Personal loans in Cedar Hill, TX
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Cedar Hill at about 1.5%. The Census estimates 48,411 residents in Cedar Hill, which ranks it 74th of 1,224 places in Texas.
A personal loan in Cedar Hill is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 48,411 people. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Cedar Hill residents before they take on more. Lenders active in Cedar Hill report to a Texas supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. The closest larger place is DeSoto, TX about 6 miles away.
Cedar Hill: the sourced local profile
Here is the sourced Census picture for Cedar Hill, plus the Texas lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: 48,411 residents; Cedar Hill is the 74th-largest of 1,224 places in Texas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 1.5% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 739 residents.
- Size percentile: Cedar Hill sits ahead of around 94% of Texas places, at 48,411 people.
- Density: roughly 1,353 residents per square mile, spread over 35.8 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Cedar Hill covers 35.8 square miles, the 66th-largest area among Texas's 1,224 places.
- Water: Cedar Hill holds about 0.09 square miles, the 232nd-largest water area in Texas.
- Share of state population: Cedar Hill's 48,411 residents are about 0.2% of Texas.
- Nationally: Cedar Hill is the 822nd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Cedar Hill's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 1,012th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Against the state trend: Cedar Hill's 1.5% change compares with a Texas average of +6.5% across its 1,224 places.
- Density rank: Cedar Hill is the 331st most densely settled place in Texas.
- Density in context: Cedar Hill's 1,353 people per square mile sit against a Texas median of 840.
- Location: 32.5843, -96.9589 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: DeSoto (6 mi); Grand Prairie (8 mi); Mansfield (9 mi); Arlington (13 mi); Dallas (18 mi). Online lenders reach Cedar Hill no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller communities within reach: Duncanville (5 mi); Ovilla (5 mi); Glenn Heights (6 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 168 places smaller than Cedar Hill sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 28 places are larger than Cedar Hill.
What is available to Cedar Hill borrowers
At roughly 1,353 people per square mile, Cedar Hill is moderately settled; 26 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Texas licence lets a lender serve Cedar Hill without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 48,411 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is DeSoto, TX about 6 miles away.
Inside a Cedar Hill personal loan
A Cedar Hill personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 48,411 residents. A lender serving Cedar Hill's 48,411 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. The term you choose in Cedar Hill decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
How Cedar Hill compares across Texas
Within Texas, Cedar Hill holds roughly 0.2% of all residents, the 74th-largest share among 1,224 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Cedar Hill ranks 1,012th of 1,224 in Texas (about the 17th percentile). By density, at about 1,353 people per square mile, it ranks 331st in Texas. By land area, its 35.8 square miles rank 66th of 1,224 places in Texas.
A practical checklist for Cedar Hill borrowers
For Cedar Hill's roughly 48,411 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the lender holds a Texas licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- 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.
In Cedar Hill as elsewhere in Texas, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 48,411 residents.
The Texas lending rules that reach Cedar Hill
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Texas, and so for Cedar Hill's roughly 48,411 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Duncanville, TX — population 38,883
- Ovilla, TX — population 4,709
- DeSoto, TX — population 55,740
- Glenn Heights, TX — population 18,793
- Grand Prairie, TX — population 202,134
- Midlothian, TX — population 41,352
- Oak Leaf, TX — population 1,679
- Mansfield, TX — population 78,542