Personal loans in Bergenfield, NJ
Bergenfield is a smaller city in New Jersey, with an estimated 28,274 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 0.2% decline in Bergenfield.
The Census counts 28,274 people in Bergenfield, the 31st-largest figure among New Jersey's 323 places. Verify the lender's New Jersey licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Bergenfield. Every figure below is New Jersey's own, applied to Bergenfield's 28,274 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The next larger city is Englewood, NJ about 3 miles away.
Bergenfield by the numbers
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced New Jersey table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: the Census counts 28,274 residents in Bergenfield (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 31st-largest figure among New Jersey's 323 places.
- Population trend: A drop of about 0.2% from 2020 to 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 60 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 90% of New Jersey places rank below Bergenfield.
- Density: the Census land area of 2.9 sq mi holds about 9,736 people per square mile.
- Land area: Bergenfield covers 2.9 square miles, the 104th-largest area among New Jersey's 323 places.
- Share of state population: Bergenfield's 28,274 residents are about 0.6% of New Jersey.
- National rank: Bergenfield is the 1,379th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Bergenfield's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 176th of 323 places in New Jersey.
- State comparison: New Jersey's places average +0.3% for 2020-to-2023, against Bergenfield's 0.2%.
- Density rank: Bergenfield is the 32nd most densely settled place in New Jersey.
- Density vs New Jersey: Bergenfield's 9,736 people per square mile compare with a state median of 3,448.
- Location: it lies at 40.9223, -73.9980 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Englewood (3 mi); Hackensack (3 mi); Fort Lee (5 mi); Fair Lawn (6 mi); Garfield (6 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller towns nearby: New Milford (1 mi); Dumont (2 mi); River Edge (2 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 316 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 64 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Bergenfield's place among New Jersey's 323 places
Within New Jersey, Bergenfield holds roughly 0.6% of all residents, the 31st-largest share among 323 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Bergenfield ranks 176th of 323 in New Jersey (about the 46th percentile). At about 9,736 people per square mile, Bergenfield is the 32nd most densely settled place in New Jersey. By land area, its 2.9 square miles rank 104th of 323 places in New Jersey.
What to do before borrowing in Bergenfield
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Bergenfield (28,274 residents):
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Make sure the lender appears in the New Jersey regulator's licence list.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
What differs between Bergenfield and the rest of New Jersey is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 28,274 people here.
New Jersey rules behind a Bergenfield personal loan
When New Jersey does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Bergenfield is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI); Office of Consumer Finance supervises consumer lenders Source says: "The Office of Consumer Finance regulates 16 types of businesses that provide a variety of consumer financial services." | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Criminal usury limits | 30% for non-corporate borrowers; 50% for corporations Source says: "the criminal usury limitation is 50 percent for corporations and 30 percent for non-corporate borrowers" | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | Civil usury: rates above 6% (agreement not in writing) or above 16% (written contract specifying the rate) Source says: "the civil usury rate is any interest rate greater than 6 percent for an agreement that is not in writing" | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
What is available to Bergenfield borrowers
At roughly 9,736 people per square mile, Bergenfield is densely built; 43 larger places lie within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in New Jersey reach Bergenfield's 28,274 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Englewood, NJ about 3 miles away.
How a Bergenfield personal loan is priced
A Bergenfield personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 28,274 residents. A lender serving Bergenfield's 28,274 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Bergenfield loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
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- New Milford, NJ — population 16,889
- River Edge, NJ — population 11,995
- Englewood, NJ — population 29,624
- Haworth, NJ — population 3,322
- Cresskill, NJ — population 9,118
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