Monroe, Pennsylvania
2007
2002
% change
349
324
+8
29,165 acres
32,938 acres
- 11
84 acres
102 acres
- 18
$7,819,000
$6,579,000
+ 19
Average Per Farm
$22,404
$20,305
+ 10
Government Payments
$125,000
$136,000
-8
$3,782
$3,030
Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Size of Farm Market Value of Production Crop Sales $4,539,000 (58 percent) Livestock Sales $3,280,000 (42 percent)
Average Per Farm
+ 25
Monroe, Pennsylvania Ranked items among the 67 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007 Item
Quantity
State Rank
Universe 1
U.S. Rank
Universe 1
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products
7,819 4,539 3,280
60 54 59
67 67 67
2,700 2,288 2,618
3,076 3,072 3,069
1,441 (-) (-) 755 655 1,093 163 431 174 406 (D) 9 26 241 1,532 (D)
45 (-) (-) 40 32 43 28 59 42 59 (D) 62 57 28 11 (D)
67 19 (-) 67 66 65 66 66 67 67 65 66 66 67 59 67
1,879 (-) (-) 904 603 1,045 283 2,249 1,288 2,825 (D) 2,298 2,145 965 149 (D)
2,933 437 626 2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875
(D) 1,058 1,002 (D) 814
12 58 62 5 49
62 67 67 64 67
(D) 1,580 2,902 (D) 1,653
1,544 3,024 3,060 2,574 3,066
4,438 2,880 1,328 627 435
62 51 42 14 26
67 66 61 61 66
2,383 1,583 1,484 154 144
3,060 2,634 2,039 2,130 1,756
VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Pheasants Layers Cattle and calves Rabbits and their pelts Horses and ponies TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Nursery stock Cut Christmas trees
Other County Highlights Economic Characteristics Farms by value of sales Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more
Quantity 154 39 35 35 32 12 13 4 7 7 8 3
Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($)
9,459 27,102
Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)
-377 -1,079
Operator Characteristics
Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other
146 203
Principal operators by sex: Male Female
276 73
Average age of principal operator (years)
55.8
2
All operators by race: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators 2 of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin
(D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
(-) (-) (-) (-) 532 (-) 14