Missouri's Dairy Demographics
The 2002 Census of Agriculture reveals some interesting
trends about the demographics of Missouri's dairy industry. The
following chart, which comes from a special tabulation of the 2002
Census of Agriculture, describes dairy operations in Missouri, segmented
by the size of the dairy herd inventory on the farm.
Missouri's
Dairy Demographics, 2002 Census of Agriculture |
Number
of Dairy Cows In Inventory on the Farm |
| 30-49 |
50-199 |
200-499 |
500
or more |
| Age
|
Number of Farms |
565 |
963 |
323 |
4 |
| Age of Principal Operator |
Mean Age |
50.8 |
50.9 |
53.2 |
57.5 |
| Year Principal Operator Began |
Mean Year |
1981 |
1980 |
1977 |
1971 |
| |
| Sex
of Principal Operator |
-Male |
Farms |
530 |
899 |
309 |
4 |
-Female |
Farms |
35 |
64 |
14 |
0 |
| |
| Dairy Sales by Farm Size |
| Value of Dairy Products Sales |
Mean Dollars |
$63,694 |
$124,871 |
$219,602 |
$4,103,340 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Dairy impact on household income |
|
|
|
|
|
Operation's Share of Operator's
Total Household Income |
Mean Percent |
70.9 |
79.4 |
80.6 |
(D) |
| |
| Type
of Organization |
-Family
or Individual |
Farms |
537 |
813 |
246 |
1 |
| -Partnership |
Farms |
19 |
123 |
51 |
1 |
-Incorporated
under State Law |
Farms |
8 |
22 |
24 |
2 |
-Other |
Farms |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| |
| Family
size |
| People in Operator's Household |
Mean People |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
| |
| Computer Use |
| Principal Operators Using
Computers |
Farms |
153 |
400 |
161 |
2 |
| Operations with Internet
Access |
Farms |
179 |
400 |
150 |
2 |
| |
| Number of Households Sharing
in Farm Income |
Mean Households |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |