Personal loans in Booneville, KY
Booneville is one of 416 Census places in Kentucky; its 163 residents put it at 388th. If you are weighing a personal loan in Booneville, start from the payment you can carry; its 163 residents face the same statewide rules.
Booneville shed about 0.6% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Rate-shopping from Booneville costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. Lenders active in Booneville report to a Kentucky supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. The next larger city is Beattyville, KY about 8 miles away.
Local context for Booneville
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Kentucky rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: the Census counts 163 residents in Booneville (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 388th-largest figure among Kentucky's 416 places.
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 0.6% between 2020 and 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 1 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 7% of Kentucky's Census places are smaller than Booneville.
- Land and density: 1.5 square miles of land carry roughly 112 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Booneville's 1.5 square miles rank 193rd of 416 places in Kentucky.
- Water area rank: Booneville ranks 125th among Kentucky's 416 places, with 0.03 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Kentucky's residents live in Booneville (163 people).
- National rank: Booneville is the 17,072nd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Booneville's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 201st of 416 places in Kentucky.
- State comparison: Kentucky's places average -0.2% for 2020-to-2023, against Booneville's 0.6%.
- Density rank: Booneville is the 413th most densely settled place in Kentucky.
- Against the state median: Booneville runs about 112 residents per square mile, where the Kentucky median is 1,045.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 37.4735, -83.6828.
- Nearest larger cities: Beattyville (8 mi); McKee (17 mi); Jackson (18 mi); Campton (20 mi); Ravenna (21 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Buckhorn (15 mi); Blaine (60 mi); Keene (62 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 1 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 218.
What a Booneville borrower is actually offered
In Booneville, a small community of about 163, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Booneville can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. The term you choose in Booneville decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
The Booneville borrowing checklist
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Booneville, home to about 163 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the Kentucky licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- 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.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
None of these steps is Booneville-specific: the same Kentucky licensing and disclosure rules reach all 163 residents.
Booneville: area, density and distance
Inside Booneville's boundaries lie roughly 1.5 square miles of land and 0.03 square miles of water. That land carries about 112 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Lexington-Fayette, is roughly 58 miles away. Within 50 miles of Booneville there are 37 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 1 smaller Census places.
Booneville in state context
Among Kentucky's 416 places, Booneville sits at 388th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 201st of 416 Kentucky places, putting it near the 52th percentile for growth. By density, at about 112 people per square mile, it ranks 413th in Kentucky. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 1 residents.
Kentucky rules behind a Booneville personal loan
This table holds the Kentucky rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Booneville's 163 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Source says: "The Department of Financial Institutions' mission is to serve Kentucky residents by promoting access to a stable financial industry, implementing effective and efficient regulatory oversight". | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | Up to 19% per annum, or 4% over the 90-day commercial-paper discount rate, whichever is less (by written agreement) Source says: "At a per annum rate not to exceed four percent (4%) in excess of the discount rate on ninety (90) day commercial paper ... or nineteen percent (19%), whichever is less". | Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (Kentucky Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (deferred deposit service business; payday loans) Source says: "The Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has secured the services of Veritec Solutions, LLC to provide a common database with real-time access for deferred deposit transactions". | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Beattyville, KY — population 2,148
- Buckhorn, KY — population 83
- Campton, KY — population 303
- McKee, KY — population 804
- Jackson, KY — population 2,128
- Manchester, KY — population 1,428
- Ravenna, KY — population 554
- Irvine, KY — population 2,284