Table 80. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
8,287 
6,978 
612 
697 
Off farm operated 
4,872 
2,384 
457 
2,031 
Retirement status: 
Retired 
5,681 
4,608 
322 
751 
Not retired 
7,478 
4,754 
747 
1,977 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
20 
4 
- 
16 
25 to 34 years 
487 
155 
44 
288 
35 to 44 years 
1,369 
740 
133 
496 
45 to 54 years 
2,936 
1,851 
262 
823 
55 to 64 years 
3,612 
2,912 
257 
443 
65 years and over 
4,735 
3,700 
373 
662 
Average age 
59 
61 
58.6 
52.3 
Gender: 
Male 
12,066 
8,381 
1,042 
2,643 
Female 
1,093 
981 
27 
85 
Hispanic origin: 
Of Hispanic or Latino origin 
12,940 
9,258 
1,067 
2,615 
Not of Hispanic or Latino origin 
219 
104 
2 
113 
Race: 
Black or African American 
1,023 
666 
84 
273 
White 
12,051 
8,635 
976 
2,440 
Other 
62 
46 
8 
8 
More than one race reported 
23 
15 
1 
7 
Highest grade or year of school completed: 
None 
272 
257 
1 
14 
Elementary school 
2,537 
2,129 
135 
273 
Secondary school 
2,923 
2,239 
179 
505 
High school diploma or GED 
2,643 
1,808 
256 
579 
Some college 
1,959 
1,093 
238 
628 
College - Bachelor's degree 
1,997 
1,251 
215 
531 
Master's or PhD 
828 
585 
45 
198 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,332 
6,050 
758 
1,524 
Any 
4,827 
3,312 
311 
1,204 
1 to 49 days 
461 
319 
56 
86 
50 to 99 days 
473 
290 
44 
139 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
910 
635 
83 
192 
200 days or more 
2,983 
2,068 
128 
787 
Hired manager status: 
Hired manager 
1,974 
1,148 
214 
612 
Not a hired manager 
11,185 
8,214 
855 
2,116 
Percent of income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
7,591 
5,840 
294 
1,457 
25 to 49 percent 
1,984 
1,455 
203 
326 
50 to 74 percent 
1,379 
929 
189 
261 
75 percent or more 
2,205 
1,138 
383 
684 
Net household income category: 
Less than $20,000 
7,876 
5,974 
438 
1,464 
$20,000 to $39,999 
2,970 
1,987 
288 
695 
$40,000 to $59,999 
1,023 
707 
168 
148 
$60,000 to $79,999 
431 
257 
57 
117 
$80,000 to $99,999 
310 
196 
29 
85 
$100,000 or more 
549 
241 
89 
219 
Number of persons living in household: 
1 person 
4,823 
3,541 
450 
832 
2 persons 
3,421 
2,551 
169 
701 
3 persons 
2,557 
1,666 
242 
649 
4 persons 
1,712 
1,183 
126 
403 
5 or more persons 
646 
421 
82 
143 
Number of families contributing to the net income 
of this operation: 
1 family 
1 1 ,371 
8,168 
820 
2,383 
2 families 
923 
677 
125 
121 
3 families 
482 
262 
70 
150 
4 families 
187 
116 
33 
38 
5 or more families 
196 
139 
21 
36 
Primary occupation: 
Agriculture 
5,463 
3,452 
683 
1,328 
Nonagriculture 
7,696 
5,910 
386 
1,400 
FARMS BY MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,973 
2,420 
124 
429 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,015 
1,709 
28 
278 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,986 
1,508 
54 
424 
$5,000 to $7,499 
1,209 
891 
101 
217 
$7,500 to $9,999 
771 
547 
58 
166 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,521 
1,049 
74 
398 
$20,000 to $39,999 
968 
590 
232 
146 
$20,000 to $24,999 
302 
251 
21 
30 
See footnote(s) at end ef table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA Puerto Rico 181 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
