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 
18,784 
8,026 
20 
180 
401 
910 
2,128 
4,387 
Female 
2,705 
1,138 
8 
51 
108 
209 
312 
450 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
9,164 
9,164 
28 
231 
509 
1,119 
2,440 
4,837 
Other 
12,325 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
18,080 
8,175 
21 
188 
451 
974 
2,216 
4,325 
Not on farm operated 
3,409 
989 
7 
43 
58 
145 
224 
512 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,092 
6,045 
7 
79 
211 
495 
1,484 
3,769 
Any 
13,397 
3,119 
21 
152 
298 
624 
956 
1,068 
1 to 49 days 
1,563 
681 
3 
27 
52 
81 
235 
283 
50 to 99 days 
1,062 
444 
- 
10 
26 
78 
141 
189 
100 to 199 days 
2,022 
595 
10 
31 
81 
109 
178 
186 
200 days or more 
8,750 
1,399 
8 
84 
139 
356 
402 
410 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
583 
173 
2 
22 
31 
38 
56 
24 
3 or 4 years 
1,006 
335 
3 
35 
70 
60 
102 
65 
5 to 9 years 
2,936 
970 
23 
109 
113 
204 
254 
267 
10 years or more 
16,964 
7,686 
" 
65 
295 
817 
2,028 
4,481 
Average years on present farm 
23.7 
27.3 
6.0 
7.5 
11.7 
17.5 
23.3 
34.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
454 
134 
2 
18 
31 
29 
40 
14 
3 or 4 years 
850 
281 
3 
37 
51 
47 
88 
55 
5 to 9 years 
2,566 
825 
23 
97 
102 
175 
210 
218 
10 years or more 
17,619 
7,924 
- 
79 
325 
868 
2,102 
4,550 
Average years operating any farm 
25.4 
29.3 
6.0 
8.1 
12.7 
19.2 
25.4 
36.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
60 
28 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
834 
231 
- 
231 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,988 
509 
- 
- 
509 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,728 
400 
- 
- 
- 
400 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,506 
719 
- 
- 
- 
719 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,102 
983 
- 
- 
- 
- 
983 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,207 
1,457 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,457 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,951 
1,716 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,716 
70 years and over 
5,113 
3,121 
- 
- 
- 
3,121 
Average age 
59.7 
63.8 
21.8 
30.9 
40.3 
50.3 
60.1 
73.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
122 
48 
- 
4 
- 
8 
7 
29 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
44 
28 
- 
- 
8 
- 
13 
7 
Asian 
20 
7 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
2 
Black or African American 
29 
12 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
5 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
21,340 
9,094 
28 
231 
498 
1,109 
2,415 
4,813 
More than one race reported 
54 
23 
- 
- 
- 
7 
6 
10 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,911 
1,383 
6 
24 
46 
137 
317 
853 
2 people 
11,595 
5,634 
8 
64 
141 
463 
1,592 
3,366 
3 people 
3,355 
1,159 
10 
52 
93 
252 
344 
408 
4 people 
2,289 
607 
4 
58 
142 
155 
115 
133 
5 or more people 
1,339 
381 
" 
33 
87 
112 
72 
77 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
18,539 
7,027 
22 
161 
352 
794 
1,840 
3,858 
25 to 49 percent 
1,263 
810 
2 
24 
33 
92 
200 
459 
50 to 74 percent 
921 
643 
4 
13 
42 
82 
146 
356 
75 to 99 percent 
414 
365 
- 
14 
25 
50 
113 
163 
1 00 percent 
352 
319 
- 
19 
57 
101 
141 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
329 
228 
- 
10 
15 
53 
71 
79 
acres 
108,528 
91,940 
- 
6,629 
7,406 
18,103 
30,364 
29,438 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
13,133 
4,992 
18 
160 
386 
766 
1,557 
2,105 
Dial-up service 
1,617 
732 
- 
11 
32 
93 
263 
333 
DSL service 
5,883 
2,188 
6 
74 
192 
374 
658 
884 
Cable modem service 
2,239 
831 
3 
17 
35 
102 
220 
454 
Fiber-optic service 
360 
142 
- 
7 
9 
19 
47 
60 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,338 
448 
- 
31 
61 
85 
137 
134 
Satellite service 
2,506 
989 
5 
27 
89 
151 
328 
389 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
289 
96 
4 
3 
10 
11 
29 
39 
Other Internet service 
143 
48 
- 
3 
4 
21 
20 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
17,829 
7,349 
25 
198 
431 
884 
2,015 
3,796 
2 households 
3,021 
1,539 
3 
29 
60 
175 
357 
915 
3 households 
396 
185 
- 
- 
3 
40 
46 
96 
4 households 
136 
39 
- 
- 
5 
7 
11 
16 
5 or more households 
107 
52 
- 
4 
10 
13 
11 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
