Personal loans in Lecompte, LA

Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Lecompte's 821 residents. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Lecompte's roughly 821 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 3.3% decline in Lecompte. A larger market lies at Woodworth, LA about 9 miles away.

Where Lecompte stands

Set out below is Lecompte's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.

• Population: 821 people, a figure that places Lecompte 170th among the 302 Census places in Louisiana (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
• Population trend: Lower by roughly 3.3% since the 2020 count.
• Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 28 residents.
• Size percentile: about 44% of Louisiana communities are smaller than Lecompte (821 residents).
• Population density: about 772 people per square mile (Census land area 1.1 sq mi).
• By land area: Lecompte ranks 256th among Louisiana's 302 places, at 1.1 sq mi.
• State share: roughly 0.0% of Louisiana's residents live in Lecompte (821 people).
• National rank: Lecompte is the 11,075th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
• Growth in Louisiana: Lecompte stands 164th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 302 places.
• Versus Louisiana: the state average change is -2.1%, while Lecompte moved 3.3%.
• Density rank: Lecompte places 115th among Louisiana's places by people per square mile.
• Against the state median: Lecompte runs about 772 residents per square mile, where the Louisiana median is 534.
• Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 31.0882, -92.3999.
• Nearest larger cities: Woodworth (9 mi); Glenmora (13 mi); Alexandria (15 mi); Bunkie (16 mi); Pineville (18 mi). Online lenders reach Lecompte no matter how far the nearest branch is.
• Smaller communities close by: Forest Hill (8 mi); Cheneyville (8 mi); McNary (13 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
• Smaller places within 50 miles: 18 of them.
• Larger places within 100 miles: 107.

How Lecompte compares across Louisiana

Against Louisiana's other places, Lecompte accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 170th of 302 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 164th of 302 Louisiana places, putting it near the 46th percentile for growth. By density, at about 772 people per square mile, it ranks 115th in Louisiana. The population moved by about 28 people between 2020 and 2023, a 3.3% shift.

Steps to take before a Lecompte loan

Before you hand your details to a lender in Lecompte, where the population is near 821:

1. Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
2. Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
3. Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
4. Look the lender up in the Louisiana regulator's licence records before you sign.
5. When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
6. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
7. Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.

What differs between Lecompte and the rest of Louisiana is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 821 people here.

Louisiana rules behind a Lecompte personal loan

This table holds the Louisiana rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Lecompte's 821 residents.

How lenders reach Lecompte

With about 772 residents per square mile, Lecompte is moderately settled, and 28 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Louisiana reach Lecompte's 821 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. For a larger market, the closest option is Woodworth, LA about 9 miles away.

Land, water and location for Lecompte

Lecompte covers about 1.1 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 772 people per square mile. The largest place in Louisiana, New Orleans, lies about 163 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 28 larger communities surround Lecompte. The 100-mile radius contains 107 larger places.