Iva is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,174 people and two associated neighborhoods, Iva is the 185th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Iva is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.68% of the Iva workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Iva is a town of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Iva who work in teaching (13.84%), office and administrative support (10.38%), and maintenance occupations (9.12%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Iva has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Iva a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Iva doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Iva has a very low overall level of education: only 9.91% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. 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.
