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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
516 
292 
- 
5 
23 
72 
83 
109 
$1,000 
1,507 
1,013 
- 
24 
23 
624 
118 
224 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
325 
175 
- 
2 
13 
36 
57 
67 
$1,000 to $4,999 
136 
81 
- 
1 
10 
19 
17 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
33 
- 
2 
- 
15 
9 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,834 
2,175 
_ 
98 
168 
362 
683 
864 
$1,000 
27,775 
15,136 
- 
690 
1,622 
3,332 
4,949 
4,543 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,216 
1,404 
- 
73 
69 
212 
433 
617 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,446 
641 
- 
17 
87 
118 
203 
216 
$25,000 to $99,999 
165 
126 
- 
8 
11 
30 
46 
31 
$100,000 or more 
7 
4 
- 
" 
1 
2 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,587 
1,542 
_ 
62 
136 
265 
533 
546 
$1,000 
22,384 
11,815 
- 
590 
1,186 
2,522 
3,973 
3,544 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
259 
- 
5 
14 
36 
107 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,536 
639 
- 
34 
45 
101 
209 
250 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,251 
539 
- 
16 
70 
104 
179 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
84 
- 
5 
5 
17 
32 
25 
$50,000 or more 
30 
21 
- 
2 
2 
7 
6 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,624 
1,282 
_ 
53 
103 
237 
343 
546 
$1,000 
5,391 
3,321 
- 
100 
436 
810 
976 
999 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,341 
586 
- 
24 
27 
84 
153 
298 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,047 
538 
- 
25 
41 
117 
145 
210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
213 
140 
- 
4 
32 
31 
38 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
18 
- 
- 
3 
5 
7 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
20,822 
8,856 
25 
188 
484 
1,070 
2,378 
4,711 
$1,000 
21,036 
10,262 
23 
182 
542 
1,626 
2,838 
5,052 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,500 
8,650 
25 
184 
474 
1,031 
2,326 
4,610 
$5,000 to $9,999 
236 
150 
- 
3 
7 
27 
41 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
67 
42 
- 
1 
3 
9 
6 
23 
$25,000 or more 
19 
14 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
6 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
9,348 
4,608 
20 
133 
296 
600 
1,302 
2,257 
$1,000 
32,977 
22,420 
12 
729 
1,478 
6,843 
6,075 
7,282 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,353 
3,902 
20 
99 
225 
474 
1,075 
2,009 
$5,000 to $24,999 
827 
572 
- 
26 
59 
104 
179 
204 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
64 
- 
6 
6 
7 
22 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
45 
- 
2 
5 
8 
17 
13 
$100,000 or more 
30 
25 
- 
- 
1 
7 
9 
8 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
124 
82 
3 
7 
3 
13 
20 
36 
$1,000 
420 
350 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
41 
139 
123 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
7,676 
3,831 
2 
92 
187 
485 
1,109 
1,956 
$1,000 
68,764 
42,523 
(D) 
(D) 
4,371 
8,185 
1 1 ,383 
17,229 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
21,489 
9,164 
28 
231 
509 
1,119 
2,440 
4,837 
$1,000 
74,388 
76,157 
-32 
2,150 
6,513 
15,601 
20,897 
31,028 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,462 
8,310 
-1,137 
9,307 
12,797 
13,942 
8,564 
6,415 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
8,839 
4,142 
11 
87 
195 
473 
1,045 
2,331 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,380 
31,095 
3,853 
40,591 
54,669 
50,381 
35,421 
23,043 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,859 
728 
5 
6 
34 
62 
197 
424 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,378 
1,375 
4 
15 
45 
117 
315 
879 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,474 
749 
- 
20 
36 
96 
184 
413 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,174 
645 
2 
21 
31 
87 
181 
323 
$25,000 to $49,999 
459 
273 
- 
5 
20 
44 
64 
140 
$50,000 or more 
495 
372 
" 
20 
29 
67 
104 
152 
Farms with net losses 
number 
12,650 
5,022 
17 
144 
314 
646 
1,395 
2,506 
Average net loss 
dollars 
8,360 
10,481 
4,367 
9,594 
13,207 
12,738 
1 1 ,554 
9,053 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,962 
715 
5 
15 
32 
64 
171 
428 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,391 
1,995 
9 
48 
113 
250 
548 
1,027 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,532 
983 
- 
44 
67 
123 
268 
481 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,920 
873 
3 
28 
61 
154 
252 
375 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
304 
- 
3 
24 
33 
101 
143 
$50,000 or more 
224 
152 
- 
6 
17 
22 
55 
52 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
21,489 
9,164 
28 
231 
509 
1,119 
2,440 
4,837 
$1,000 
53,790 
61,822 
(D) 
2,025 
(D) 
16,753 
10,811 
27,245 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,503 
6,746 
(D) 
8,767 
(D) 
14,972 
4,431 
5,633 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
8,860 
4,180 
11 
89 
200 
487 
1,057 
2,336 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,819 
26,885 
(D) 
37,853 
(D) 
50,015 
24,889 
21,183 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
