Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
30,572 
106 
1,686 
3,850 
8,994 
9,644 
6,292 
Female 
4,422 
12 
155 
609 
1,259 
1,344 
1,043 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
34,994 
118 
1,841 
4,459 
10,253 
10,988 
7,335 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
26,836 
79 
1,233 
3,480 
8,231 
8,516 
5,297 
Not on farm operated 
8,158 
39 
608 
979 
2,022 
2,472 
2,038 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5,124 
6 
75 
201 
528 
1,251 
3,063 
Any 
29,870 
112 
1,766 
4,258 
9,725 
9,737 
4,272 
1 to 49 days 
1,920 
14 
82 
217 
464 
501 
642 
50 to 99 days 
988 
3 
43 
99 
163 
310 
370 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,409 
12 
143 
373 
916 
1,209 
756 
200 days or more 
23,553 
83 
1,498 
3,569 
8,182 
7,717 
2,504 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,311 
48 
276 
356 
347 
198 
86 
3 or 4 years 
1,801 
35 
396 
459 
417 
375 
119 
5 to 9 years 
5,067 
35 
786 
1,292 
1,574 
1,058 
322 
1 0 years or more 
26,815 
- 
383 
2,352 
7,915 
9,357 
6,808 
Average years on present farm 
20.1 
3.7 
6.5 
10.6 
16.4 
22.1 
31.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
964 
46 
223 
229 
254 
147 
65 
3 or 4 years 
1,441 
36 
367 
391 
331 
225 
91 
5 to 9 years 
4,534 
36 
766 
1,179 
1,352 
945 
256 
1 0 years or more 
28,055 
- 
485 
2,660 
8,316 
9,671 
6,923 
Average years operating any farm 
22.0 
3.7 
7.1 
11.8 
18.1 
24.3 
34.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
118 
118 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,841 
- 
1,841 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,459 
- 
- 
4,459 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,321 
- 
- 
- 
4,321 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,932 
- 
- 
- 
5,932 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,096 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,096 
- 
60 to 64 years 
4,892 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,892 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,047 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,047 
70 years and over 
4,288 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,288 
Average age 
55.3 
21.8 
30.7 
40.3 
50.0 
59.1 
72.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
166 
- 
4 
20 
82 
46 
14 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
42 
- 
- 
2 
18 
17 
5 
Asian 
92 
- 
14 
14 
25 
30 
9 
Black or African American 
23 
- 
- 
- 
9 
4 
10 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
White 
34,780 
118 
1,823 
4,437 
10,182 
10,920 
7,300 
More than one race reported 
52 
- 
4 
5 
19 
16 
8 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,886 
29 
220 
398 
992 
1,709 
1,538 
2 people 
15,918 
34 
420 
742 
3,488 
6,571 
4,663 
3 people 
5,229 
24 
377 
616 
2,067 
1,534 
611 
4 people 
5,092 
21 
469 
1,394 
2,115 
759 
334 
5 or more people 
3,869 
10 
355 
1,309 
1,591 
415 
189 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
29,779 
81 
1,542 
3,849 
8,801 
9,336 
6,170 
25 to 49 percent 
2,706 
13 
156 
321 
780 
853 
583 
50 to 74 percent 
1,678 
19 
103 
198 
445 
522 
391 
75 to 99 percent 
589 
4 
30 
67 
147 
156 
185 
1 00 percent 
242 
1 
10 
24 
80 
121 
6 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
553 
- 
40 
69 
157 
178 
109 
acres 
117,880 
- 
5,178 
14,042 
44,533 
34,347 
19,780 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
25,830 
80 
1,439 
3,515 
8,124 
8,163 
4,509 
Dial-up service 
2,670 
13 
63 
223 
751 
940 
680 
DSL service 
11,576 
36 
560 
1,664 
3,751 
3,580 
1,985 
Cable modem service 
3,435 
9 
197 
362 
1,083 
1,083 
701 
Fiber-optic service 
1,126 
2 
46 
191 
305 
414 
168 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,591 
16 
462 
830 
1,443 
1,266 
574 
Satellite service 
3,844 
13 
195 
493 
1,214 
1,296 
633 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
503 
8 
28 
67 
138 
143 
119 
Other Internet service 
617 
1 
30 
69 
187 
213 
117 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
30,452 
106 
1,617 
3,955 
9,087 
9,534 
6,153 
2 households 
3,466 
11 
162 
359 
855 
1,122 
957 
3 households 
587 
- 
35 
63 
159 
189 
141 
4 households 
244 
1 
9 
54 
70 
73 
37 
5 or more households 
245 
- 
18 
28 
82 
70 
47 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wisconsin 203 
