ZIP 97523 · Cave Junction
Who lives in ZIP code 97523 (Cave Junction, OR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cave Junction, OR · Josephine County
uszips 2026
People7,172
Median age42.5
Household income$47,589
Home value$329,800
Median rent$1,372/mo
Poverty23.3%
College degree+19.1%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grants Pass, OR
- Wider region
- Medford-Grants Pass, OR
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,121
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.7% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
22.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,565.
Education (adults 25+)
50.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 19.7%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 29.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.2%
- Rent burden
- 42.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.1%
- Unemployment
- 13.4%
- Self-employed
- 17.5%
- Farmers
- 3.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.8%
- Veterans
- 12.0%
- With a disability
- 18.0%
- No health insurance
- 10.8%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.