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This study analyzes the farmers household characteristics by the age groups using ordered logit model in order to provide the policy alternatives for promoting rural area competitiveness. It uses the farmers household characteristics of the 2005 korea Agricultural Census Data. It analyses the agricultural characteristics, household and housing attributes, residential locational characteristics by the farmers age groups in order to provide tailored policy alternatives for promoting the rural area competitiveness according to age groups characteristics. The results of analysis note that the farmers age is highly related with the household characteristics and farming activities, residential locational characteristics, and the older farmers are relatively poor groups due to the lower productivity and smaller farming scale. Moreover, it also notes the geographic differences in terms of the farmer age groups and their incomes in the local autonomies of Gyeongbuk Provinces. These results can provide the tailored policy alternatives according to the age groups and geographic location of each local autonomy in order to promote the agricultural competitiveness of rural area.