Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,730 
23,756 
2,213 
1,901 
Female 
7,519 
6,411 
472 
404 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,650 
13,128 
1,651 
1,461 
Other 
19,599 
17,039 
1,034 
844 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
30,701 
25,944 
1,774 
1,520 
Not on farm operated 
6,548 
4,223 
911 
785 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,862 
11,278 
1,296 
1,128 
Any 
22,387 
18,889 
1,389 
1,177 
1 to 49 days 
3,247 
2,636 
236 
201 
50 to 99 days 
1,596 
1,328 
106 
91 
100 to 199 days 
3,364 
2,897 
188 
166 
200 days or more 
14,180 
12,028 
859 
719 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,449 
1,177 
104 
93 
3 or 4 years 
2,200 
1,833 
164 
140 
5 to 9 years 
6,451 
5,450 
396 
351 
1 0 years or more 
27,149 
21,707 
2,021 
1,721 
Average years on present farm 
20.9 
20.5 
21.9 
21.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,086 
885 
80 
69 
3 or 4 years 
1,769 
1,507 
119 
101 
5 to 9 years 
5,500 
4,686 
328 
291 
10 years or more 
28,894 
23,089 
2,158 
1,844 
Average years operating any farm 
23.2 
22.8 
24.9 
24.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
181 
158 
18 
16 
25 to 34 years 
1,526 
1,248 
112 
108 
35 to 44 years 
3,502 
2,822 
270 
241 
45 to 49 years 
3,026 
2,435 
197 
178 
50 to 54 years 
4,861 
3,930 
344 
303 
55 to 59 years 
5,836 
4,480 
491 
433 
60 to 64 years 
5,928 
4,813 
378 
318 
65 to 69 years 
5,024 
4,150 
342 
292 
70 years and over 
7,365 
6,131 
533 
416 
Average age 
58.8 
58.9 
58.6 
57.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
1,874 
1,585 
142 
124 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
458 
381 
16 
14 
Asian 
436 
314 
55 
54 
Black or African American 
60 
50 
2 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
49 
41 
2 
2 
White 
35,958 
29,137 
2,596 
2,219 
More than one race reported 
288 
244 
14 
14 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,636 
3,889 
236 
186 
2 people 
19,480 
15,637 
1,491 
1,252 
3 people 
5,351 
4,417 
329 
292 
4 people 
4,112 
3,283 
342 
310 
5 or more people 
3,670 
2,941 
287 
265 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
28,453 
24,606 
1,588 
1,307 
25 to 49 percent 
2,208 
1,595 
256 
221 
50 to 74 percent 
2,577 
1,656 
340 
304 
75 to 99 percent 
1,919 
1,100 
244 
229 
100 percent 
2,092 
1,210 
257 
244 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,236 
829 
362 
338 
acres 
3,542,277 
384,064 
438,762 
424,325 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
29,827 
23,828 
2,205 
1,911 
Dial-up service 
2,800 
2,362 
182 
151 
DSL service 
10,682 
8,813 
705 
611 
Cable modem service 
5,140 
4,093 
378 
309 
Fiber-optic service 
1,389 
918 
149 
139 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,785 
3,719 
397 
356 
Satellite service 
6,484 
4,956 
585 
516 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
913 
718 
69 
54 
Other Internet service 
1,064 
779 
90 
76 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
30,668 
26,126 
1,423 
1,210 
2 households 
4,615 
3,038 
791 
673 
3 households 
987 
461 
254 
231 
4 households 
466 
251 
112 
99 
5 or more households 
513 
291 
105 
92 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
152 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
