Personal loans in Brandon, MS
Two households in Brandon with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 25,719 residents are not the reason. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Brandon at about 2.3%.
Brandon is one of 299 Census places in Mississippi; its 25,719 residents put it at 15th. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Brandon's 25,719 residents. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Brandon's 25,719 residents. The closest larger place is Pearl, MS about 6 miles away.
Local context for Brandon
Brandon is a smaller city; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: 25,719 — Brandon ranks 15th of 299 communities in Mississippi (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 2.3% above the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 582 residents.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 95% of the places in Mississippi, with 25,719 residents in Brandon.
- Population density: about 1,002 people per square mile across 25.7 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Brandon ranks 20th among Mississippi's 299 places, at 25.7 sq mi.
- Water area: Brandon has 0.09 square miles of water, ranking 58th of 299 places in Mississippi.
- Share of state population: Brandon's 25,719 residents are about 1.7% of Mississippi.
- National rank: Brandon sits 1,523rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Brandon's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 30th of 299 places in Mississippi.
- Against the state trend: Brandon's 2.3% change compares with a Mississippi average of -2.3% across its 299 places.
- Density rank: Brandon places 42nd among Mississippi's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Brandon runs about 1,002 residents per square mile, where the Mississippi median is 434.
- Location: 32.2781, -89.9907 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Pearl (6 mi); Jackson (13 mi); Madison (16 mi); Clinton (21 mi); Meridian (76 mi). Online lenders reach Brandon no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places nearby: Flowood (6 mi); Richland (10 mi); Pelahatchie (11 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 50 places smaller than Brandon sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 7 places are larger than Brandon.
Getting a loan in Brandon
Brandon is a moderately settled community of about 25,719 people, with 4 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Lenders licensed in Mississippi reach Brandon's 25,719 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Pearl, MS about 6 miles away.
The state rulebook for Brandon
For the roughly 25,719 residents of Brandon, the rules below are Mississippi's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF) Source says: "The Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance's (DBCF) mission is to regulate, supervise and safeguard financial institutions chartered and licensed in Mississippi" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed — check cashers (delayed-deposit/payday transactions) are licensed consumer-finance industries regulated by DBCF (Miss. Code § 75-67-501 et seq.) Source says: "These industries include Money Transmitter, Small Loan, Check Cashers, Pawnbroker, Title Pledge, Consumer Loan Broker" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Small loan license required (Small Loan Regulatory Law; Miss. Code § 75-67-105) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of lending money ... without being the holder of a valid and subsisting license" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
Brandon on the map
The Census Gazetteer records 25.7 square miles of land and 0.09 square miles of water within Brandon. That land carries about 1,002 people per square mile. The largest place in Mississippi, Jackson, lies about 13 miles away. Within 50 miles of Brandon there are 4 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 7 larger places.
A practical checklist for Brandon borrowers
These steps shape the offer you get in Brandon, a place of about 25,719 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Verify the lender's Mississippi licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- 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.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
In Brandon as elsewhere in Mississippi, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 25,719 residents.
Inside a Brandon personal loan
With roughly 25,719 residents, Brandon is a smaller city; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Brandon. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Brandon loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
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Nearby places
- Flowood, MS — population 10,675
- Pearl, MS — population 28,117
- Richland, MS — population 7,400
- Florence, MS — population 4,753
- Pelahatchie, MS — population 1,286
- Ridgeland, MS — population 24,459
- Jackson, MS — population 143,709
- Madison, MS — population 27,987