It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Iva has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Iva has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Iva than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Iva may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Iva doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Iva have a very low rate of college education: just 9.91% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Iva in 2022 was $18,157, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,628 for a family of four. However, Iva contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Iva also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.85% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Iva home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iva residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Iva include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Iva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
