Table 82. Summary by Primary Occupation and Age of Principai Operator: 2012 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Agricultural occupation 
Item 
Age of operator 
Total 
Under 25 years 
25 to 34 years 
35 to 44 years 
45 to 54 years 
55 to 64 years 
65 years and 
over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
5,463 
18 
233 
426 
1,416 
1,390 
1,980 
Land in farms 
cuerdas 
359,562 
1,011 
23,777 
47,261 
95,056 
75,628 
116,829 
Average size of farm 
cuerdas 
65.8 
56.2 
102 
110.9 
67.1 
54.4 
59 
Farms by size: 
Less than 1 0 cuerdas 
1,543 
6 
77 
89 
324 
510 
537 
1 0 to 1 9 cuerdas 
1,247 
4 
49 
82 
305 
342 
465 
20 to 49 cuerdas 
1,292 
3 
19 
59 
461 
234 
516 
50 to 99 cuerdas 
460 
- 
11 
74 
97 
114 
164 
1 00 to 1 74 cuerdas 
375 
4 
53 
48 
53 
88 
129 
1 75 to 259 cuerdas 
254 
- 
6 
28 
100 
46 
74 
260 cuerdas or more 
292 
1 
18 
46 
76 
56 
95 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
5,282 
17 
229 
397 
1,409 
1,357 
1,873 
cuerdas 
274,805 
481 
18,187 
30,572 
81,112 
57,757 
86,697 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,543 
15 
212 
330 
1,232 
1,213 
1,541 
cuerdas 
92,081 
175 
5,340 
12,943 
30,334 
16,184 
27,106 
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing 
farms 
1,651 
8 
74 
160 
420 
299 
690 
cuerdas 
133,165 
223 
9,045 
13,175 
32,070 
31,356 
47,295 
Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not pastured 
or grazed 
farms 
153 
- 
6 
17 
33 
39 
58 
cuerdas 
3,735 
- 
350 
475 
561 
593 
1,756 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
farms 
241 
- 
10 
24 
107 
46 
54 
cuerdas 
1,193 
- 
57 
128 
285 
307 
416 
Cropland idle 
farms 
2,002 
7 
102 
159 
571 
556 
607 
cuerdas 
44,632 
83 
3,396 
3,851 
17,862 
9,316 
10,123 
Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland 
and woodland 
farms 
975 
2 
36 
102 
121 
214 
500 
cuerdas 
39,144 
(D) 
(D) 
9,868 
4,200 
5,446 
15,704 
Woodland, forest, and underbrush that cannot 
be used for cultivation or pasture 
farms 
1,083 
4 
18 
132 
297 
250 
382 
cuerdas 
22,127 
(D) 
(D) 
3,198 
3,849 
6,239 
8,410 
All other land including land in house lots, buildings. 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
3,606 
3 
178 
272 
940 
881 
1,332 
cuerdas 
23,485 
(D) 
(D) 
3,623 
5,894 
6,187 
6,018 
IRRIGATION 
Land irrigated 
farms 
650 
5 
50 
87 
248 
142 
118 
cuerdas 
41,991 
56 
2,307 
7,963 
15,395 
4,960 
11,311 
water (acre-feet) 
24,554 
1 
970 
1,088 
11,091 
3,753 
7,650 
Public system 
farms 
129 
1 
18 
15 
38 
21 
36 
cuerdas 
13,906 
(D) 
1,497 
4,448 
939 
(D) 
6,682 
Private system 
farms 
532 
4 
35 
74 
212 
124 
83 
cuerdas 
28,086 
(D) 
809 
3,515 
14,456 
(D) 
4,629 
Farms by type of irrigation: 
Gravity 
104 
1 
12 
6 
24 
21 
40 
Drip 
299 
4 
19 
38 
168 
43 
27 
Sprinkler 
202 
- 
15 
37 
45 
72 
33 
Other 
45 
- 
4 
6 
12 
5 
18 
Farms by major source of irrigation water 
for private systems: 
Well 
343 
1 
17 
45 
177 
61 
42 
River or stream 
67 
1 
4 
7 
7 
41 
7 
Lake or private pond 
78 
2 
5 
17 
16 
14 
24 
Canal 
13 
- 
- 
2 
5 
3 
3 
Other 
29 
- 
9 
1 
7 
5 
7 
TENURE AND PRIMARY OCCUPATION OF 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
All operators 
5,463 
18 
233 
426 
1,416 
1,390 
1,980 
Full owners 
3,452 
4 
39 
211 
730 
1,027 
1,441 
Part owners 
683 
- 
39 
60 
165 
160 
259 
Tenants 
1,328 
14 
155 
155 
521 
203 
280 
Primary occupation - 
Agriculture: 
Full owners 
3,452 
4 
39 
211 
730 
1,027 
1,441 
Part owners 
683 
- 
39 
60 
165 
160 
259 
Tenants 
1,328 
14 
155 
155 
521 
203 
280 
Nonagriculture: 
Full owners 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Part owners 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Tenants 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 
Individual or family 
farms 
4,765 
17 
178 
289 
1,171 
1,290 
1,820 
cuerdas 
245,358 
969 
14,227 
25,803 
60,538 
51,837 
91,984 
Partnership 
farms 
72 
- 
2 
4 
43 
9 
14 
Corporation 
cuerdas 
15,277 
- 
(D) 
3,136 
7,040 
3,099 
(D) 
farms 
388 
- 
47 
72 
90 
71 
108 
cuerdas 
86,164 
_ 
8,748 
13,466 
24,177 
19,065 
20,708 
Other 
farms 
238 
1 
6 
61 
112 
20 
38 
cuerdas 
12,762 
(D) 
(D) 
4,856 
3,300 
1,627 
2,714 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
223 
8 
23 
48 
64 
73 
7 
2 to 4 years 
613 
8 
86 
82 
212 
128 
97 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Puerto Rico 2012 Census of Agricuiture - SUMMARY DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
