Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6,487 
492 
2,045 
500 
580 
713 
Not on farm operated 
851 
124 
213 
73 
70 
73 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,845 
178 
627 
166 
226 
300 
Any 
4,493 
438 
1,631 
407 
424 
486 
1 to 49 days 
663 
53 
201 
47 
67 
52 
50 to 99 days 
419 
41 
130 
40 
45 
76 
100 to 199 days 
725 
58 
256 
74 
75 
72 
200 days or more 
2,686 
286 
1,044 
246 
237 
286 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
346 
59 
129 
26 
36 
35 
3 or 4 years 
486 
57 
204 
41 
46 
43 
5 to 9 years 
1,233 
138 
523 
119 
97 
130 
10 years or more 
5,273 
362 
1,402 
387 
471 
578 
Average years on present farm 
21.0 
15.0 
16.6 
19.4 
21.3 
22.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
206 
40 
98 
13 
18 
13 
3 or 4 years 
376 
54 
168 
31 
33 
28 
5 to 9 years 
1,052 
117 
463 
99 
76 
118 
10 years or more 
5,704 
405 
1,529 
430 
523 
627 
Average years operating any farm 
23.6 
18.0 
18.7 
21.6 
24.7 
25.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
20 
1 
11 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 34 years 
398 
47 
154 
39 
22 
13 
35 to 44 years 
788 
81 
303 
61 
54 
97 
45 to 49 years 
774 
65 
262 
60 
70 
76 
50 to 54 years 
935 
81 
272 
72 
77 
94 
55 to 59 years 
1,177 
107 
388 
64 
84 
115 
60 to 64 years 
1,170 
93 
329 
109 
118 
136 
65 to 69 years 
850 
70 
236 
67 
91 
101 
70 years and over 
1,226 
71 
303 
100 
133 
153 
Average age 
57.3 
54.9 
55.4 
57.2 
59.7 
59.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
58 
19 
16 
1 
7 
1 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
21 
1 
7 
1 
1 
3 
Asian 
15 
7 
3 
- 
1 
4 
Black or African American 
23 
8 
13 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
7,234 
592 
2,227 
570 
642 
771 
More than one race reported 
41 
8 
8 
2 
6 
8 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
893 
92 
294 
68 
75 
101 
2 people 
3,598 
292 
1,030 
325 
325 
394 
3 people 
1,227 
103 
402 
78 
132 
123 
4 people 
1,059 
98 
330 
72 
87 
114 
5 or more people 
561 
31 
202 
30 
31 
54 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
5,099 
512 
1,909 
476 
486 
602 
25 to 49 percent 
477 
32 
121 
35 
48 
36 
50 to 74 percent 
699 
52 
90 
30 
79 
71 
75 to 99 percent 
456 
9 
58 
17 
20 
35 
100 percent 
607 
11 
80 
15 
17 
42 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
270 
22 
29 
7 
5 
27 
acres 
114,489 
55 
800 
429 
451 
3,084 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
5,843 
512 
1,888 
472 
519 
605 
Dial-up service 
398 
33 
121 
30 
32 
29 
DSL service 
3,263 
275 
1,082 
294 
275 
318 
Cable modem service 
1,110 
128 
370 
100 
84 
110 
Fiber-optic service 
214 
12 
84 
13 
29 
30 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
538 
56 
212 
30 
35 
43 
Satellite service 
698 
63 
206 
39 
86 
66 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
241 
15 
63 
5 
16 
55 
Other Internet service 
85 
6 
19 
8 
5 
16 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
6,340 
588 
2,065 
522 
588 
690 
2 households 
762 
18 
157 
38 
52 
78 
3 households 
138 
5 
13 
10 
8 
10 
4 households 
53 
2 
12 
3 
2 
3 
5 or more households 
45 
3 
11 
- 
" 
5 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
7,099 
589 
2,212 
568 
635 
769 
acres 
1,176,532 
2,433 
55,433 
32,710 
53,131 
88,921 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
