Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,652
| This zip code: | $25,652 | | Oregon: | $48,730 |
Nearest zip codes: 97531, 97534, 97538, 97543, 97544, 95543.
Housing units in zip code 97523 with a mortgage: 472 (22 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 389
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $905
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $258
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 28.7% | | Whole state: | 12.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.9% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.1 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 97523: Cedar Guard Station (A), Bain Station (B), Cold Springs Camp (C), Mountain Ranch (D), Page Creek Guard Station (E), Pepper Camp (F), Siskiyou Aerial Project Complex (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Laurel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Rough and Ready Lakes (A), Rosenberg Reservoir (B), Rough and Ready Log Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mossback Creek (A), Kelly Creek (B), Nelson Creek (C), Page Creek (D), Parker Creek (E), Payne Slough (F), Perdin Creek (G), Jimmy Creek (H), Logan Cut (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Cave Junction Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 33
- 1995 to 1998: 168
- 1990 to 1994: 263
- 1980 to 1989: 488
- 1970 to 1979: 1,003
- 1960 to 1969: 408
- 1950 to 1959: 281
- 1940 to 1949: 121
- 1939 or earlier: 161
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cave Junction, OR (97523): |
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 162
- 2 bedrooms: 703
- 3 bedrooms: 689
- 4 bedrooms: 100
- 5 or more bedrooms: 33
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 43
- 1 bedrooms: 253
- 2 bedrooms: 350
- 3 bedrooms: 169
- 4 bedrooms: 31
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 97523 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 52
- 1 vehicle: 488
- 2 vehicles: 618
- 3 vehicles: 408
- 4 vehicles: 84
- 5 or more vehicles: 54
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 88
- 1 vehicle: 452
- 2 vehicles: 246
- 3 vehicles: 41
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 12
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 97523:
- Less than $10,000: 22
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 12
- $20,000 to $24,999: 14
- $25,000 to $29,999: 11
- $30,000 to $34,999: 9
- $35,000 to $39,999: 11
- $40,000 to $49,999: 15
- $50,000 to $59,999: 15
- $60,000 to $69,999: 29
- $70,000 to $79,999: 26
- $80,000 to $89,999: 39
- $90,000 to $99,999: 100
- $100,000 to $124,999: 164
- $125,000 to $149,999: 234
- $150,000 to $174,999: 249
- $175,000 to $199,999: 118
- $200,000 to $249,999: 200
- $250,000 to $299,999: 180
- $300,000 to $399,999: 161
- $400,000 to $499,999: 68
- $500,000 to $749,999: 30
- $1,000,000 or more: 16
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 97523:
- Less than $100: 22
- $100 to $149: 28
- $150 to $199: 45
- $200 to $249: 11
- $250 to $299: 27
- $300 to $349: 56
- $350 to $399: 49
- $400 to $449: 84
- $450 to $499: 35
- $500 to $549: 39
- $550 to $599: 30
- $600 to $649: 13
- $650 to $699: 6
- No cash rent: 139
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $125,826.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $166,944
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $392,126
- Asian householders: $397,067
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $286,771
- Some other race householders: $193,063
- Two or more races householders: $161,827
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $154,415
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $171,263 (it was $93,400 in 2000)
| 97523: | $171,263 | | Oregon: | $257,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,423 - $198,790
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $242,038| Here: | $242,038 | | State: | $345,355 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $160,333| Here: | $160,333 | | State: | $271,304 |
In 2-unit structures: $95,508| Here: | $95,508 | | State: | $280,195 |
Mobile homes: $84,304| Here: | $84,304 | | State: | $78,759 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $48,235| Here: | $48,235 | | State: | $46,959 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,728
- One, attached: 17
- Two: 33
- 3 or 4: 68
- 5 to 9: 25
- 10 to 19: 5
- 20 to 49: 33
- 50 or more: 10
- Mobile homes: 951
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,330 (71%)
- Carpooled: 269 (14%)
- Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 20 (1%)
- Walked: 65 (3%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 172 (9%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 178
- 5 to 9 minutes: 354
- 10 to 14 minutes: 293
- 15 to 19 minutes: 211
- 20 to 24 minutes: 122
- 25 to 29 minutes: 13
- 30 to 34 minutes: 50
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 66
- 45 to 59 minutes: 274
- 60 to 89 minutes: 74
- 90 or more minutes: 39
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,083
- In family households: 4,970 (1,210 male householders, 471 female householders)
1,298 spouses, 1,595 children (1,286 natural, 83 adopted, 226 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 122 other relatives, 139 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,113 (448 male householders (339 living alone)), 442 female householders (373 living alone)), 223 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 23 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 907 2-persons, 269 3-persons, 250 4-persons, 154 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 712 1-person, 151 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
804 married couples with children.
462 single-parent households (123 men, 339 women).
93.1% of residents of 97523 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 10% well, 5% not well, 2% not at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 11% well, 8% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% very well, 54% not well, 7% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 303 (5.0%)
(51.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 8.5% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (19%)
- Spain (16%)
- Mexico (13%)
- Canada (10%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Philippines (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 17
- 1990 to 1994: 46
- 1985 to 1989: 15
- 1980 to 1984: 26
- 1975 to 1979: 1
- 1970 to 1974: 55
- 1970 to 1974: 24
- 1965 to 1969: 119
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White population: 5,561
Black population: 17
American Indian population: 128
Asian population: 39
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 10
Some other race population: 56
Two or more races population: 209

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 922 |
|  German: 747 |
|  English: 693 |
|  United States or American: 505 |
|  Irish: 489 |
|  Italian: 150 |
|  European: 146 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 130 |
|  Swedish: 111 |
|  French Canadian: 106 |
|  French (except Basque): 104 |
|  Scottish: 98 |
|  Dutch: 88 |
|  Welsh: 48 |
|  Danish: 46 |
|  Norwegian: 42 |
|  Polish: 36 |
|  Czech: 33 |
|  Swiss: 26 |
|  Russian: 26 |
|  Canadian: 16 |
|  British: 14 |
|  Hungarian: 13 |
|  Yugoslavian: 13 |
|  Finnish: 11 |
|  Scandinavian: 11 |
|  Greek: 7 |
|  Romanian: 6 |
|  Portuguese: 5 |
|  Armenian: 5 |
|  Croatian: 5 |
|  Egyptian: 4 |
|  Arab:: 4 |
|  Australian: 3 |
|  Basque: 2 |
|  Austrian: 2 |
|  Serbian: 2 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 2 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 2 |
|  African: 2 |
|  Belgian: 2 |
|  Lithuanian: 1 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CAVE JUNCTION, CITY OF (WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT in CAVE JUNCTION, OR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-OR4100971 486, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-OR4100971 487,
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF CAVE JUNCTION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CITY OF CAVE JUNCTION
- EVERGREEN ELEM. SCHOOL (520 W RIVER ST in CAVE JUNCTION, OR)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-443
Organizations: THREE RIVERS SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BRIDGEVIEW VINEYARDS & WINERY (4210 HOLLAND LOOP ROAD in CAVE JUNCTION, OR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-2003-0012, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-10-2005-0124, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
- CAVES HIGHWAY MOBIL & RV PARK (336 BURCH DR in CAVE JUNCTION, OR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-2002-0005, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-10-2003-0034,
- CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO (8399 TAKILMA RD in TAKILMA, OR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CITIZENS UTILITIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALLTEL OREGON INC, CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO OF OREGON, CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO OF OREGON
- FIRE MOUNTAIN GEM (28195 REDWOOD HIGHWAY in CAVE JUNCTION, OR)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $104,892
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (51%)
- Wood (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1614
- Northeast: 322
- Midwest: 822
- South: 429
- West: 2566
47% of the 97523 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Oregon.
Population in 1990: 5,500. Population change in the 1990s: +520 (+9.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 109
| Here: | 13.5% | | Oregon: | 9.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: | 7.8% | | Oregon: | 7.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
| Here: | 15.9% | | Oregon: | 16.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- JINES CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISE (205 N SAWYER AVE in CAVE JUNCTION, OR; small business): $6,141 in 3 contracts in 2001
$2,141 with Forest Service for Administrative and Service Buildings. Signed on 2001-01-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$2,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Administrative and Service Buildings. Signed on 2001-01-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$2,000 with Forest Service for Modification of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2001-01-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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