| Official Name: | Perry |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | p0content://media/external/file/4576 ZZsaGcp |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | South Carolina#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Aiken |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 194 |
| Population Density Km2: | 78.23 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 202.51 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 134 |
| Elevation Ft: | 440 |
| Coordinates: | 33.6278°N -81.3111°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29137 |
| Area Code: | 803, 839 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-55960[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1231644[3] |
Perry is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 233 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
Perry is located at 33.6278°N -81.3111°W (33.627689, -81.311114)[5] in eastern Aiken County. It is 3miles east of the town of Wagener and east of the city of Aiken, the county seat. The town of Salley is 4miles to the south. A place called the Indian Head (springs) located just east of Pry on the Old Indian Trail. Site of an ancient Native American and colonial activity. It was on the Richard Davis tract of 1767.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3sqkm, all land.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 237 people, 94 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density was 198.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 124 housing units at an average density of 104sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 55.27% White, 44.30% African American and 0.42% Native American.
There were 94 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $23,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,171. About 27.1% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.