Personal loans in Bloomingdale, IN
The Census estimates 269 residents in Bloomingdale, which ranks it 475th of 565 places in Indiana. Bloomingdale gained roughly 2.3% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
With roughly 269 residents, Bloomingdale is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Indiana, not by the city. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Bloomingdale's 269 residents. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Bloomingdale. The next larger city is Marshall, IN about 4 miles away.
The Bloomingdale data picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Indiana table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 269 residents; Bloomingdale is the 475th-largest of 565 places in Indiana (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 2.3% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 6 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: about 16% of Indiana communities are smaller than Bloomingdale (269 residents).
- Density: roughly 462 residents per square mile, spread over 0.6 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Bloomingdale's 0.6 square miles rank 369th of 565 places in Indiana.
- Within Indiana: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Bloomingdale.
- National rank: Bloomingdale is the 15,498th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Bloomingdale ranks 87th among Indiana's 565 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Bloomingdale's 2.3% change compares with a Indiana average of +1.0% across its 565 places.
- Density in Indiana: Bloomingdale ranks 526th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Bloomingdale's 462 people per square mile sit against a Indiana median of 1,375.
- Location: latitude 39.8306, longitude -87.2502 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Marshall (4 mi); Rockville (5 mi); Montezuma (7 mi); Mecca (8 mi); Newport (9 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities within reach: Wallace (12 mi); Alamo (15 mi); Carbon (18 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 23 places smaller than Bloomingdale sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 407 places are larger than Bloomingdale.
How lenders reach Bloomingdale
At roughly 462 people per square mile, Bloomingdale is lightly settled; 114 larger places lie within 50 miles. Whether Bloomingdale has a local branch or not, a Indiana-licensed lender can serve its 269 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Marshall, IN about 4 miles away.
The Bloomingdale borrowing checklist
Before you apply in Bloomingdale, a community of about 269, work through these steps:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Confirm the lender holds a Indiana licence by checking the regulator named above.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
In Bloomingdale as elsewhere in Indiana, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 269 residents.
Indiana consumer-lending rules applied in Bloomingdale
For the roughly 269 residents of Bloomingdale, the rules below are Indiana's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Consumer Credit Division Source says: "The industries regulated by the Consumer Credit Division are: non-depository small loan ("payday") lenders; traditional installment lenders". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (small loans); finance charges capped at 15% of the first $250 (tiered above) Source says: "Finance charges on the first $250 of a small loan are limited to 15% of the principal". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Small Loan License required (IUCCC; separate Consumer Loan License for IC 24-4.5-3 loans) Source says: "unless a person is a supervised financial organization or has first obtained a small loan license from the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
Bloomingdale: area, density and distance
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.6 square miles of land within Bloomingdale, with no significant water area listed. That land carries about 462 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Fort Wayne, the distance is roughly 141 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 114 larger communities surround Bloomingdale. Within the same 50 miles lie 23 smaller Census places.
What a Bloomingdale borrower is actually offered
Bloomingdale is a small community of about 269 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Bloomingdale's rank of 475th in Indiana: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Bloomingdale loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
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Nearby places
- Marshall, IN — population 275
- Rockville, IN — population 2,592
- Montezuma, IN — population 927
- Mecca, IN — population 274
- Kingman, IN — population 566
- Newport, IN — population 411
- Wallace, IN — population 79
- Waveland, IN — population 434