Personal loans in Kingston Springs, TN
Population in Kingston Springs dropped about 1.6% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. At about 2,775 residents, Kingston Springs is larger than roughly 59% of the places in Tennessee.
The first question in Kingston Springs is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 2,775 people live here under Tennessee lending law. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Kingston Springs residents before they take on more. Every figure below is Tennessee's own, applied to Kingston Springs's 2,775 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. A larger market lies at White Bluff, TN about 6 miles away.
Local context for Kingston Springs
The figures below are Kingston Springs's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Tennessee rules.
- Population: 2,775 residents; Kingston Springs is the 141st-largest of 344 places in Tennessee (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.6% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 45 residents.
- Size percentile: about 59% of Tennessee's Census places are smaller than Kingston Springs.
- Land and density: 10.1 square miles of land carry roughly 276 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Kingston Springs ranks 88th among Tennessee's 344 places, at 10.1 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Tennessee's residents live in Kingston Springs (2,775 people).
- National rank: Kingston Springs is 6,514th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Kingston Springs ranks 304th among Tennessee's 344 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Tennessee's places average +2.4% for 2020-to-2023, against Kingston Springs's 1.6%.
- Density rank: Kingston Springs is the 270th most densely settled place in Tennessee.
- Density vs Tennessee: Kingston Springs's 276 people per square mile compare with a state median of 553.
- Location: it lies at 36.0819, -87.1090 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: White Bluff (6 mi); Fairview (7 mi); Ashland City (13 mi); Dickson (15 mi); Forest Hills (15 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller towns nearby: Pegram (3 mi); Burns (12 mi); Belle Meade (14 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 27 places smaller than Kingston Springs sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 84 places are larger than Kingston Springs.
How personal loans work in Kingston Springs
With roughly 2,775 residents, Kingston Springs is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Kingston Springs lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Kingston Springs loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
A practical checklist for Kingston Springs borrowers
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Kingston Springs, home to about 2,775 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Confirm the lender holds a Tennessee licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
In Kingston Springs as elsewhere in Tennessee, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 2,775 residents.
The Tennessee lending rules that reach Kingston Springs
Below are the Tennessee rules that apply to a loan made in Kingston Springs, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) Source says: The Department regulates banks, credit unions, trust companies, business and industrial development corporations, industrial loan and thrift companies | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | TDFI Compliance Division licenses industrial loan & thrift companies, deferred presentment companies, flexible credit companies, and other consumer lenders Source says: The Compliance Division is responsible for the licensing and regulatory supervision of the following types of financial institutions operating in Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10.75% per annum (maximum effective formula rate for written contracts, announced September 15, 2026) Source says: the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
Borrowing reach in Kingston Springs
At roughly 276 people per square mile, Kingston Springs is lightly settled; 34 larger places lie within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Tennessee reach Kingston Springs's 2,775 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. For a larger market, the closest option is White Bluff, TN about 6 miles away.
Kingston Springs in state context
Against Tennessee's other places, Kingston Springs accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 141st of 344 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Kingston Springs stands 304th among Tennessee's 344 places — roughly the 12th percentile. By density, at about 276 people per square mile, it ranks 270th in Tennessee. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 45 residents.
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Nearby places
- Pegram, TN — population 2,034
- Fairview, TN — population 10,240
- White Bluff, TN — population 4,161
- Ashland City, TN — population 5,586
- Burns, TN — population 1,813
- Charlotte, TN — population 1,708
- Belle Meade, TN — population 2,594
- Dickson, TN — population 16,744