Personal loans in Hoyt, KS
By population, Hoyt sits at 257th in Kansas, with an estimated 595 residents. Hoyt lost roughly 0.2% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
Two households in Hoyt with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 595 residents are not the reason. Lenders active in Hoyt report to a Kansas supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Rate-shopping from Hoyt costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Meriden, KS about 9 miles away.
The Hoyt data picture
The figures below are Hoyt's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Kansas rules.
- Population: about 595, ranked 257th of 625 places in Kansas (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Down about 0.2% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- People gained or lost: about 1 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 59% of Kansas communities are smaller than Hoyt (595 residents).
- Land and density: 0.5 square miles of land carry roughly 1,269 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Hoyt covers 0.5 square miles, the 337th-largest area among Kansas's 625 places.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Kansas's residents live in Hoyt (595 people).
- National standing: Hoyt ranks 12,462nd of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Hoyt ranks 185th among Kansas's 625 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Kansas: the state average change is -1.0%, while Hoyt moved 0.2%.
- Density in Kansas: Hoyt ranks 137th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Hoyt runs about 1,269 residents per square mile, where the Kansas median is 764.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 39.2494, -95.7079.
- Nearest larger cities: Meriden (9 mi); Ozawkie (13 mi); Silver Lake (13 mi); Valley Falls (15 mi); Topeka (15 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller towns: Mayetta (6 mi); Denison (11 mi); Delia (14 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Smaller neighbours: 51 places smaller than Hoyt sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 182.
What a Hoyt borrower is actually offered
Hoyt is a small community of about 595 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Hoyt loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. The term you choose in Hoyt decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
How Hoyt compares across Kansas
Against Kansas's other places, Hoyt accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 257th of 625 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Hoyt ranks 185th of 625 in Kansas (about the 70th percentile). At about 1,269 people per square mile, Hoyt is the 137th most densely settled place in Kansas. Within 50 miles sit 51 smaller Census places, alongside the 46 that are larger.
The state rulebook for Hoyt
Below are the Kansas rules that apply to a loan made in Hoyt, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) Source says: "The Office of the State Bank Commissioner regulates all state-chartered banks, trust companies, mortgage businesses, supervised lenders, credit service organizations, earned wage access service providers, and money transmitters". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 15% per annum (general contract-rate ceiling for written instruments) Source says: "may stipulate therein for interest receivable ... at a rate not to exceed 15% per annum unless otherwise specifically authorized by law". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (payday cash advances of $500 or less; charge capped at 15%) Source says: "a licensed or supervised lender may charge an amount not to exceed 15% of the amount of the cash advance". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
Borrowing reach in Hoyt
At roughly 1,269 people per square mile, Hoyt is moderately settled; 46 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Kansas licence lets a lender serve Hoyt without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 595 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Meriden, KS about 9 miles away.
The geography behind Hoyt
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.5 square miles of land within Hoyt, with no significant water area listed. That land carries about 1,269 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Wichita, the distance is roughly 139 miles. Within 50 miles of Hoyt there are 46 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 337th of 625 Kansas places.
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Nearby places
- Mayetta, KS — population 355
- Meriden, KS — population 725
- Denison, KS — population 144
- Silver Lake, KS — population 1,315
- Topeka, KS — population 125,475
- Holton, KS — population 3,382
- Ozawkie, KS — population 627
- Delia, KS — population 152