Cloverdale is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 8,809 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cloverdale is the 430th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Cloverdale 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.

A relatively large number of people in Cloverdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 population of Cloverdale overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Cloverdale, 24.50% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cloverdale in 2022 was $46,037, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,148 for a family of four. However, Cloverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cloverdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cloverdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cloverdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cloverdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cloverdale include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

In addition, Cloverdale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.36%).

The most common language spoken in Cloverdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.