Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Iva is worth considering.
Iva is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
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.
