Personal loans in Levelland, TX
The trend for Levelland between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 1.0%. Levelland counts about 12,530 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Texas law does the governing.
Levelland is one of 1,224 Census places in Texas; its 12,530 residents put it at 214th. A larger market lies at Lubbock, TX about 27 miles away. Lenders active in Levelland report to a Texas supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. For a community of about 12,530, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing.
Local context for Levelland
The figures below are Levelland's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Texas rules.
- Population: 12,530 — Levelland ranks 214th of 1,224 communities in Texas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 1.0% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Absolute change: 121 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 83% of Texas's places have fewer residents than Levelland's 12,530.
- Population density: about 1,228 people per square mile across 10.2 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Levelland's 10.2 square miles rank 208th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Share of Texas: Levelland holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 12,530 people.
- National standing: Levelland ranks 2,690th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth in Texas: Levelland stands 964th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,224 places.
- Against the state trend: Levelland's 1.0% change compares with a Texas average of +6.5% across its 1,224 places.
- Density rank: Levelland is the 387th most densely settled place in Texas.
- Density in context: Levelland's 1,228 people per square mile sit against a Texas median of 840.
- Location: latitude 33.5815, longitude -102.3641 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Lubbock (27 mi); Plainview (56 mi); Hobbs (75 mi); Clovis (76 mi); Hereford (86 mi). Online lenders reach Levelland no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller communities close by: Opdyke West (4 mi); Sundown (11 mi); Smyer (12 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 34 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 6 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Getting a loan in Levelland
Levelland is moderately settled, with about 1,228 people per square mile and 1 larger places within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Texas reach Levelland's 12,530 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Lubbock, TX about 27 miles away.
What a Levelland borrower is actually offered
In Levelland, a small town of about 12,530, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Levelland. The term you choose in Levelland decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
What to do before borrowing in Levelland
These steps shape the offer you get in Levelland, a place of about 12,530 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Look the lender up in the Texas regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
None of these steps is Levelland-specific: the same Texas licensing and disclosure rules reach all 12,530 residents.
Levelland against the rest of Texas
Against Texas's other places, Levelland accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 214th of 1,224 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Levelland ranks 964th of 1,224 in Texas (about the 21th percentile). At about 1,228 people per square mile, Levelland is the 387th most densely settled place in Texas. The population moved by about 121 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.0% shift.
Texas consumer-lending rules applied in Levelland
For the roughly 12,530 residents of Levelland, the rules below are Texas's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required for non-depository lenders charging more than 10% interest; Chapter 342 governs consumer loans (Tex. Fin. Code § 342.051) Source says: Non-depository lenders who engage in making, transacting, or collecting loans with a rate of interest greater than 10% must be licensed by the OCCC. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Opdyke West, TX — population 227
- Sundown, TX — population 1,292
- Smyer, TX — population 445
- Whiteface, TX — population 365
- Ropesville, TX — population 448
- Meadow, TX — population 613
- Anton, TX — population 916
- Littlefield, TX — population 5,768