Personal loans in Attica, KS
A lender serving Attica holds a Kansas licence and answers to a Kansas regulator; no city office is involved for its 508 residents. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.2% decline in Attica.
Roughly 508 residents live in Attica, the 270th-largest community in Kansas. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Attica residents before they take on more. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Attica's roughly 508 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The nearest larger city is Harper, KS about 11 miles away.
What the Census records for Attica
Attica is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 508 people live here, which puts Attica 270th of 625 Census places in Kansas (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.2% between 2020 and 2023.
- Absolute change: 6 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: Attica's 508 people outrank roughly 57% of the places in Kansas.
- Population density: about 801 people per square mile (Census land area 0.6 sq mi).
- By land area: Attica ranks 275th among Kansas's 625 places, at 0.6 sq mi.
- State population share: Attica accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Kansas.
- National rank: Attica sits 13,099th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Attica ranks 308th among Kansas's 625 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Attica's 1.2% change compares with a Kansas average of -1.0% across its 625 places.
- Density in Kansas: Attica ranks 299th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Attica runs about 801 residents per square mile, where the Kansas median is 764.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 37.2426, -98.2276.
- Nearest larger cities: Harper (11 mi); Anthony (12 mi); Medicine Lodge (20 mi); Kiowa (21 mi); Kingman (29 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Attica whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Sharon (10 mi); Zenda (14 mi); Hazelton (14 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 43 places smaller than Attica sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 113 places are larger than Attica.
Getting a loan in Attica
With about 801 residents per square mile, Attica is moderately settled, and 19 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. What is available to Attica's 508 borrowers is set by Kansas licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Harper, KS about 11 miles away.
Before you apply in Attica
For Attica's roughly 508 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Kansas licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
What differs between Attica and the rest of Kansas is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 508 people here.
How Attica compares across Kansas
Within Kansas, Attica holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 270th-largest share among 625 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Attica ranks 308th of 625 in Kansas (about the 51th percentile). Its roughly 801 residents per square mile place it 299th among Kansas's places. The population moved by about 6 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.2% shift.
The Kansas lending rules that reach Attica
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Attica: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) Source says: "The Office of the State Bank Commissioner regulates all state-chartered banks, trust companies, mortgage businesses, supervised lenders, credit service organizations, earned wage access service providers, and money transmitters". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 15% per annum (general contract-rate ceiling for written instruments) Source says: "may stipulate therein for interest receivable ... at a rate not to exceed 15% per annum unless otherwise specifically authorized by law". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (payday cash advances of $500 or less; charge capped at 15%) Source says: "a licensed or supervised lender may charge an amount not to exceed 15% of the amount of the cash advance". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
Inside a Attica personal loan
With roughly 508 residents, Attica is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Two numbers drive a Attica loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Attica loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
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Nearby places
- Sharon, KS — population 141
- Anthony, KS — population 2,069
- Harper, KS — population 1,304
- Zenda, KS — population 68
- Spivey, KS — population 58
- Hazelton, KS — population 82
- Waldron, KS — population 9
- Nashville, KS — population 51