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)