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 
62,408 
31,836 
187 
1,743 
2,982 
7,549 
9,383 
9,992 
Female 
7,346 
2,924 
41 
155 
310 
706 
837 
875 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
34,760 
34,760 
228 
1,898 
3,292 
8,255 
10,220 
10,867 
Other 
34,994 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
57,611 
30,775 
162 
1,497 
2,789 
7,371 
9,180 
9,776 
Not on farm operated 
12,143 
3,985 
66 
401 
503 
884 
1,040 
1,091 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
28,900 
23,776 
108 
1,029 
1,946 
5,211 
6,894 
8,588 
Any 
40,854 
10,984 
120 
869 
1,346 
3,044 
3,326 
2,279 
1 to 49 days 
5,118 
3,198 
56 
261 
322 
756 
998 
805 
50 to 99 days 
2,374 
1,386 
1 
70 
191 
294 
451 
379 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,316 
1,907 
18 
139 
192 
572 
617 
369 
200 days or more 
28,046 
4,493 
45 
399 
641 
1,422 
1,260 
726 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,260 
949 
93 
255 
188 
174 
127 
112 
3 or 4 years 
2,828 
1,027 
84 
314 
200 
182 
156 
91 
5 to 9 years 
8,107 
3,040 
51 
749 
621 
684 
574 
361 
1 0 years or more 
56,559 
29,744 
- 
580 
2,283 
7,215 
9,363 
10,303 
Average years on present farm 
23.6 
27.0 
3.4 
7.4 
13.5 
21.5 
28.5 
38.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,576 
612 
82 
148 
117 
107 
74 
84 
3 or 4 years 
2,155 
714 
82 
247 
127 
119 
95 
44 
5 to 9 years 
6,977 
2,443 
64 
717 
492 
486 
436 
248 
1 0 years or more 
59,046 
30,991 
- 
786 
2,556 
7,543 
9,615 
10,491 
Average years operating any farm 
25.7 
29.5 
3.6 
8.5 
15.2 
23.9 
30.9 
41.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
346 
228 
228 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
3,739 
1,898 
- 
1,898 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
7,751 
3,292 
- 
- 
3,292 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
7,701 
3,380 
- 
- 
- 
3,380 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
10,807 
4,875 
- 
- 
- 
4,875 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1 1 ,364 
5,268 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,268 
- 
60 to 64 years 
9,844 
4,952 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,952 
- 
65 to 69 years 
7,282 
4,235 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,235 
70 years and over 
10,920 
6,632 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,632 
Average age 
56.5 
57.7 
22.1 
30.4 
40.0 
50.1 
59.4 
72.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
283 
117 
3 
8 
11 
33 
29 
33 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
63 
21 
2 
- 
1 
5 
10 
3 
Asian 
177 
85 
3 
2 
14 
25 
27 
14 
Black or African American 
42 
19 
- 
3 
- 
2 
6 
8 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
9 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
White 
69,374 
34,594 
223 
1,891 
3,273 
8,208 
10,168 
10,831 
More than one race reported 
89 
37 
- 
2 
4 
15 
9 
7 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9,393 
4,507 
41 
219 
288 
884 
1,283 
1,792 
2 people 
33,054 
17,136 
49 
363 
470 
2,530 
6,109 
7,615 
3 people 
10,155 
4,926 
55 
317 
369 
1,628 
1,591 
966 
4 people 
8,862 
3,770 
61 
365 
805 
1,591 
677 
271 
5 or more people 
8,290 
4,421 
22 
634 
1,360 
1,622 
560 
223 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
43,199 
13,420 
88 
526 
1,061 
2,522 
3,646 
5,577 
25 to 49 percent 
5,964 
3,258 
19 
166 
248 
588 
793 
1,444 
50 to 74 percent 
7,126 
5,448 
25 
299 
492 
1,178 
1,352 
2,102 
75 to 99 percent 
5,981 
5,392 
41 
346 
530 
1,267 
1,475 
1,733 
1 00 percent 
7,484 
7,242 
55 
561 
961 
2,700 
2,954 
11 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,097 
1,544 
15 
101 
172 
467 
483 
306 
acres 
1,143,889 
1,026,009 
3,344 
31,297 
126,703 
324,613 
386,907 
153,145 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
48,693 
22,863 
140 
1,229 
2,345 
6,052 
7,145 
5,952 
Dial-up service 
5,527 
2,857 
5 
77 
203 
643 
978 
951 
DSL service 
21,771 
10,195 
62 
471 
1,164 
2,760 
3,173 
2,565 
Cable modem service 
5,730 
2,295 
17 
155 
170 
577 
691 
685 
Fiber-optic service 
2,192 
1,066 
7 
41 
95 
300 
364 
259 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
8,521 
3,930 
29 
388 
466 
1,034 
1,156 
857 
Satellite service 
8,035 
4,191 
22 
201 
403 
1,156 
1,310 
1,099 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
960 
457 
- 
16 
34 
106 
169 
132 
Other Internet service 
1,171 
554 
12 
26 
57 
174 
171 
114 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
57,542 
27,090 
191 
1,567 
2,687 
6,428 
7,788 
8,429 
2 households 
9,385 
5,919 
30 
246 
436 
1,332 
1,880 
1,995 
3 households 
1,671 
1,084 
7 
42 
81 
283 
365 
306 
4 households 
618 
374 
- 
25 
49 
111 
93 
96 
5 or more households 
538 
293 
- 
18 
39 
101 
94 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
