Personal loans in Carrollton, KY
Carrollton, Kentucky — home to about 3,914 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Kentucky law rather than any local rule.
Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Carrollton. About 3,914 people live in Carrollton, placing it 92nd of 416 Census places in Kentucky. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Carrollton are all set at the Kentucky level. The trend for Carrollton between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 0.9%. A larger market lies at Madison, IN about 14 miles away.
Local context for Carrollton
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Kentucky table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 3,914 people, a figure that places Carrollton 92nd among the 416 Census places in Kentucky (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 0.9% from 2020 to 2023.
- Absolute change: 33 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: with 3,914 residents, Carrollton is larger than about 78% of Kentucky's Census places.
- Density: roughly 1,922 residents per square mile, spread over 2.0 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Carrollton ranks 160th among Kentucky's 416 places, at 2.0 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Carrollton ranks 80th among Kentucky's 416 places, with 0.05 sq mi.
- State population share: Carrollton accounts for about 0.2% of everyone in Kentucky.
- National rank: Carrollton sits 5,497th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Carrollton's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 133rd of 416 places in Kentucky.
- Against the state trend: Carrollton's 0.9% change compares with a Kentucky average of -0.2% across its 416 places.
- Density rank: Carrollton places 112th among Kentucky's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Carrollton runs about 1,922 residents per square mile, where the Kentucky median is 1,045.
- Location: 38.6796, -85.1658 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Madison (14 mi); La Grange (23 mi); Crestwood (29 mi); Crittenden (31 mi); Williamstown (32 mi). Online lenders reach Carrollton no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller towns nearby: Prestonville (2 mi); Brooksburg (6 mi); Vevay (6 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 153 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 166 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Steps to take before a Carrollton loan
These steps shape the offer you get in Carrollton, a place of about 3,914 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Verify the lender's Kentucky licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
The process is identical across Kentucky; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Carrollton holds 3,914 people.
Kentucky rules behind a Carrollton personal loan
When Kentucky does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Carrollton is bound by the same rules.
| 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 |
What is available to Carrollton borrowers
At roughly 1,922 people per square mile, Carrollton is moderately settled; 58 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Carrollton's 3,914 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Madison, IN about 14 miles away.
Where Carrollton sits
Inside Carrollton's boundaries lie roughly 2.0 square miles of land and 0.05 square miles of water. With 3,914 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,922 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Lexington-Fayette, the distance is roughly 58 miles. Carrollton has 58 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 153 smaller Census places.
How Carrollton compares across Kentucky
Carrollton is the 92nd-largest of 416 Census places in Kentucky and contains about 0.2% of the state's people. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Carrollton ranks 133rd of 416 in Kentucky (about the 68th percentile). At about 1,922 people per square mile, Carrollton is the 112th most densely settled place in Kentucky. The population moved by about 33 people between 2020 and 2023, a 0.9% shift.
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Nearby places
- Prestonville, KY — population 177
- Brooksburg, IN — population 71
- Vevay, IN — population 1,777
- Ghent, KY — population 363
- Worthville, KY — population 176
- Bedford, KY — population 527
- Campbellsburg, KY — population 848
- Milton, KY — population 592