10 
40 
34 
15 
Other Internet service 
41 
- 
" 
5 
13 
16 
7 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
3,477 
24 
105 
315 
986 
1,179 
868 
2 households 
300 
- 
2 
24 
68 
101 
105 
3 households 
56 
- 
- 
7 
16 
18 
15 
4 households 
26 
- 
- 
3 
8 
11 
4 
5 or more households 
18 
- 
- 
- 
12 
2 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Massachusetts 201 
