Personal loans in Kennard, IN
Two households in Kennard with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 450 residents are not the reason. Kennard ranks 424th of 565 places in Indiana, with a population near 450.
Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Kennard loan. Population in Kennard dropped about 0.9% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Every figure below is Indiana's own, applied to Kennard's 450 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The closest larger city is Shirley, IN about 3 miles away.
The Kennard data picture
Here is the sourced Census picture for Kennard, plus the Indiana lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: 450 — Kennard ranks 424th of 565 communities in Indiana (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 0.9%.
- Absolute change: 4 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: with 450 residents, Kennard is larger than about 25% of Indiana's Census places.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.4 sq mi holds about 1,064 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: Kennard's 0.4 square miles rank 408th of 565 places in Indiana.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Indiana's residents live in Kennard (450 people).
- National standing: Kennard ranks 13,602nd of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Kennard ranks 429th among Indiana's 565 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Indiana: the state average change is +1.0%, while Kennard moved 0.9%.
- Density rank: Kennard is the 379th most densely settled place in Indiana.
- Density vs Indiana: Kennard's 1,064 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,375.
- Location: 39.9063 / -85.5221, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Shirley (3 mi); Spiceland (7 mi); Markleville (7 mi); Knightstown (8 mi); New Castle (8 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places nearby: Cadiz (4 mi); Greensboro (4 mi); Wilkinson (5 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 49 places smaller than Kennard sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 451.
Inside a Kennard personal loan
A Kennard personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 450 residents. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Kennard can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Kennard loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Kennard's place among Indiana's 565 places
Among Indiana's 565 places, Kennard sits at 424th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 429th of 565 Indiana places, putting it near the 24th percentile for growth. At about 1,064 people per square mile, Kennard is the 379th most densely settled place in Indiana. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 4 residents.
The state rulebook for Kennard
This table holds the Indiana rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Kennard's 450 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 Kennard borrowers
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Kennard, home to about 450 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the lender holds a Indiana licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- 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.
The process is identical across Indiana; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Kennard holds 450 people.
Lender access in Kennard
With about 1,064 residents per square mile, Kennard is moderately settled, and 115 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Whether Kennard has a local branch or not, a Indiana-licensed lender can serve its 450 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Shirley, IN about 3 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Cadiz, IN — population 162
- Shirley, IN — population 822
- Greensboro, IN — population 125
- Wilkinson, IN — population 409
- Knightstown, IN — population 2,150
- Spiceland, IN — population 956
- Markleville, IN — population 486
- Sulphur Springs, IN — population 335