Table 6. Selected Operator Characteristics for Farms with Multiple Operators: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators 
characteristics 
All operators on 
multi-operator farms 
Principal operator on 
multi-operator farms 
Second operator on 
multi-operator farms 
Third operator on 
multi-operator farms 
Operators 
3,261 
1,515 
1,515 
231 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
280 
93 
137 
50 
2 to 4 years 
341 
140 
169 
32 
5 to 9 years 
634 
300 
299 
35 
1 0 years or more 
2,006 
982 
910 
114 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
1,773 
862 
735 
176 
Off farm operated 
1,488 
653 
780 
55 
Primary occupation: 
Agriculture 
1,746 
841 
846 
59 
Nonagriculture 
1,515 
674 
669 
172 
Retirement status: 
Retired 
919 
590 
308 
21 
Not retired 
2,342 
925 
1,207 
210 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
16 
3 
6 
7 
25 to 34 years 
218 
74 
109 
35 
35 to 44 years 
531 
138 
337 
56 
45 to 54 years 
982 
445 
465 
72 
55 to 64 years 
822 
391 
387 
44 
65 years and over 
692 
464 
211 
17 
Average age 
54.3 
58.1 
51.6 
46.5 
Gender 
Male 
2,154 
1,274 
705 
175 
Female 
1,107 
241 
810 
56 
Hispanic origin: 
Of Hispanic or Latino origin 
3,216 
1,494 
1,493 
229 
Not of Hispanic or Latino origin 
45 
21 
22 
2 
Race: 
Black or African American 
217 
108 
90 
19 
White 
3,007 
1,390 
1,411 
206 
Other 
20 
9 
6 
5 
More than one race reported 
17 
8 
8 
1 
Highest grade or year of school completed: 
None 
69 
41 
22 
6 
Elementary school 
378 
213 
140 
25 
Secondary school 
634 
282 
296 
56 
High school diploma or GED 
573 
232 
286 
55 
Some college 
429 
218 
192 
19 
College - Bachelor's degree 
832 
312 
468 
52 
Master's or PhD 
346 
217 
111 
18 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,055 
1,016 
886 
153 
Any 
1,206 
499 
629 
78 
1 to 49 days 
163 
58 
81 
24 
50 to 99 days 
113 
43 
58 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
202 
121 
69 
12 
200 days or more 
728 
277 
421 
30 
Number of persons living in household: 
1 person 
1,530 
414 
1,020 
96 
2 persons 
754 
505 
207 
42 
3 persons 
571 
354 
166 
51 
4 persons 
300 
167 
97 
36 
5 or more persons 
106 
75 
25 
6 
Hired manager status: 
Hired manager 
900 
432 
387 
81 
Not a hired manager 
2,361 
1,083 
1,128 
150 
10 Puerto Rico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - PUERTO RICO DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
