Table 85. Summary by Type of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Coffee 
Vegetables 
or melons 
Fruits and 
coconuts 
Horticultural 
specialities 
Grains or 
field crops 
Root crops 
or tubers 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
8,287 
2,714 
206 
2,190 
311 
81 
221 
Off farm operated 
4,872 
711 
295 
1,160 
356 
123 
212 
Retirement status: 
Retired 
5,681 
1,592 
125 
1,633 
114 
50 
254 
Not retired 
7,478 
1,833 
376 
1,717 
553 
154 
179 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
20 
1 
1 
10 
4 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
487 
23 
76 
68 
24 
33 
3 
35 to 44 years 
1,369 
213 
76 
301 
155 
7 
45 
45 to 54 years 
2,936 
673 
192 
829 
206 
58 
45 
55 to 64 years 
3,612 
1,049 
34 
942 
224 
55 
148 
65 years and over 
4,735 
1,466 
122 
1,200 
54 
51 
191 
Average age 
59 
62.3 
50.5 
59.2 
52.3 
54.3 
61.8 
Gender: 
Male 
12,066 
3,094 
493 
3,017 
616 
187 
422 
Female 
1,093 
331 
8 
333 
51 
17 
11 
Hispanic origin: 
Of Hispanic or Latino origin 
12,940 
3,408 
498 
3,270 
618 
202 
432 
Not of Hispanic or Latino origin 
219 
17 
3 
80 
49 
2 
1 
Race: 
Black or African American 
1,023 
242 
132 
295 
28 
8 
16 
White 
12,051 
3,172 
367 
3,032 
634 
196 
415 
Other 
62 
7 
1 
15 
- 
- 
1 
More than one race reported 
23 
4 
1 
8 
5 
- 
1 
Highest grade or year of school completed: 
None 
272 
89 
1 
15 
2 
- 
19 
Elementary school 
2,537 
1,068 
11 
674 
23 
40 
85 
Secondary school 
2,923 
795 
71 
868 
75 
19 
65 
High school diploma or GED 
2,643 
589 
97 
584 
52 
15 
182 
Some college 
1,959 
462 
120 
430 
138 
106 
18 
College - Bachelor's degree 
1,997 
338 
94 
430 
326 
20 
58 
Master's or PhD 
828 
84 
107 
349 
51 
4 
6 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,332 
2,538 
271 
2,040 
404 
107 
287 
Any 
4,827 
887 
230 
1,310 
263 
97 
146 
1 to 49 days 
461 
155 
11 
94 
13 
26 
10 
50 to 99 days 
473 
80 
36 
163 
8 
4 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
910 
179 
11 
333 
117 
6 
39 
200 days or more 
2,983 
473 
172 
720 
125 
61 
85 
Hired manager status: 
Hired manager 
1,974 
566 
102 
419 
198 
48 
28 
Not a hired manager 
11,185 
2,859 
399 
2,931 
469 
156 
405 
Percent of income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
7,591 
1,913 
261 
2,083 
209 
101 
176 
25 to 49 percent 
1,984 
500 
67 
377 
170 
32 
118 
50 to 74 percent 
1,379 
522 
105 
289 
68 
7 
24 
75 percent or more 
2,205 
490 
68 
601 
220 
64 
115 
Net household income category: 
Less than $20,000 
7,876 
2,477 
231 
1,829 
169 
152 
314 
$20,000 to $39,999 
2,970 
608 
172 
742 
194 
36 
62 
$40,000 to $59,999 
1,023 
221 
14 
350 
105 
4 
41 
$60,000 to $79,999 
431 
67 
60 
121 
25 
4 
1 
$80,000 to $99,999 
310 
33 
7 
117 
82 
6 
4 
$100,000 or more 
549 
19 
17 
191 
92 
2 
11 
Number of persons living in household: 
1 person 
4,823 
1,204 
60 
1,306 
219 
51 
162 
2 persons 
3,421 
1,087 
79 
912 
257 
25 
38 
3 persons 
2,557 
600 
271 
558 
87 
88 
85 
4 persons 
1,712 
309 
78 
468 
79 
36 
144 
5 or more persons 
646 
225 
13 
106 
25 
4 
4 
Number of families contributing to the net income 
of this operation: 
1 family 
11,371 
2,846 
423 
2,933 
578 
169 
370 
2 families 
923 
351 
14 
184 
30 
29 
46 
3 families 
482 
112 
55 
123 
33 
2 
12 
4 families 
187 
56 
4 
55 
15 
2 
5 
5 or more families 
196 
60 
5 
55 
11 
2 
- 
Primary occupation: 
Agriculture 
5,463 
1,798 
176 
1,220 
360 
87 
187 
Nonagriculture 
7,696 
1,627 
325 
2,130 
307 
117 
246 
FARMS BY MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,973 
674 
5 
830 
10 
10 
80 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,015 
785 
49 
470 
71 
58 
110 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,986 
633 
109 
408 
8 
55 
68 
$5,000 to $7,499 
1,209 
405 
90 
248 
22 
6 
37 
$7,500 to $9,999 
771 
276 
13 
190 
52 
2 
42 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,521 
350 
125 
463 
107 
5 
63 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
252 Puerto Rico 2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
