Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Spokane 
Stevens 
Thurston 
Wahkiakum 
Walla Walla 
Whatcom 
Whitman 
Yakima 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
839 
485 
402 
53 
363 
670 
645 
1,198 
2007 
852 
441 
391 
46 
369 
409 
565 
1,173 
Any 
2012 
1,662 
663 
934 
56 
580 
1,032 
550 
1,945 
2007 
1,650 
817 
897 
73 
560 
1,074 
682 
2,367 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
205 
80 
163 
5 
75 
127 
83 
288 
2007 
269 
108 
120 
22 
84 
146 
160 
341 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
77 
43 
62 
2 
80 
64 
42 
181 
2007 
112 
68 
81 
2 
54 
83 
48 
181 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
316 
127 
143 
12 
74 
249 
86 
277 
2007 
221 
156 
116 
16 
70 
171 
87 
309 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,064 
413 
566 
37 
351 
592 
339 
1,199 
2007 
1,048 
485 
580 
33 
352 
674 
387 
1,536 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
94 
51 
60 
30 
65 
48 
153 
2007 
111 
60 
47 
4 
39 
60 
31 
178 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
152 
69 
90 
6 
62 
110 
66 
178 
2007 
223 
95 
114 
1 
64 
127 
96 
219 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
475 
186 
217 
23 
182 
292 
146 
468 
2007 
476 
195 
286 
27 
188 
252 
139 
541 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,780 
842 
969 
80 
669 
1,235 
935 
2,344 
2007 
1,692 
908 
841 
87 
638 
1,044 
981 
2,602 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
21.7 
18.9 
21.8 
20.2 
20.3 
25.2 
21.8 
2007 
19.8 
20.1 
18.4 
21.7 
20.4 
20.2 
24.5 
20.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
72 
32 
46 
20 
47 
38 
119 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
124 
62 
70 
5 
53 
85 
60 
151 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
412 
160 
192 
19 
153 
255 
120 
402 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,893 
894 
1,028 
85 
717 
1,315 
977 
2,471 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.3 
24.1 
20.9 
23.7 
23.2 
22.5 
26.7 
24.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
4 
. 
13 
_ 
3 
4 
3 
15 
2007 
3 
3 
7 
4 
3 
1 
4 
12 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
103 
24 
41 
2 
21 
85 
99 
90 
2007 
69 
35 
58 
3 
44 
89 
91 
150 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
214 
114 
119 
4 
99 
190 
113 
364 
2007 
335 
105 
135 
10 
105 
200 
128 
433 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
624 
221 
271 
15 
166 
373 
216 
632 
2007 
630 
309 
365 
22 
215 
412 
334 
975 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
332 
172 
240 
18 
155 
241 
201 
485 
2007 
406 
232 
204 
19 
160 
253 
180 
563 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
364 
173 
227 
28 
140 
307 
149 
498 
2007 
331 
185 
163 
21 
140 
202 
150 
474 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
392 
171 
123 
14 
184 
207 
117 
433 
2007 
255 
167 
129 
16 
73 
115 
125 
359 
70 years and over 
2012 
468 
273 
302 
28 
175 
295 
297 
626 
2007 
473 
222 
227 
24 
189 
211 
235 
574 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
60.1 
58.9 
62.2 
60.0 
57.4 
58.7 
58.7 
2007 
57.5 
58.6 
56.9 
58.3 
57.9 
55.5 
56.8 
56.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
2,008 
821 
1,139 
96 
770 
1,277 
915 
2,359 
2007 
1,691 
827 
949 
91 
673 
1,044 
897 
2,274 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
222 
117 
57 
11 
39 
120 
64 
327 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
562 
194 
496 
52 
157 
310 
250 
1,027 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
207 
42 
441 
17 
204 
371 
120 
334 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
7 
47 
3 
13 
19 
126 
32 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
541 
160 
127 
8 
112 
272 
158 
372 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
523 
318 
80 
10 
228 
253 
274 
365 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
55 
6 
25 
- 
60 
53 
6 
58 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
96 
49 
5 
- 
58 
29 
48 
66 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
2,439 
1,123 
1,290 
105 
887 
1,654 
1,110 
3,041 
acres, 2012 
481,012 
365,916 
63,760 
8,977 
554,802 
101,257 
1,163,917 
440,814 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
145 
46 
74 
5 
134 
157 
70 
266 
acres, 2012 
50,538 
16,576 
17,663 
543 
84,762 
27,518 
107,123 
68,611 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
2,153 
1,033 
1,173 
100 
694 
1,428 
774 
2,659 
2007 
2,194 
1,117 
1,115 
108 
709 
1,229 
844 
2,996 
acres, 2012 
284,687 
(D) 
47,929 
(D) 
227,072 
63,300 
446,551 
(D) 
2007 
367,101 
(D) 
50,945 
9,310 
297,482 
62,400 
520,220 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
122 
46 
48 
5 
131 
99 
137 
237 
2007 
148 
73 
68 
8 
109 
115 
159 
278 
acres, 2012 
74,193 
128,380 
3,807 
1,020 
247,482 
21,443 
402,029 
102,261 
2007 
125,262 
62,655 
9,207 
1,741 
202,200 
17,730 
361,331 
118,223 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
157 
42 
68 
1 
92 
136 
231 
187 
2007 
131 
49 
73 
- 
90 
114 
215 
209 
acres, 2012 
168,725 
36,740 
10,866 
(D) 
142,530 
20,121 
396,144 
94,632 
2007 
129,273 
15,951 
11,120 
172,667 
21,159 
377,373 
99,937 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
11 
3 
14 
- 
4 
10 
4 
28 
2007 
10 
8 
9 
- 
11 
6 
3 
42 
acres, 2012 
363 
240 
2,634 
- 
(D) 
1,181 
4,825 
88,609 
2007 
1,036 
510 
7,038 
- 
780 
326 
(D) 
33,400 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
58 
24 
33 
3 
22 
29 
49 
32 
2007 
19 
11 
23 
3 
10 
19 
26 
15 
acres, 2012 
9,438 
(D) 
1 1 ,402 
130 
(□) 
9,786 
25,561 
(D) 
2007 
3,657 
(D) 
2,307 
974 
9,221 
969 
(D) 
(D) 
428 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
