Personal loans in Madison, GA
The first question in Madison is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 4,964 people live here under Georgia lending law. By population, Madison sits at 144th in Georgia, with an estimated 4,964 residents.
Madison gained roughly 11.9% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Madison loan. For a bigger market, look to Social Circle, GA about 14 miles away. When Georgia caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Madison as from the rest of the state.
Madison: the sourced local profile
Two layers matter for a Madison borrower: the local population picture and Georgia's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: the Census counts 4,964 residents in Madison (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 144th-largest figure among Georgia's 536 places.
- Population trend: About 11.9% above the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 528 residents.
- Size percentile: Madison's 4,964 people outrank roughly 73% of the places in Georgia.
- Population density: 560 people per square mile on 8.9 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Madison's 8.9 square miles rank 116th of 536 places in Georgia.
- Water area: Madison has 0.07 square miles of water, ranking 140th of 536 places in Georgia.
- Share of Georgia: Madison holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 4,964 people.
- Nationally: Madison is the 4,851st-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Madison's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 50th of 536 places in Georgia.
- Against the state trend: Madison's 11.9% change compares with a Georgia average of +3.4% across its 536 places.
- Density rank: Madison is the 257th most densely settled place in Georgia.
- Density in context: Madison's 560 people per square mile sit against a Georgia median of 536.
- Location: 33.5790 / -83.4760, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Social Circle (14 mi); Eatonton (18 mi); Monroe (21 mi); Covington (21 mi); Conyers (30 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places nearby: Buckhead (7 mi); Rutledge (8 mi); Bostwick (11 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 64 places smaller than Madison sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 112.
The anatomy of a Madison personal loan
A Madison personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 4,964 residents. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Madison can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. The term you choose in Madison decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Getting a loan in Madison
Madison is moderately settled, with about 560 people per square mile and 36 larger places within 50 miles. Whether Madison has a local branch or not, a Georgia-licensed lender can serve its 4,964 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Social Circle, GA about 14 miles away.
Where Madison sits
Inside Madison's boundaries lie roughly 8.9 square miles of land and 0.07 square miles of water. The resulting density is about 560 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Atlanta, is roughly 56 miles away. Madison has 36 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 112 larger places.
Madison's place among Georgia's 536 places
Among Georgia's 536 places, Madison sits at 144th for population, a share of roughly 0.1% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Madison stands 50th among Georgia's 536 places — roughly the 91th percentile. At about 560 people per square mile, Madison is the 257th most densely settled place in Georgia. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 528 residents.
Georgia rules behind a Madison personal loan
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Georgia, and so for Madison's roughly 4,964 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (DBF) Source says: "The Non-depository division supervises mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators, as well as installment lenders, check cashers, and money transmitters". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Installment Loan Act rate cap | 10% per annum of the face amount of the contract (licensed installment loans) Source says: "may charge interest at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per annum of the face amount of the contract". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Georgia's rate ceilings are set by O.C.G.A. Title 7, Chapter 4 (O.C.G.A. §§ 7-4-1 to 7-4-21); the Department of Banking and Finance does not publish the figure and the official code host could not be fetched, so no figure is asserted. | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Buckhead, GA — population 206
- Rutledge, GA — population 916
- Bostwick, GA — population 394
- Shady Dale, GA — population 286
- Newborn, GA — population 731
- Bishop, GA — population 344
- Social Circle, GA — population 5,330
- North High Shoals, GA — population 546