Personal loans in Bristol, WI

Bristol: population, trend and location

Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Wisconsin table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.

• Population: about 5,187, ranked 150th of 605 places in Wisconsin (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
• Population trend: A loss of roughly 0.1% between 2020 and 2023.
• Net change: roughly 7 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
• Size percentile: roughly 75% of Wisconsin's places have fewer residents than Bristol's 5,187.
• Population density: about 159 people per square mile (Census land area 32.7 sq mi).
• Land area: Bristol covers 32.7 square miles, the 24th-largest area among Wisconsin's 605 places.
• Water: Bristol holds about 0.36 square miles, the 93rd-largest water area in Wisconsin.
• State share: roughly 0.1% of Wisconsin's residents live in Bristol (5,187 people).
• National rank: Bristol is 4,725th of 19,457 places nationwide.
• Growth rank: Bristol's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 283rd of 605 places in Wisconsin.
• Versus Wisconsin: the state average change is +0.4%, while Bristol moved 0.1%.
• Density in Wisconsin: Bristol ranks 565th by people per square mile.
• Density vs Wisconsin: Bristol's 159 people per square mile compare with a state median of 800.
• Location: 42.5323, -88.0091 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
• Nearest larger cities: Antioch (5 mi); Pleasant Prairie (6 mi); Salem Lakes (6 mi); Kenosha (8 mi); Lindenhurst (8 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
• Nearest smaller towns: Paddock Lake (6 mi); Old Mill Creek (7 mi); Wadsworth (7 mi).
• Smaller neighbours: 84 places smaller than Bristol sit within 50 miles.
• Within 100 miles: 345 places are larger than Bristol.

Inside a Bristol personal loan

With roughly 5,187 residents, Bristol is a small town; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Bristol's rank of 150th in Wisconsin: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Bristol loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.

A pre-application checklist for Bristol

For Bristol's roughly 5,187 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:

1. Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
2. Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
3. Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
4. Make sure the lender appears in the Wisconsin regulator's licence list.
5. When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
6. Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
7. Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.

In Bristol as elsewhere in Wisconsin, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 5,187 residents.

Wisconsin consumer-lending rules applied in Bristol

These are Wisconsin's sourced lending facts as they reach Bristol's 5,187 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.

The geography behind Bristol

Inside Bristol's boundaries lie roughly 32.7 square miles of land and 0.36 square miles of water. That land carries about 159 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Milwaukee, is roughly 37 miles away. Within 50 miles of Bristol there are 171 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 24th of 605 Wisconsin places.

Where Bristol sits in Wisconsin

Bristol is the 150th-largest of 605 Census places in Wisconsin and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 283rd of 605 Wisconsin places, putting it near the 53th percentile for growth. Its roughly 159 residents per square mile place it 565th among Wisconsin's places. Within 50 miles sit 84 smaller Census places, alongside the 171 that are larger.