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Population (year 2000): 1,363. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,376 (+1.0% change)
 

Males: 629  (46.1%)
Females: 734  (53.9%)

Josephine County

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97523.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,000 (it was $17,161 in 2000)
Cave Junction  $19,000
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $148,200 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
Cave Junction  $148,200
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Cave Junction:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • American Indian (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (17.1%), English (14.9%), Irish (13.1%), United States (11.1%), Italian (4.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1295 feet

Land area: 1.64 square miles.

Population density: 839 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cave Junction

  • High school or higher: 71.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cave Junction city

  • Never married: 18.3%
  • Now married: 48.7%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 13.7%
  • Divorced: 15.8%

70 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.5% Latin America, 1.2% North America, 0.7% Asia).

This city:  5.1%
Oregon:  8.5%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Cave Junction, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cave Junction to the number of sex offenders is 345 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cave Junction:  0.8% ($695)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Medford, OR (55.1 miles , pop. 63,154).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (234.3 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (665.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Wilderville, OR (15.2 miles ), Williams, OR (25.3 miles ), Redwood, OR (25.3 miles ), Harbeck-Fruitdale, OR (28.5 miles ), Grants Pass, OR (28.9 miles ), Northwest Josephine, OR (31.6 miles ), Smith River-Gasquet, CA (35.2 miles ), Rogue River, OR (37.7 miles ).

Latitude: 42.17 N, Longitude: 123.65 W


Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +221 (+19.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Private households (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Woodworkers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cave Junction:
  • THREE RIVERS COMM HOSP AND HEALTH CTR (about 30 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR)
  • SUTTER COAST HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; CRESCENT CITY, CA)
  • CURRY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 56 miles; GOLD BEACH, OR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cave Junction:
  • JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 49 miles; CRESCENT CITY, CA; ID: CEC)
  • ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 56 miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
  • ARCATA (about 89 miles; ARCATA/EUREKA, CA; ID: ACV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cave Junction:
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY (about 5 miles; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; ID: 3S4)
  • GRANTS PASS (about 30 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; ID: 3S8)
  • HAPPY CAMP (about 33 miles; HAPPY CAMP, CA; ID: 36S)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cave Junction:
  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; ASHLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 4,424)
  • COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 101 miles; EUREKA, CA; FT enrollment: 4,071)
  • HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; ARCATA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
  • OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 123 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 132 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 135 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 16,239)
Public high school in Cave Junction:
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 477; Location: RIVER ST & LAUREL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Cave Junction:
  • COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 52; Location: 113 S CAVES AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cave Junction:
  • EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 520 W RIVER ST; Grades: KG - 05)
  • LORNA BYRNE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 360; Location: 101 S JUNCTION AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private elementary/middle schools in Cave Junction:
  • THE DOME SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: PO B 812; Grades: PK - 6)
  • MADRONE ADVENTIST ELEMENTARY S (Students: 17; Location: 4300 HOLLAND LOOP ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)

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Hotels: Motel Junction Inn (406 Redwood Highway), Country Hills Resort (7901 Caves Highway).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cave Junction and their reported violations in the past:

CAVE JUNCTION, CITY OF (Population served: 1440, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1998
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-1998
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1998
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1998
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-1998 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-28-1998), St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAR-16-1998), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUL-11-2001 to AUG-10-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2001)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (2 times from JAN-28-1998 to MAR-04-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-1999)
  • 6 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2002 and MAR-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-03-2003)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2001
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2000
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-01-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-09-1996), St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1997), St Public Notif received (2 times from JAN-28-1998 to MAR-04-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 25 regular monitoring violations
NPS OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MON (Population served: 280, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2001
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-1999
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-1999
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-1999
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-1999
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
SIS-Q-MEADOWS YOUTH CAMP (Population served: 62, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • 15 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
BLUE SPRUCE ESTATES (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and JUN-25-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-25-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Z COFFEE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
SHADY ACRES RV PARK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between NOV-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
OL JO CAMPGROUND (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
OUT N ABOUT (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.2%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.8%
Whole state:  6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  28.7%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Cave Junction compared to Oregon state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Cave Junction (2007 data):
  • Evergreen Federal Savings and Loan Association: 130 N Redwood Highway Branch at 130 N Redwood Highway, branch established on 1934-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $304.0 mil, Deposits: $251.0 mil, headquarters in Grants Pass, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
  • Sterling Savings Bank: Illinois Valley Branch at 110 North Redwood Highway 199, branch established on 1967-08-28. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
  • Home Valley Bank: at 103 South Kerby Avenue, branch established on 1980-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $194.6 mil, Deposits: $147.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Home Valley Bancorp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,828$33,9360$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,567$30,8040$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$150
Streets and Highways 1$2,190$26,2800$0
Water Supply 4$9,290$27,8700$0
Other and Unallocable 2$13,157$78,9420$0
Sewerage 4$8,750$26,2500$0
Totals for Government 13$38,782$35,7991$150


Cave Junction government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $251,000
    All Other: $36,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $67,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $252,000
    Financial Administration: $243,000
    Sewerage: $218,000
    General - Other: $81,000
    Regular Highways: $66,000
    Parks & Recreation: $57,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $123,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $108,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $133,000
    General: $6,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $31,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,580,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,801,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,783,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,552,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $28,000
    Other, NEC: $18,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $11,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $4,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $80,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $349,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $82,000
    General Support: $24,000
    All Other: $22,000
  • Tax - Property: $124,000
    Public Utilities: $67,000
    NEC: $65,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $465,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $68,000

7.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,065 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.49%
Oregon average:  8.89%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($141 average AGI)
Josephine County:  0.06%
Oregon average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jackson County, OR  1.40% ($32,093 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.32% ($49,764)
from Douglas County, OR  0.22% ($22,790)


6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,791 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.23%
Oregon average:  7.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($204 average AGI)
Josephine County:  0.06%
Oregon average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jackson County, OR  1.41% ($30,486 average AGI)
to Douglas County, OR  0.36% ($28,072)
to Lane County, OR  0.30% ($27,012)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cave Junction:
  • KAJO (1270 AM; 10 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGRV (700 AM; 25 kW; WINSTON, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KAGI (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE)
  • KAPL (1300 AM; 20 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: APPLEGATE MEDIA, INC.)
  • KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KTMT (580 AM; 10 kW; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRTA (610 AM; 5 kW; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWRO (630 AM; 5 kW; COQUILLE, OR; Owner: COQUILLE RIVER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KMED (1440 AM; 5 kW; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cave Junction:
  • KCNA (102.7 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • K280BK (91.7 FM; SELMA, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K218DP (91.5 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K267AD (101.3 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, ETC., OR; Owner: STEVEN R. PORTER)
  • K283AE (104.5 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K203CI (88.5 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • K208CC (89.5 FM; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY)
  • K249BS (97.7 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K216EC (91.1 FM; HAPPY CAMP, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KROG (96.9 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: OPUS BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KLDR (98.3 FM; HARBECK-FRUITDALE, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KLDZ (103.5 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K259AE (99.7 FM; WOLF CREEK, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRRM (94.7 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: SHIRLEY M. BELL)
  • K290AF (105.9 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K266AC (101.1 FM; ROGUE RIVER, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSOR (90.1 FM; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUC.)
  • K222AF (92.3 FM; AZALEA, OR; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KAKT (105.1 FM; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KTMT-FM (93.7 FM; MEDFORD, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cave Junction:
  • K48GO (Channel 48; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: BETTER LIFE TELEVISION)
  • K02DV (Channel 2; CAVE JUNCTION, ETC., OR; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF OREGON, INC.)
  • K51BV (Channel 51; CAVE JUNCTION, ETC., OR; Owner: SODA MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K07PZ (Channel 7; CAVE JUNCTION, ETC., OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING INC.)
  • K13PH (Channel 13; CAVE JUNCTION, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON PUBLIC TELEVISION)
  • K24BV (Channel 24; CAVE JUNCTION, ETC., OR; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF OREGON, INC.)

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