Cave Junction, Oregon - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,323
Male Share of the Population	44.7%
Female Share of the Population	55.3%
Senior Citizens	25.7%
Employed Population 16+	634
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	43%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6%
Median Earnings25+	$22,196
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,083

Wealth

Median Family Income	$29,013
% Above Poverty Level	63.5%
% Below Poverty Level	36.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	20%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	35.2%
Median Gross Rent	$837
Median House Value	$143,100

Ancestry

German	26%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	23.2%
Irish	14.6%
English	6%
French Except Basque	3.5%
Swedish	3.1%
Scottish	2.8%
Portuguese	2.1%
Italian	1.8%
Danishn	1.4%
Hungarian	1.3%
South African	1.2%
Norwegian	1.2%
African	1.2%
Dutch	0.9%
Turkish	0.9%
Basque	0.6%
Russian	0.6%
Canadian	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
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Cave Junction Almanac

Category	Value
County	Josephine County
Standard Zip Codes	97523, 97531
Phone Area Codes	541
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	42.11
Approximate Longitude	-123.6

Cave Junction Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CAVE JUNCTION 1 WNW
Distance	2.3 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 47 F
Apr Temp	37 to 65 F
Jul Temp	51 to 92 F
Oct Temp	39 to 72 F
Annual Precip	62.6 inches

Station	HAPPY CAMP RANGER STN
Distance	28.5 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	37 to 68 F
Jul Temp	52 to 92 F
Oct Temp	39 to 74 F
Annual Precip	51.4 inches

Station	ILLAHE
Distance	38.5 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 50 F
Apr Temp	39 to 65 F
Jul Temp	52 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 70 F
Annual Precip	80.8 inches

Cave Junction Public Schools

Evergreen Elementary School
520 W River St
ZIP: 97523
(541) 592-3136
Primary
Total Enrollment 446

Illinois Valley High School
River St & Laurel Rd
ZIP: 97523
(541) 592-2116
High
Total Enrollment 347

Lorna Byrne Middle School
101 S Junction Ave
ZIP: 97523
(541) 592-2163
Middle
Total Enrollment 241

Cave Junction Private Schools

Community Christian Academy
113 S Caves Ave
ZIP: 97523
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 24

Madrone Adventist Elementary School
4300 Holland Loop Rd
ZIP: 97523
Elementary
Total Enrollment 13

The Dome School
9367 Takilma Rd
ZIP: 97523
Elementary
Total Enrollment 35

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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