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 
10,758 
29 
498 
1,349 
2,747 
3,370 
2,765 
Female 
1,567 
3 
105 
130 
368 
499 
462 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
12,325 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,115 
3,869 
3,227 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
9,905 
17 
483 
1,205 
2,630 
3,125 
2,445 
Not on farm operated 
2,420 
15 
120 
274 
485 
744 
782 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,047 
- 
25 
45 
172 
483 
1,322 
Any 
10,278 
32 
578 
1,434 
2,943 
3,386 
1,905 
1 to 49 days 
882 
2 
34 
96 
147 
264 
339 
50 to 99 days 
618 
5 
15 
67 
132 
231 
168 
100 to 199 days 
1,427 
7 
94 
166 
316 
474 
370 
200 days or more 
7,351 
18 
435 
1,105 
2,348 
2,417 
1,028 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
410 
14 
62 
96 
115 
80 
43 
3 or 4 years 
671 
11 
119 
172 
195 
133 
41 
5 to 9 years 
1,966 
7 
267 
451 
588 
447 
206 
10 years or more 
9,278 
- 
155 
760 
2,217 
3,209 
2,937 
Average years on present farm 
21.0 
3.5 
7.1 
10.7 
16.0 
22.2 
32.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
320 
14 
56 
74 
91 
58 
27 
3 or 4 years 
569 
11 
105 
143 
164 
106 
40 
5 to 9 years 
1,741 
7 
247 
419 
524 
379 
165 
10 years or more 
9,695 
- 
195 
843 
2,336 
3,326 
2,995 
Average years operating any farm 
22.5 
3.5 
7.7 
11.8 
17.3 
23.9 
33.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
32 
32 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
603 
- 
603 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,479 
- 
- 
1,479 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,328 
- 
- 
- 
1,328 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,787 
- 
- 
- 
1,787 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
2,119 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,119 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,750 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,750 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,235 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,235 
70 years and over 
1,992 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1,992 
Average age 
56.7 
21.9 
30.7 
40.5 
50.1 
59.2 
72.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
74 
- 
4 
16 
9 
23 
22 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
16 
- 
3 
- 
4 
1 
8 
Asian 
13 
- 
- 
6 
6 
1 
- 
Black or African American 
17 
- 
- 
5 
1 
7 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
White 
12,246 
32 
597 
1,465 
3,089 
3,851 
3,212 
More than one race reported 
31 
- 
3 
3 
15 
7 
3 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,528 
5 
49 
140 
295 
486 
553 
2 people 
5,961 
5 
157 
238 
1,149 
2,323 
2,089 
3 people 
2,196 
10 
157 
319 
732 
627 
351 
4 people 
1,682 
5 
150 
464 
622 
310 
131 
5 or more people 
958 
7 
90 
318 
317 
123 
103 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
11,512 
32 
562 
1,384 
2,925 
3,613 
2,996 
25 to 49 percent 
453 
- 
28 
50 
122 
135 
118 
50 to 74 percent 
278 
- 
9 
29 
56 
93 
91 
75 to 99 percent 
49 
- 
2 
5 
11 
10 
21 
1 00 percent 
33 
- 
2 
11 
1 
18 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
101 
3 
11 
9 
23 
37 
18 
acres 
16,588 
(D) 
(D) 
1,674 
5,202 
3,321 
5,894 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
8,141 
17 
492 
1,151 
2,310 
2,563 
1,608 
Dial-up service 
885 
11 
43 
97 
263 
283 
188 
DSL service 
3,695 
4 
214 
575 
1,066 
1,139 
697 
Cable modem service 
1,408 
- 
56 
159 
406 
477 
310 
Fiber-optic service 
218 
- 
18 
30 
57 
75 
38 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
890 
4 
85 
131 
236 
279 
155 
Satellite service 
1,517 
2 
120 
201 
408 
475 
311 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
193 
- 
3 
40 
48 
62 
40 
Other Internet service 
95 
- 
15 
20 
23 
16 
21 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
10,480 
27 
527 
1,303 
2,697 
3,291 
2,635 
2 households 
1,482 
5 
67 
116 
318 
495 
481 
3 households 
211 
- 
1 
21 
58 
57 
74 
4 households 
97 
- 
8 
33 
28 
19 
9 
5 or more households 
55 
- 
- 
6 
14 
7 
28 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
West Virginia 201 
