Table 5. Principal Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Principal operators 
Total 
Characteristics by race 
Black or 
African 
American 
White 
Other 
More than 
one race 
reported 
Principal operators 
13,159 
1,023 
12,051 
62 
23 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
773 
19 
742 
12 
- 
2 to 4 years 
1,339 
100 
1,232 
5 
2 
5 to 9 years 
2,437 
243 
2,189 
- 
5 
1 0 years or more 
8,610 
661 
7,888 
45 
16 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
8,287 
602 
7,627 
44 
14 
Off farm operated 
4,872 
421 
4,424 
18 
9 
Primary occupation: 
Agriculture 
5,463 
550 
4,879 
22 
12 
Nonagriculture 
7,696 
473 
7,172 
40 
11 
Retirement status: 
Retired 
5,681 
436 
5,201 
33 
11 
Not retired 
7,478 
587 
6,850 
29 
12 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
20 
- 
20 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
487 
13 
470 
2 
2 
35 to 44 years 
1,369 
72 
1,291 
4 
2 
45 to 54 years 
2,936 
271 
2,654 
11 
- 
55 to 64 years 
3,612 
264 
3,301 
36 
11 
65 years and over 
4,735 
403 
4,315 
9 
8 
Average age 
59 
60.2 
58.9 
54.3 
60.7 
Gender: 
Male 
12,066 
924 
11,090 
31 
21 
Female 
1,093 
99 
961 
31 
2 
Hispanic origin: 
Of Hispanic or Latino origin 
12,940 
934 
11,951 
33 
22 
Not of Hispanic or Latino origin 
219 
89 
100 
29 
1 
Highest grade or year of school completed: 
None 
272 
12 
257 
2 
1 
Elementary school 
2,537 
260 
2,263 
7 
7 
Secondary school 
2,923 
259 
2,657 
5 
2 
High school diploma or GED 
2,643 
254 
2,371 
10 
8 
Some college 
1,959 
103 
1,823 
31 
2 
College - Bachelor's degree 
1,997 
91 
1,899 
5 
2 
Master's or PhD 
828 
44 
781 
2 
1 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,332 
677 
7,593 
44 
18 
Any 
4,827 
346 
4,458 
18 
5 
1 to 49 days 
461 
20 
431 
8 
2 
50 to 99 days 
473 
106 
367 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
910 
57 
847 
6 
- 
200 days or more 
2,983 
163 
2,813 
4 
3 
Hired manager status: 
Hired manager 
1,974 
121 
1,844 
7 
2 
Not a hired manager 
11,185 
902 
10,207 
55 
21 
Percent of income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
7,591 
490 
7,055 
33 
13 
25 to 49 percent 
1,984 
242 
1,731 
9 
2 
50 to 74 percent 
1,379 
116 
1,252 
9 
2 
75 percent or more 
2,205 
175 
2,013 
11 
6 
Net household income category: 
Less than $20,000 
7,876 
698 
7,120 
42 
16 
$20,000 to $39,999 
2,970 
248 
2,706 
13 
3 
$40,000 to $59,999 
1,023 
30 
988 
3 
2 
$60,000 to $79,999 
431 
27 
404 
- 
- 
$80,000 to $99,999 
310 
5 
301 
2 
2 
$100,000 or more 
549 
15 
532 
2 
- 
Number of persons living in household: 
1 person 
4,823 
443 
4,356 
14 
10 
2 persons 
3,421 
198 
3,211 
6 
6 
3 persons 
2,557 
225 
2,316 
11 
5 
4 persons 
1,712 
102 
1,606 
4 
- 
5 or more persons 
646 
55 
562 
27 
2 
Number of families contributing 
to the net income of this operation: 
1 family 
11,371 
893 
10,411 
52 
15 
2 families 
923 
62 
855 
2 
4 
3 families 
482 
28 
450 
4 
- 
4 families 
187 
19 
162 
4 
2 
5 or more families 
196 
21 
173 
- 
2 
2012 Census of Agriculture - PUERTO RICO DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Puerto Rico 9 
