Personal loans in Interior, SD
An estimated 66 people make their home in Interior, a figure that ranks 254th in South Dakota. In Interior, one of 309 Census places in South Dakota, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate.
Population in Interior dropped about 1.5% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Interior. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Interior's roughly 66 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. For a bigger market, look to Wall, SD about 23 miles away.
The Interior data picture
Interior is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: an estimated 66 residents, 254th of 309 places in South Dakota (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.5% between 2020 and 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 1 residents.
- Size percentile: about 18% of South Dakota communities are smaller than Interior (66 residents).
- Population density: about 49 people per square mile (Census land area 1.3 sq mi).
- Land area rank: Interior's 1.3 square miles rank 76th of 309 places in South Dakota.
- Share of state population: Interior's 66 residents are about 0.0% of South Dakota.
- National rank: Interior is the 18,724th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Interior ranks 226th among South Dakota's 309 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Interior's 1.5% change compares with a South Dakota average of +0.9% across its 309 places.
- Density rank: Interior is the 295th most densely settled place in South Dakota.
- Against the state median: Interior runs about 49 residents per square mile, where the South Dakota median is 581.
- Location: it lies at 43.7273, -101.9833 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Wall (23 mi); Kadoka (25 mi); Philip (27 mi); Martin (40 mi); Batesland (42 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Cottonwood (17 mi); Quinn (19 mi); Wasta (33 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 4 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 45 places are larger than Interior.
What shapes a Interior personal loan
With roughly 66 residents, Interior is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. A lender serving Interior's 66 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. The term you choose in Interior decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Getting a loan in Interior
With about 49 residents per square mile, Interior is sparsely settled, and 7 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A South Dakota licence lets a lender serve Interior without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 66 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Wall, SD about 23 miles away.
Land, water and location for Interior
Interior covers about 1.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. That land carries about 49 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Sioux Falls, the distance is roughly 263 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 7 larger communities surround Interior. The 100-mile radius contains 45 larger places.
The state rulebook for Interior
When South Dakota does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Interior is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | South Dakota Division of Banking (Department of Labor and Regulation) Source says: "The Division of Banking is charged with the regulation and supervision of state chartered and licensed financial institutions." | South Dakota Division of Banking (Department of Labor and Regulation) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | No general maximum/usury restriction when the rate is set by written agreement; specific caps elsewhere in the code apply (e.g., 36% for licensed money lenders). Source says: "no maximum interest rate or charge, or usury rate restriction... if they establish the interest rate or charge by written agreement" (SDCL 54-3-1.1). | South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed money lenders (including payday and title lenders) but capped at 36% APR including all fees and charges; violations are a Class 1 misdemeanor and loans are void. Source says: "no licensee may contract for or receive finance charges pursuant to a loan in excess of an annual rate of thirty-six percent" (SDCL 54-4-44); "A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any loan made in violation of this section is void and uncollectible" (54-4-44). | South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
Before you apply in Interior
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Interior (66 residents):
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Check the South Dakota regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
What differs between Interior and the rest of South Dakota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 66 people here.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Cottonwood, SD — population 11
- Quinn, SD — population 64
- Wall, SD — population 688
- Philip, SD — population 758
- Kadoka, SD — population 539
- Wasta, SD — population 62
- Martin, SD — population 926
- Batesland, SD — population 73