Retired Racehorses

OPERATOR INFORMATION
In 2005, respondents were asked
for general information about the
operator.
In New York State, operators have
had equine at their present location
for an average of 16 years.
and close behind are those operations
that make between $100,000 and
$249,999 per year (7,600 operations).
The average number of years New
York operators have owned equine is
21. This number takes into account
those operators who have owned
equine all their life, those that had
equine in other states, and those
who are new to the equine industry.
Of the 33,000 equine operations in
New York State, most equine operators
(11,300, or 34 percent) have a
gross household income of between
$50,000 and $99,999. Second are
those that made between $25,000
and $49,999 with 8,000 operations,
Approximately 25 percent of the gross
household income for all equine
operations in New York is equine-related.
This number ranges from zero percent for
those who have equine only for pleasure
to 100 percent for those operations
whose income comes solely from equine.
Table 21. OPERATOR INFORMATION, NEW YORK, 2005
Number of
Operations
Average
Number of years operator has owned equine 21
Number of years operator has had equine at the present location 16
Gross Household Income of operations
$0 - $24,999 3,250
$25,000 - $49,999 8,000
$50,000 - $99,999 11,300
$100,000 - $249,999 7,600
$250,000 - $499,999 1,700
$500,000 - $999,999 650
$1,000,000 or more 500
Percent of equine-related income for all operations 25
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