Table 83. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Less than 1 0 
cuerdas 
lOto 19 
cuerdas 
20 to 49 
cuerdas 
50 to 99 
cuerdas 
1 00 to 1 74 
cuerdas 
1 75 to 259 
cuerdas 
260 cuerdas 
or more 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
8,287 
3,791 
1,909 
1,738 
401 
244 
102 
102 
Off farm operated 
4,872 
1,338 
950 
1,134 
539 
319 
297 
293 
Retirement status: 
Retired 
5,681 
2,503 
1,310 
1,210 
365 
140 
93 
59 
Not retired 
7,478 
2,626 
1,549 
1,662 
575 
423 
306 
336 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
20 
6 
4 
4 
1 
4 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
487 
232 
104 
36 
15 
57 
7 
36 
35 to 44 years 
1,369 
540 
233 
310 
116 
68 
52 
50 
45 to 54 years 
2,936 
1,057 
561 
831 
185 
74 
133 
95 
55 to 64 years 
3,612 
1,499 
762 
675 
310 
192 
101 
72 
65 years and over 
4,735 
1,795 
1,195 
1,016 
313 
168 
106 
141 
Average age 
59 
58.6 
60.5 
59.7 
58.3 
56.9 
55.5 
56.7 
Gender: 
Male 
12,066 
4,682 
2,593 
2,676 
828 
520 
385 
381 
Female 
1,093 
447 
266 
196 
112 
43 
14 
14 
Flispanic origin: 
Of Flispanic or Latino origin 
12,940 
5,091 
2,803 
2,770 
930 
561 
397 
386 
Not of Flispanic or Latino origin 
219 
38 
56 
102 
10 
2 
2 
9 
Race: 
Black or African American 
1,023 
485 
145 
207 
93 
40 
10 
43 
White 
12,051 
4,626 
2,703 
2,621 
842 
519 
388 
350 
Other 
62 
9 
5 
37 
4 
4 
1 
2 
More than one race reported 
23 
9 
6 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Highest grade or year of school completed: 
None 
272 
170 
67 
21 
4 
- 
- 
10 
Elementary school 
2,537 
1,153 
749 
507 
47 
32 
16 
33 
Secondary school 
2,923 
1,267 
651 
577 
230 
64 
97 
37 
High school diploma or GED 
2,643 
1,012 
441 
685 
184 
151 
92 
77 
Some college 
1,959 
641 
402 
466 
199 
136 
38 
76 
College - Bachelor's degree 
1,997 
697 
321 
450 
187 
119 
100 
123 
Master's or PhD 
828 
189 
228 
166 
89 
61 
56 
39 
Days worked oft farm: 
None 
8,332 
3,428 
1,831 
1,711 
578 
359 
163 
260 
Any 
4,827 
1,701 
1,028 
1,161 
362 
204 
236 
135 
1 to 49 days 
461 
91 
150 
127 
24 
17 
40 
12 
50 to 99 days 
473 
123 
116 
110 
42 
33 
16 
33 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
910 
355 
180 
238 
27 
40 
36 
34 
200 days or more 
2,983 
1,132 
582 
686 
269 
114 
144 
56 
Hired manager status: 
Hired manager 
1,974 
652 
368 
443 
187 
106 
99 
118 
Not a hired manager 
11,185 
4,477 
2,491 
2,429 
753 
457 
300 
277 
Percent of income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
7,591 
3,617 
1,556 
1,617 
456 
131 
129 
85 
25 to 49 percent 
1,984 
729 
527 
361 
101 
131 
64 
70 
50 to 74 percent 
1,379 
306 
438 
300 
142 
96 
30 
67 
75 percent or more 
2,205 
477 
338 
594 
241 
205 
176 
173 
Net household income category: 
Less than $20,000 
7,876 
3,561 
2,065 
1,586 
318 
155 
151 
40 
$20,000 to $39,999 
2,970 
984 
439 
814 
338 
169 
116 
110 
$40,000 to $59,999 
1,023 
305 
155 
261 
146 
94 
29 
33 
$60,000 to $79,999 
431 
107 
91 
77 
40 
43 
17 
54 
$80,000 to $99,999 
310 
18 
89 
80 
32 
44 
14 
33 
$100,000 or more 
549 
154 
20 
54 
66 
58 
72 
125 
Number of persons living in household: 
1 person 
4,823 
1,939 
1,027 
1,155 
285 
154 
125 
138 
2 persons 
3,421 
1,490 
685 
687 
222 
116 
111 
109 
3 persons 
2,557 
788 
567 
719 
158 
163 
94 
67 
4 persons 
1,712 
713 
431 
195 
187 
68 
52 
66 
5 or more persons 
646 
199 
149 
116 
88 
62 
17 
15 
Number of families contributing to the net income 
of this operation: 
1 family 
11,371 
4,692 
2,462 
2,478 
727 
428 
301 
283 
2 families 
923 
244 
202 
244 
117 
65 
14 
36 
3 families 
482 
96 
136 
73 
62 
30 
54 
31 
4 families 
187 
46 
29 
38 
13 
26 
14 
21 
5 or more families 
196 
51 
30 
39 
21 
14 
16 
24 
Primary occupation: 
Agriculture 
5,463 
1,543 
1,247 
1,292 
460 
375 
252 
292 
Nonagriculture 
7,696 
3,586 
1,612 
1,580 
480 
188 
147 
103 
FARMS BY MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,973 
1,871 
511 
417 
60 
27 
80 
7 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,015 
1,068 
488 
356 
84 
11 
2 
6 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,986 
771 
509 
533 
143 
14 
13 
3 
$5,000 to $7,499 
1,209 
555 
323 
196 
74 
49 
3 
9 
$7,500 to $9,999 
771 
235 
217 
228 
40 
17 
30 
3 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,521 
310 
438 
478 
133 
106 
30 
26 
$20,000 to $39,999 
968 
147 
170 
364 
157 
74 
15 
41 
$20,000 to $24,999 
302 
32 
47 
158 
42 
15 
4 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA Puerto Rico 221 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
