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 
5,696 
2,870 
8 
170 
219 
576 
924 
973 
Female 
1,642 
909 
5 
88 
99 
212 
283 
222 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,779 
3,779 
13 
258 
318 
788 
1,207 
1,195 
Other 
3,559 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6,487 
3,444 
7 
200 
263 
716 
1,137 
1,121 
Not on farm operated 
851 
335 
6 
58 
55 
72 
70 
74 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,845 
2,363 
7 
106 
160 
439 
762 
889 
Any 
4,493 
1,416 
6 
152 
158 
349 
445 
306 
1 to 49 days 
663 
433 
1 
46 
45 
105 
133 
103 
50 to 99 days 
419 
264 
- 
15 
27 
63 
94 
65 
100 to 199 days 
725 
218 
1 
28 
17 
39 
70 
63 
200 days or more 
2,686 
501 
4 
63 
69 
142 
148 
75 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
346 
152 
1 
39 
28 
25 
49 
10 
3 or 4 years 
486 
247 
11 
72 
50 
47 
56 
11 
5 to 9 years 
1,233 
548 
1 
101 
86 
122 
171 
67 
10 years or more 
5,273 
2,832 
" 
46 
154 
594 
931 
1,107 
Average years on present farm 
21.0 
23.2 
3.5 
5.9 
10.2 
17.8 
22.3 
35.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
206 
66 
1 
15 
17 
17 
9 
7 
3 or 4 years 
376 
181 
11 
55 
31 
36 
45 
3 
5 to 9 years 
1,052 
478 
1 
125 
78 
98 
117 
59 
10 years or more 
5,704 
3,054 
63 
192 
637 
1,036 
1,126 
Average years operating any farm 
23.6 
26.0 
3.6 
7.1 
12.2 
19.7 
26.5 
37.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
20 
13 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
398 
258 
- 
258 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
788 
318 
- 
- 
318 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
774 
334 
- 
- 
- 
334 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
935 
454 
- 
- 
- 
454 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,177 
601 
- 
- 
- 
- 
601 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,170 
606 
- 
- 
- 
- 
606 
- 
65 to 69 years 
850 
481 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
481 
70 years and over 
1,226 
714 
" 
- 
- 
- 
714 
Average age 
57.3 
58.1 
22.1 
30.7 
40.4 
50.0 
59.4 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
58 
32 
- 
2 
5 
9 
5 
11 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
21 
11 
- 
6 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Asian 
15 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
Black or African American 
23 
11 
- 
3 
7 
- 
- 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
White 
7,234 
3,729 
13 
249 
304 
777 
1,198 
1,188 
More than one race reported 
41 
19 
- 
- 
6 
5 
4 
4 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
893 
508 
3 
27 
11 
67 
146 
254 
2 people 
3,598 
1,848 
3 
70 
40 
241 
735 
759 
3 people 
1,227 
623 
3 
80 
63 
168 
177 
132 
4 people 
1,059 
508 
4 
55 
107 
198 
112 
32 
5 or more people 
561 
292 
- 
26 
97 
114 
37 
18 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
5,099 
1,862 
4 
97 
120 
323 
563 
755 
25 to 49 percent 
477 
330 
- 
44 
44 
41 
106 
95 
50 to 74 percent 
699 
574 
2 
36 
42 
122 
156 
216 
75 to 99 percent 
456 
420 
3 
25 
45 
110 
109 
128 
1 00 percent 
607 
593 
4 
56 
67 
192 
273 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
270 
206 
- 
30 
24 
69 
52 
31 
acres 
114,489 
101,027 
14,602 
8,075 
34,687 
29,063 
14,600 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
5,843 
2,897 
12 
222 
284 
670 
1,014 
695 
Dial-up service 
398 
208 
- 
9 
3 
47 
72 
77 
DSL service 
3,263 
1,647 
9 
138 
180 
385 
603 
332 
Cable modem service 
1,110 
510 
2 
28 
47 
124 
155 
154 
Fiber-optic service 
214 
104 
- 
- 
2 
17 
48 
37 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
538 
223 
1 
28 
27 
43 
71 
53 
Satellite service 
698 
360 
- 
23 
39 
83 
124 
91 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
241 
116 
- 
20 
16 
18 
24 
38 
Other Internet service 
85 
48 
- 
3 
5 
33 
7 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
6,340 
3,135 
13 
225 
274 
647 
1,031 
945 
2 households 
762 
476 
- 
22 
30 
96 
141 
187 
3 households 
138 
102 
- 
5 
6 
25 
23 
43 
4 households 
53 
34 
- 
6 
2 
11 
9 
6 
5 or more households 
45 
32 
- 
- 
6 
9 
3 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Vermont 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
