Personal loans in Arcadia, WI
Arcadia is a small community in Wisconsin, with an estimated 3,796 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. By population, Arcadia sits at 179th in Wisconsin, with an estimated 3,796 residents.
Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Arcadia. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.6% growth in Arcadia. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Arcadia's roughly 3,796 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The next larger city is Winona, MN about 16 miles away.
The Arcadia data picture
Set out below is Arcadia's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: the Census counts 3,796 residents in Arcadia (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 179th-largest figure among Wisconsin's 605 places.
- Population trend: Growth of about 1.6% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Absolute change: 59 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 70% of Wisconsin's places have fewer residents than Arcadia's 3,796.
- Land and density: 3.3 square miles of land carry roughly 1,159 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Arcadia ranks 213th among Wisconsin's 605 places, at 3.3 sq mi.
- State population share: Arcadia accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in Wisconsin.
- National rank: Arcadia is the 5,589th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Arcadia ranks 119th among Wisconsin's 605 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Wisconsin: the state average change is +0.4%, while Arcadia moved 1.6%.
- Density rank: Arcadia places 183rd among Wisconsin's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Wisconsin: Arcadia's 1,159 people per square mile compare with a state median of 800.
- Location: it lies at 44.2486, -91.4915 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Winona (16 mi); Goodview (17 mi); Holmen (22 mi); Onalaska (29 mi); La Crescent (30 mi). Online lenders reach Arcadia no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places nearby: Independence (5 mi); Whitehall (11 mi); Blair (11 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 73 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 90.
The state rulebook for Arcadia
This table holds the Wisconsin rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Arcadia's 3,796 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Division of Banking Source says: "Department" means the department of financial institutions | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed by the DFI Division of Banking; statewide database tracking (Wis. Stat. § 138.14) Source says: "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued by the division under sub. (5) | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed lender license required from the Division of Banking (Wis. Stat. § 138.09) Source says: Before any person may do business under this section, that person shall first obtain a license from the division. | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
Arcadia against the rest of Wisconsin
Against Wisconsin's other places, Arcadia accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 179th of 605 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 119th of 605 Wisconsin places, putting it near the 80th percentile for growth. At about 1,159 people per square mile, Arcadia is the 183rd most densely settled place in Wisconsin. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 59 residents.
A practical checklist for Arcadia borrowers
Before you apply in Arcadia, a community of about 3,796, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Verify the lender's Wisconsin licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
What differs between Arcadia and the rest of Wisconsin is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 3,796 people here.
Arcadia on the map
Arcadia covers about 3.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 1,159 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Milwaukee, the distance is roughly 194 miles. Arcadia has 15 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 90 larger places.
What is available to Arcadia borrowers
Arcadia is moderately settled, with about 1,159 people per square mile and 15 larger places within 50 miles. A Wisconsin licence lets a lender serve Arcadia without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 3,796 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Winona, MN about 16 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Independence, WI — population 1,472
- Whitehall, WI — population 1,616
- Blair, WI — population 1,270
- Galesville, WI — population 1,682
- Fountain City, WI — population 778
- Ettrick, WI — population 521
- Trempealeau, WI — population 1,880
- Winona, MN — population 26,029