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.Iva is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Iva is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Iva who work in office and administrative support (18.93%), teaching (14.20%), and food service (5.99%). As is often the case in a small town, Iva doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Iva with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.49% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Iva in 2022 was $18,241, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,964 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 35.23% of its population below the federal poverty line.Iva is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Iva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
