Cave Junction is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 2,092 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cave Junction is the 145th largest community in Oregon.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Cave Junction is worth considering.
One downside of living in Cave Junction is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cave Junction, the average commute to work is 30.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Cave Junction is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Cave Junction with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.17% of adults in Cave Junction have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cave Junction in 2022 was $26,302, which is low income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,208 for a family of four. However, Cave Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cave Junction is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cave Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cave Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cave Junction also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cave Junction include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Cave Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.