Personal loans in Hansen, ID
Hansen gained roughly 2.2% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. The roughly 1,112 people who live in Hansen borrow under Idaho rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate.
Hansen is home to roughly 1,112 people and stands 81st by size out of 197 Census places in Idaho. For a bigger market, look to Kimberly, ID about 4 miles away. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Hansen's roughly 1,112 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Hansen.
Where Hansen stands
The figures below are Hansen's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Idaho rules.
- Population: about 1,112 people live here, which puts Hansen 81st of 197 Census places in Idaho (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 2.2% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- People gained or lost: about 24 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: with 1,112 residents, Hansen is larger than about 59% of Idaho's Census places.
- Density: roughly 3,186 residents per square mile, spread over 0.3 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Hansen's 0.3 square miles rank 163rd of 197 places in Idaho.
- Share of state population: Hansen's 1,112 residents are about 0.1% of Idaho.
- National standing: Hansen ranks 9,819th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Hansen's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 164th of 197 places in Idaho.
- Against the state trend: Hansen's 2.2% change compares with a Idaho average of +7.1% across its 197 places.
- Density rank: Hansen is the 5th most densely settled place in Idaho.
- Against the state median: Hansen runs about 3,186 residents per square mile, where the Idaho median is 1,026.
- Location: 42.5314 / -114.3012, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Kimberly (4 mi); Twin Falls (8 mi); Filer (16 mi); Jerome (17 mi); Buhl (24 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Hansen on the same terms.
- Smaller communities within reach: Eden (7 mi); Murtaugh (8 mi); Hazelton (9 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 15 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 22 places are larger than Hansen.
How personal loans work in Hansen
A Hansen personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 1,112 residents. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Hansen. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Hansen loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Land, water and location for Hansen
Hansen covers about 0.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. Spread across it are roughly 3,186 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Boise City, the distance is roughly 122 miles. Within 50 miles of Hansen there are 12 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 22 larger places.
The Idaho lending rules that reach Hansen
This table holds the Idaho rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Hansen's 1,112 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Idaho Department of Finance (IDOF) Source says: "Safeguarding the financial health of Idahoans through the appropriate oversight of diverse financial institutions, the education and protection of consumers". | Idaho Department of Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 12% per annum legal rate (when no written contract fixes a different rate) Source says: "interest is allowed at the rate of twelve cents (12¢) on the hundred by the year". | Idaho State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (payday loan license required) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of payday loans ... without having first obtained a license under this chapter". | Idaho State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
A pre-application checklist for Hansen
For Hansen's roughly 1,112 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Look the lender up in the Idaho regulator's licence records before you sign.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
In Hansen as elsewhere in Idaho, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 1,112 residents.
Lender access in Hansen
Hansen is fairly dense, with about 3,186 people per square mile and 12 larger places within 50 miles. A Idaho licence lets a lender serve Hansen without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,112 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Kimberly, ID about 4 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Kimberly, ID — population 5,359
- Eden, ID — population 402
- Murtaugh, ID — population 121
- Twin Falls, ID — population 54,943
- Hazelton, ID — population 813
- Jerome, ID — population 13,135
- Filer, ID — population 2,951
- Hollister, ID — population 265