Cathedral City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 52,517 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Cathedral City is the 178th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Cathedral City are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.76% 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.

The citizens of Cathedral City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.48% of adults in Cathedral City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cathedral City in 2022 was $36,551, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,204 for a family of four. However, Cathedral City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cathedral City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cathedral City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Cathedral City, accounting for 60.35% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Cathedral City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cathedral City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

Cathedral City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.97%.

The most common language spoken in Cathedral City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.