Personal loans in Evergreen Park, IL
A lender serving Evergreen Park holds a Illinois licence and answers to a Illinois regulator; no city office is involved for its 19,010 residents.
An estimated 19,010 people make their home in Evergreen Park, a figure that ranks 127th in Illinois. Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Evergreen Park's 19,010 residents are no exception. Population in Evergreen Park dropped about 4.7% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Lenders active in Evergreen Park report to a Illinois supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. The closest larger place is Oak Lawn, IL about 3 miles away.
Local context for Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park is a small town; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: an estimated 19,010 residents, 127th of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 4.7%.
- Net change: roughly 932 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 90% of the places in Illinois, with 19,010 residents in Evergreen Park.
- Land and density: 3.2 square miles of land carry roughly 6,010 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Evergreen Park's 3.2 square miles rank 363rd of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- State share: roughly 0.2% of Illinois's residents live in Evergreen Park (19,010 people).
- National rank: Evergreen Park is the 1,972nd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Illinois: Evergreen Park stands 1,225th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- Against the state trend: Evergreen Park's 4.7% change compares with a Illinois average of -2.0% across its 1,294 places.
- Density rank: Evergreen Park is the 21st most densely settled place in Illinois.
- Density vs Illinois: Evergreen Park's 6,010 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: 41.7213 / -87.7013, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Oak Lawn (3 mi); Burbank (4 mi); Blue Island (5 mi); Chicago (8 mi); Harvey (8 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Evergreen Park on the same terms.
- Nearest smaller places: Hometown (2 mi); Merrionette Park (3 mi); Alsip (4 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 215 places smaller than Evergreen Park sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 140 places are larger than Evergreen Park.
How personal loans work in Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park is a small town of about 19,010 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Evergreen Park can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Evergreen Park loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Which Illinois laws govern a loan in Evergreen Park
Every row below records a Illinois rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Evergreen Park lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Steps to take before a Evergreen Park loan
Before you hand your details to a lender in Evergreen Park, where the population is near 19,010:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Check the Illinois regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
In Evergreen Park as elsewhere in Illinois, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 19,010 residents.
Lender access in Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park is densely built, with about 6,010 people per square mile and 108 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Evergreen Park's 19,010 borrowers is set by Illinois licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Oak Lawn, IL about 3 miles away.
Evergreen Park: area, density and distance
Evergreen Park's land area is roughly 3.2 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. That land carries about 6,010 people per square mile. The largest place in Illinois, Chicago, lies about 8 miles away. Evergreen Park has 108 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 140 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Hometown, IL — population 4,138
- Merrionette Park, IL — population 1,886
- Oak Lawn, IL — population 55,734
- Alsip, IL — population 18,198
- Blue Island, IL — population 21,494
- Calumet Park, IL — population 6,685
- Burbank, IL — population 28,164
- Robbins, IL — population 4,493