Cave Junction

Population: 1,701
Median household income: $35,927
Median home value: $252,000

Cave Junction is a community in Josephine County, Oregon, home to 1,701 residents. The median household income of $35,927 is below the Josephine County median ($59,097).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cave Junction's population declined 31.4% from 2,479 to 1,701, while its median home value rose 50.5% from $167,400 to $252,000.

Owners occupy 69.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,701
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $35,927
Median home value: $252,000
Median gross rent: $1,076
Housing units: 977
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4791,701

Median household income

$26,250$35,927

Median home value

$167,400$252,000

Median gross rent

$874$1,076

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,479	$26,250	$167,400	$874
2020	2,153	$29,744	$180,900	$858
2021	2,039	$30,033	$197,100	$985
2022	1,910	$34,594	$256,400	$1,102
2023	1,701	$35,927	$252,000	$1,076

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7420.5%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	7.2%
5 to 17	231	13.6%
18 to 24	147	8.6%
25 to 34	220	12.9%
35 to 44	185	10.9%
45 to 54	109	6.4%
55 to 64	184	10.8%
65 to 74	348	20.5%
75 and over	155	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,466	86.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	194	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's45.6%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	8.2%
High school graduate	427	35.6%
Some college or associate's	548	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	106	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone58.6%

Carpooled17.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	296	58.6%
Carpooled	87	17.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	13.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	10.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	141	31.3%
15 to 29 min	107	23.7%
30 to 44 min	53	11.8%
45 to 59 min	103	22.8%
60+ min	47	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 42.2% (717 of 1,701)

	Count	Share
Family households	362	48.3%
Nonfamily households	388	51.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	750	76.8%
Vacant	227	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	520	69.3%
Renter-occupied	230	30.7%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	653	66.8%
1-unit, attached	44	4.5%
2 to 4 units	59	6.0%
5 to 19 units	28	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	193	19.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4111850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.1667, -123.6481