Personal loans in Lake Hallie, WI
With roughly 7,310 residents, Lake Hallie is a small town, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Wisconsin, not by the city. The trend for Lake Hallie between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 2.0%.
At about 7,310 residents, Lake Hallie is larger than roughly 79% of the places in Wisconsin. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Lake Hallie loan. A lender that serves Lake Hallie operates under Wisconsin lending statutes and a Wisconsin supervisor. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Chippewa Falls, WI about 3 miles away.
Local context for Lake Hallie
Lake Hallie is a small town; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: 7,310 residents; Lake Hallie is the 130th-largest of 605 places in Wisconsin (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 2.0%.
- Absolute change: 144 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 79% of Wisconsin's Census places are smaller than Lake Hallie.
- Population density: 514 people per square mile on 14.2 square miles of land.
- By land area: Lake Hallie ranks 54th among Wisconsin's 605 places, at 14.2 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Lake Hallie ranks 77th among Wisconsin's 605 places, with 0.44 sq mi.
- Within Wisconsin: about 0.2% of the state's population lives in Lake Hallie.
- National rank: Lake Hallie sits 3,893rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Wisconsin: Lake Hallie stands 97th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 605 places.
- Versus Wisconsin: the state average change is +0.4%, while Lake Hallie moved 2.0%.
- Density rank: Lake Hallie is the 418th most densely settled place in Wisconsin.
- Density vs Wisconsin: Lake Hallie's 514 people per square mile compare with a state median of 800.
- Location: it lies at 44.8917, -91.4203 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Chippewa Falls (3 mi); Eau Claire (6 mi); Altoona (6 mi); Menomonie (24 mi); Rice Lake (44 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities within reach: Fall Creek (11 mi); Elk Mound (13 mi); Cadott (14 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 69 places smaller than Lake Hallie sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 87.
The Lake Hallie borrowing checklist
These steps shape the offer you get in Lake Hallie, a place of about 7,310 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the Wisconsin licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
What differs between Lake Hallie and the rest of Wisconsin is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 7,310 people here.
How Wisconsin law applies in Lake Hallie
For the roughly 7,310 residents of Lake Hallie, the rules below are Wisconsin's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Division of Banking Source says: "Department" means the department of financial institutions | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 12% per year maximum ($12 per $100) on the declining principal balance, except as authorized by other statutes (Wis. Stat. § 138.05(1)(a)) Source says: At the rate of $12 upon $100 for one year computed upon the declining principal balance of the loan or forbearance | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed by the DFI Division of Banking; statewide database tracking (Wis. Stat. § 138.14) Source says: "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued by the division under sub. (5) | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
Lake Hallie on the map
Lake Hallie covers about 14.2 square miles of land, with 0.44 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 514 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Milwaukee, the distance is roughly 213 miles. Lake Hallie has 5 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 87 larger places.
Lake Hallie's place among Wisconsin's 605 places
Lake Hallie is the 130th-largest of 605 Census places in Wisconsin and contains about 0.2% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Lake Hallie stands 97th among Wisconsin's 605 places — roughly the 84th percentile. Its roughly 514 residents per square mile place it 418th among Wisconsin's places. By land area, its 14.2 square miles rank 54th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
How personal loans work in Lake Hallie
In Lake Hallie, a small town of about 7,310, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Lake Hallie can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Lake Hallie loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
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Nearby places
- Chippewa Falls, WI — population 14,656
- Altoona, WI — population 9,287
- Eau Claire, WI — population 70,542
- Fall Creek, WI — population 1,413
- Bloomer, WI — population 3,708
- Elk Mound, WI — population 986
- Cadott, WI — population 1,474
- Eleva, WI — population 683