Personal loans in Jeffersonville, IN
Jeffersonville ranks 19th of 565 places in Indiana, with a population near 51,235. Jeffersonville added about 3.6% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate.
The roughly 51,235 people who live in Jeffersonville borrow under Indiana rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Jeffersonville's roughly 51,235 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Jeffersonville. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Columbus, IN about 62 miles away.
Jeffersonville: the sourced local profile
Jeffersonville is a mid-sized city; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: a Census-estimated 51,235, 19th among Indiana's 565 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 3.6%.
- People gained or lost: about 1,781 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 97% of Indiana communities are smaller than Jeffersonville (51,235 residents).
- Density: the Census land area of 34.1 sq mi holds about 1,504 people per square mile.
- Land area: Jeffersonville covers 34.1 square miles, the 12th-largest area among Indiana's 565 places.
- Water: Jeffersonville holds about 0.28 square miles, the 32nd-largest water area in Indiana.
- Within Indiana: about 1.4% of the state's population lives in Jeffersonville.
- National rank: Jeffersonville sits 773rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Indiana: Jeffersonville stands 48th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 565 places.
- Against the state trend: Jeffersonville's 3.6% change compares with a Indiana average of +1.0% across its 565 places.
- Density in Indiana: Jeffersonville ranks 243rd by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Jeffersonville runs about 1,504 residents per square mile, where the Indiana median is 1,375.
- Location: 38.3324 / -85.6961, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Columbus (62 mi); Lexington-Fayette (70 mi); Bloomington (73 mi); Cincinnati (85 mi); Owensboro (87 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller communities within reach: Utica (2 mi); Glenview (3 mi); Indian Hills (3 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 173 places smaller than Jeffersonville sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 7.
Jeffersonville in state context
Among Indiana's 565 places, Jeffersonville sits at 19th for population, a share of roughly 1.4% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Jeffersonville stands 48th among Indiana's 565 places — roughly the 92th percentile. At about 1,504 people per square mile, Jeffersonville is the 243rd most densely settled place in Indiana. Within 50 miles sit 173 smaller Census places, alongside the 0 that are larger.
Getting a loan in Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville is a moderately settled community of about 51,235 people, with 0 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Jeffersonville's 51,235 borrowers is set by Indiana licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Columbus, IN about 62 miles away.
Indiana consumer-lending rules applied in Jeffersonville
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Indiana, and so for Jeffersonville's roughly 51,235 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Consumer Credit Division Source says: "The industries regulated by the Consumer Credit Division are: non-depository small loan ("payday") lenders; traditional installment lenders". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Indiana Code IC 24-4.5-3-508 sets tiered maximum loan finance charges for supervised loans; the official code site renders client-side and the figure could not be confirmed from a fetched page, so no figure is asserted. | Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (small loans); finance charges capped at 15% of the first $250 (tiered above) Source says: "Finance charges on the first $250 of a small loan are limited to 15% of the principal". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
A practical checklist for Jeffersonville borrowers
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Jeffersonville, home to about 51,235 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Indiana regulator's licence list.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
In Jeffersonville as elsewhere in Indiana, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 51,235 residents.
What a Jeffersonville borrower is actually offered
A Jeffersonville personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 51,235 residents. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Jeffersonville can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Jeffersonville loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
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Nearby places
- Utica, IN — population 1,236
- Indian Hills, KY — population 2,854
- Glenview, KY — population 585
- Riverwood, KY — population 483
- Mockingbird Valley, KY — population 178
- Rolling Fields, KY — population 709
- Glenview Hills, KY — population 371
- Clarksville, IN — population 22,208