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 
2,826 
7 
91 
377 
716 
890 
745 
Female 
733 
- 
49 
93 
205 
250 
136 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
3,559 
7 
140 
470 
921 
1,140 
881 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
3,043 
6 
96 
386 
796 
995 
764 
Not on farm operated 
516 
1 
44 
84 
125 
145 
117 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
482 
- 
11 
30 
58 
114 
269 
Any 
3,077 
7 
129 
440 
863 
1,026 
612 
1 to 49 days 
230 
- 
1 
32 
48 
74 
75 
50 to 99 days 
155 
- 
6 
15 
25 
56 
53 
100 to 199 days 
507 
- 
30 
63 
114 
179 
121 
200 days or more 
2,185 
7 
92 
330 
676 
717 
363 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
194 
1 
17 
44 
36 
77 
19 
3 or 4 years 
239 
1 
44 
56 
81 
40 
17 
5 to 9 years 
685 
5 
55 
195 
207 
188 
35 
10 years or more 
2,441 
- 
24 
175 
597 
835 
810 
Average years on present farm 
18.8 
6.6 
6.1 
8.8 
14.3 
18.9 
30.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
140 
1 
17 
39 
25 
43 
15 
3 or 4 years 
195 
1 
30 
49 
68 
36 
11 
5 to 9 years 
574 
5 
68 
154 
173 
141 
33 
10 years or more 
2,650 
- 
25 
228 
655 
920 
822 
Average years operating any farm 
21.0 
6.6 
6.5 
10.4 
16.1 
22.3 
32.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
7 
7 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
140 
- 
140 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
470 
- 
- 
470 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
440 
- 
- 
- 
440 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
481 
- 
- 
- 
481 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
576 
- 
- 
- 
- 
576 
- 
60 to 64 years 
564 
- 
- 
- 
- 
564 
- 
65 to 69 years 
369 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
369 
70 years and over 
512 
- 
" 
- 
512 
Average age 
56.4 
23.7 
30.5 
39.9 
49.7 
59.6 
72.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
26 
- 
- 
1 
2 
10 
13 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
10 
- 
- 
- 
8 
2 
- 
Asian 
10 
- 
6 
- 
1 
3 
- 
Black or African American 
12 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
3,505 
7 
132 
464 
897 
1,129 
876 
More than one race reported 
22 
- 
2 
6 
9 
4 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
385 
5 
20 
24 
78 
135 
123 
2 people 
1,750 
1 
59 
81 
267 
740 
602 
3 people 
604 
1 
12 
103 
239 
152 
97 
4 people 
551 
- 
31 
167 
235 
72 
46 
5 or more people 
269 
- 
18 
95 
102 
41 
13 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
3,237 
6 
121 
428 
833 
1,041 
808 
25 to 49 percent 
147 
1 
2 
19 
39 
54 
32 
50 to 74 percent 
125 
- 
11 
15 
38 
29 
32 
75 to 99 percent 
36 
- 
6 
5 
8 
8 
9 
100 percent 
14 
3 
3 
8 
" 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
64 
1 
15 
18 
19 
8 
3 
acres 
13,462 
(D) 
1,044 
3,340 
2,957 
1,081 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
2,946 
6 
104 
429 
795 
957 
655 
Dial-up service 
190 
- 
2 
29 
54 
65 
40 
DSL service 
1,616 
5 
60 
241 
406 
524 
380 
Cable modem service 
600 
1 
16 
82 
174 
198 
129 
Fiber-optic service 
110 
- 
6 
12 
20 
23 
49 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
315 
- 
13 
60 
80 
101 
61 
Satellite service 
338 
- 
15 
42 
77 
129 
75 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
125 
- 
3 
25 
30 
45 
22 
Other Internet service 
37 
- 
2 
2 
17 
6 
10 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
3,205 
7 
127 
418 
833 
1,048 
772 
2 households 
286 
- 
10 
41 
70 
77 
88 
3 households 
36 
- 
- 
3 
6 
10 
17 
4 households 
19 
- 
3 
6 
3 
3 
4 
5 or more households 
13 
- 
- 
2 
9 
2 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Vermont 201 
