Personal loans in Little Sioux, IA
Little Sioux, Iowa — home to about 170 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Iowa law rather than any local rule. At about 170 residents, Little Sioux is larger than roughly 25% of the places in Iowa.
Little Sioux added about 1.8% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Little Sioux's 170 residents. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Little Sioux. The closest larger place is Pisgah, IA about 5 miles away.
Borrowing in Little Sioux: the local picture
Set out below is Little Sioux's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: about 170 people live here, which puts Little Sioux 707th of 940 Census places in Iowa (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Up about 1.8% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- People gained or lost: about 3 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: with 170 residents, Little Sioux is larger than about 25% of Iowa's Census places.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.4 sq mi holds about 453 people per square mile.
- Land area: Little Sioux covers 0.4 square miles, the 738th-largest area among Iowa's 940 places.
- Share of Iowa: Little Sioux holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 170 people.
- National rank: Little Sioux is 16,953rd of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth in Iowa: Little Sioux stands 95th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 940 places.
- State comparison: Iowa's places average -0.7% for 2020-to-2023, against Little Sioux's 1.8%.
- Density in Iowa: Little Sioux ranks 635th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Little Sioux runs about 453 residents per square mile, where the Iowa median is 672.
- Location: latitude 41.8082, longitude -96.0274 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Pisgah (5 mi); Mondamin (7 mi); Blencoe (9 mi); Tekamah (10 mi); Magnolia (11 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places close by: Turin (15 mi); Castana (19 mi); Rodney (28 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 19 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 350 places are larger than Little Sioux.
Getting a loan in Little Sioux
Little Sioux is a lightly settled community of about 170 people, with 100 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Iowa licence lets a lender serve Little Sioux without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 170 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Pisgah, IA about 5 miles away.
Land, water and location for Little Sioux
Inside Little Sioux's boundaries lie about 0.4 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. With 170 residents, the land area yields roughly 453 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Des Moines, the distance is roughly 126 miles. A 50-mile radius around Little Sioux takes in 100 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 738th of 940 Iowa places.
Little Sioux in state context
Set beside Iowa's 940 places, Little Sioux ranks 707th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Little Sioux ranks 95th of 940 in Iowa (about the 90th percentile). At about 453 people per square mile, Little Sioux is the 635th most densely settled place in Iowa. Within 50 miles sit 19 smaller Census places, alongside the 100 that are larger.
How Iowa law applies in Little Sioux
This table holds the Iowa rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Little Sioux's 170 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Iowa Division of Banking (IDOB), Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services Source says: "As part of the 2023 state government realignment, the IDOB became part of a new Department of Insurance and Financial Services". | Iowa Division of Banking as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (delayed deposit services; must be physically located in Iowa) Source says: "A person shall not operate a delayed deposit services business in this state unless the person is physically located in this state and licensed by the superintendent". | Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Regulated Loan Act license required (superintendent of banking) Source says: "shall not engage in the business of making loans ... without first obtaining a license from the superintendent of banking". | Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
What to do before borrowing in Little Sioux
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Little Sioux (170 residents):
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Verify the lender's Iowa licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- 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.
What differs between Little Sioux and the rest of Iowa is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 170 people here.
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Nearby places
- Mondamin, IA — population 337
- Pisgah, IA — population 245
- Blencoe, IA — population 227
- Modale, IA — population 280
- Magnolia, IA — population 188
- Tekamah, NE — population 1,715
- Moorhead, IA — population 189
- Turin, IA — population 70