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Cave Junction, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Cave Junction is a Census city of 1,691 people across 1.80 square miles of land, in Josephine County. Median household income is $39,291, 71.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cave Junction
What Cave Junction is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.8 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land940 plus or minus 231
- County holding the largest share of its areaJosephine County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cave Junction
- Population1,691 plus or minus 415
- Median age53.6 plus or minus 16.7
- Population under 18270 plus or minus 88
- Share under 1816.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Population 65 and over609 plus or minus 158
- Share 65 and over36.0 percent
- Households833 plus or minus 191
- Family households432 plus or minus 122
- Share of households that are families51.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cave Junction
- Median household income$39,291
- Per capita income$26,302
- Civilian labor force638 plus or minus 180
- Employed585 plus or minus 173
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over1,305 plus or minus 310
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent plus or minus 27.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cave Junction
- Housing units1,055
- Occupied units833 plus or minus 191
- Vacant units222 plus or minus 101
- Vacancy rate21.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied592 plus or minus 159
- Renter occupied241 plus or minus 92
- Ownership rate71.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$292,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$965 plus or minus $215
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units724 plus or minus 145
- Share single family68.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more100 plus or minus 63
- Share in buildings of two or more9.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes231 plus or minus 104
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cave Junction gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute490 plus or minus 156
- Commuting under 15 minutes142 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.0 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more225 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone54.5 percent
- Carpooled18.0 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.3 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Worked from home15.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cave Junction (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$4,861,600
- Average approval$810,267
- Median approval$480,800
- Largest approval$2,020,000
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term298 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cave Junction, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Cave Junction (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$406,000
- Average approval$406,000
- Median approval$406,000
- Largest approval$406,000
- Jobs supported18
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cave Junction, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Cave Junction
- NFIP communityCity of Cave Junction
- NFIP community number410107
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/09
The City of Cave Junction participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410107 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Josephine County, not Cave Junction
Josephine County context, not Cave Junction figures
- Establishments in Josephine County2,110
- Covered employment, Josephine County31,420
- Average annual pay, Josephine County$49,117
- Housing units permitted, Josephine County202
Every figure in this section is published for Josephine County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cave Junction.
All Josephine County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cave Junction questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cave Junction, Oregon?
1,691, in 833 households. Cave Junction city covers 1.80 square miles of land, which is 940 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cave Junction in?
Josephine County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cave Junction?
$39,291. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,900. Median gross rent is $965 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cave Junction businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $4.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $480,800, plus 1 504 approvals worth $406,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cave Junction, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cave Junction borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cave Junction. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cave Junction in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cave Junction appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cave Junction, city of, community 410107, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cave Junction figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Josephine County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cave Junction.
Is zoning published for Cave Junction?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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