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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Cloverdale are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.50% of adults in Cloverdale having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Cloverdale's cultural character, accounting for 17.36% of the city’s population.

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