Moving to Iva, South Carolina

Population: 1,156. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,180 (+2.1% change)
Males: 530 (45.8%), Females: 626 (54.2%)

Anderson County

Zip code: 29655

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $23,333
Median house value: $48,300

Population by Race

Races in Iva:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
  • Black (6.3%)

Ancestries: United States (23.1%), English (14.2%), Irish (8.5%), German (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Scottish (1.9%).

Elevation: 710 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Iva

  • High school or higher: 61.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Iva town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 49.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 16.9%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -68 (-5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Iva:

  • ANDERSON AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; ANDERSON, SC)
  • PATRICK B HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ANDERSON, SC)
  • ELBERT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ELBERTON, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Iva:

  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 13 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 37 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 51 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Iva:

  • HESTER MEMORIAL (about 17 miles; CALHOUN FALLS, SC; Abbreviation: 0A2)
  • ELBERT COUNTY-PATZ FIELD (about 19 miles; ELBERTON, GA; Abbreviation: 27A)
  • OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 29 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Abbreviation: CEU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Iva:

  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)

Schools

Public high school in Iva:

  • CRESCENT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 703; Location: 9104 HWY 81 SOUTH; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Iva:

  • IVA ELEMENTARY (Students: 597; Location: 803 ANTREVILLE HWY.; Grades: PK – 05)