Personal loans in Gardena, CA

The Census estimates 58,377 residents in Gardena, which ranks it 155th of 482 places in California. To lend to Gardena's 58,377 residents, a company must hold a California licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Gardena down by about 4.3%. The nearest larger city is Hawthorne, CA about 3 miles away.

Gardena: population, trend and location

The figures below are Gardena's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the California rules.

• Population: 58,377 — Gardena ranks 155th of 482 communities in California (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
• Population trend: A decline of about 4.3% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
• Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 2,644 residents.
• Size percentile: with 58,377 residents, Gardena is larger than about 68% of California's Census places.
• Population density: about 10,015 people per square mile across 5.8 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
• Land area: Gardena covers 5.8 square miles, the 305th-largest area among California's 482 places.
• Water area rank: Gardena ranks 237th among California's 482 places, with 0.04 sq mi.
• Within California: about 0.2% of the state's population lives in Gardena.
• Nationally: Gardena is the 672nd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
• Growth rank: Gardena ranks 387th among California's 482 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
• State comparison: California's places average -1.3% for 2020-to-2023, against Gardena's 4.3%.
• Density in California: Gardena ranks 32nd by people per square mile.
• Density in context: Gardena's 10,015 people per square mile sit against a California median of 3,455.
• Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 33.8944, -118.3075.
• Nearest larger cities: Hawthorne (3 mi); Compton (5 mi); Inglewood (5 mi); Carson (5 mi); Torrance (5 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
• Smaller towns nearby: Lawndale (3 mi); Hermosa Beach (6 mi); Manhattan Beach (7 mi).
• Smaller places within 50 miles: 78 of them.
• Larger places within 100 miles: 83.

Where Gardena sits

The Census Gazetteer records 5.8 square miles of land and 0.04 square miles of water within Gardena. Spread across it are roughly 10,015 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Los Angeles, is roughly 10 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Gardena takes in 56 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 305th of 482 California places.

Where Gardena sits in California

Gardena is the 155th-largest of 482 Census places in California and contains about 0.2% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Gardena stands 387th among California's 482 places — roughly the 20th percentile. By density, at about 10,015 people per square mile, it ranks 32nd in California. The population moved by about 2,644 people between 2020 and 2023, a 4.3% shift.

How a Gardena personal loan is priced

A Gardena personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 58,377 residents. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Gardena lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Gardena loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.

California rules behind a Gardena personal loan

These are California's sourced lending facts as they reach Gardena's 58,377 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.

What is available to Gardena borrowers

At roughly 10,015 people per square mile, Gardena is densely built; 56 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to Gardena's 58,377 borrowers is set by California licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Hawthorne, CA about 3 miles away.