Personal loans in Louisville, IL
Louisville, Illinois — home to about 1,119 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Illinois law rather than any local rule.
The Census counts 1,119 people in Louisville, the 615th-largest figure among Illinois's 1,294 places. The closest larger city is Flora, IL about 7 miles away. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Louisville at about 2.4%. To lend to Louisville's 1,119 residents, a company must hold a Illinois licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. Verify the lender's Illinois licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Louisville.
Louisville: the sourced local profile
What follows is Louisville's place in the Census record, alongside the Illinois rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: an estimated 1,119 residents, 615th of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Roughly 2.4% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- People gained or lost: about 27 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 52% of Illinois's places have fewer residents than Louisville's 1,119.
- Population density: about 1,351 people per square mile (Census land area 0.8 sq mi).
- Land area rank: Louisville's 0.8 square miles rank 845th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Share of state population: Louisville's 1,119 residents are about 0.0% of Illinois.
- Nationally: Louisville is the 9,792nd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Illinois: Louisville stands 735th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while Louisville moved 2.4%.
- Density in Illinois: Louisville ranks 455th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Illinois: Louisville's 1,351 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: it lies at 38.7694, -88.5069 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Flora (7 mi); Olney (23 mi); Altamont (24 mi); Newton (24 mi); Effingham (24 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Louisville on the same terms.
- Smaller communities close by: Iola (8 mi); Sailor Springs (8 mi); Clay City (10 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 89 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 238 places are larger than Louisville.
A pre-application checklist for Louisville
Before you hand your details to a lender in Louisville, where the population is near 1,119:
- 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.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Check the Illinois regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
What differs between Louisville and the rest of Illinois is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 1,119 people here.
Inside a Louisville personal loan
Louisville is a small community of about 1,119 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Louisville loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Shortening the term on a Louisville loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
What Illinois law requires in Louisville
Below are the Illinois rules that apply to a loan made in Louisville, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Louisville against the rest of Illinois
Within Illinois, Louisville holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 615th-largest share among 1,294 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Louisville stands 735th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 43th percentile. By density, at about 1,351 people per square mile, it ranks 455th in Illinois. The population moved by about 27 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.4% shift.
Louisville: area, density and distance
Louisville's land area is roughly 0.8 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. The resulting density is about 1,351 people per square mile. Chicago, the largest place in Illinois, is about 216 miles from Louisville. Within 50 miles of Louisville there are 31 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 89 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Flora, IL — population 4,711
- Iola, IL — population 97
- Sailor Springs, IL — population 89
- Clay City, IL — population 832
- Xenia, IL — population 372
- Edgewood, IL — population 391
- Mason, IL — population 319
- Johnsonville, IL — population 70