PlainZIP

Cave Junction, OR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cave Junction, OR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,264. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CAVE-JUNCTION-OR · Cave Junction, OR 1 ZIPs · 6,264 pop · #22457/25278 · Josephine County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $47,589
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22457/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Selma
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,264
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $329,800

Nearest income peer: Selma, OR ( $3,490 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cave Junction

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cave Junction on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cave Junction, OR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,264
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,589
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($47,589 average) · poverty 23.3%. The primary code (97523) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cave Junction as a pure owner town.

Within Oregon, Fields is the closest lower-income city and Chiloquin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cave Junction.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 97523, is all of Cave Junction

There is no split to weigh here: 97523 holds every one of Cave Junction's 6,264 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cave Junction's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 118 establishments, 993 employees , annual payroll $30,970k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 97523 (118 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Cave Junction, OR

These ZIP codes sit in Josephine County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cave Junction. See the Josephine County roll-up →

Cave Junction lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Josephine County: Grants Pass, Merlin and Williams earn more and Selma, Wolf Creek and O Brien earn less. Merlin marks the far end of that range at $81,167, 71% above Cave Junction.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
97523 6,264 $47,589 118 14
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Cave Junction roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cave Junction, .