Personal loans in Midvale, ID
Population in Midvale climbed about 10.8% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. With roughly 216 residents, Midvale is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Idaho, not by the city.
By population, Midvale sits at 166th in Idaho, with an estimated 216 residents. The nearest larger metro is Cambridge, ID about 8 miles away. Consumer lending that reaches Midvale's 216 residents is governed by Idaho statute; no city ordinance changes it. For a community of about 216, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing.
Midvale: the sourced local profile
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Idaho table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 216 people live here, which puts Midvale 166th of 197 Census places in Idaho (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 10.8%.
- Net change: roughly 21 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Midvale sits ahead of around 16% of Idaho places, at 216 people.
- Population density: about 84 people per square mile (Census land area 2.6 sq mi).
- Land area rank: Midvale's 2.6 square miles rank 53rd of 197 places in Idaho.
- Water: Midvale holds about 0.07 square miles, the 28th-largest water area in Idaho.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Idaho's residents live in Midvale (216 people).
- National rank: Midvale is 16,238th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Midvale's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 34th of 197 places in Idaho.
- State comparison: Idaho's places average +7.1% for 2020-to-2023, against Midvale's 10.8%.
- Density rank: Midvale is the 191st most densely settled place in Idaho.
- Against the state median: Midvale runs about 84 residents per square mile, where the Idaho median is 1,026.
- Location: it lies at 44.4623, -116.7407 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Cambridge (8 mi); Weiser (18 mi); Council (24 mi); Huntington (27 mi); Payette (28 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller communities within reach: Richland (30 mi); Crouch (45 mi); Adrian (52 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 2 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 49 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
A pre-application checklist for Midvale
Before you apply in Midvale, a community of about 216, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Look the lender up in the Idaho regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
None of these steps is Midvale-specific: the same Idaho licensing and disclosure rules reach all 216 residents.
Lender access in Midvale
Midvale is sparsely settled, with about 84 people per square mile and 19 larger places within 50 miles. A Idaho licence lets a lender serve Midvale without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 216 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Cambridge, ID about 8 miles away.
Inside a Midvale personal loan
With roughly 216 residents, Midvale is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Midvale's rank of 166th in Idaho: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Midvale loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Which Idaho laws govern a loan in Midvale
When Idaho does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Midvale is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Idaho Department of Finance (IDOF) Source says: "Safeguarding the financial health of Idahoans through the appropriate oversight of diverse financial institutions, the education and protection of consumers". | Idaho Department of Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Idaho Credit Code finance-charge rule | No statutory maximum finance-charge rate — rate as agreed by the parties (Idaho Credit Code) Source says: "the rate of finance charge shall be that which is agreed upon between the parties to the transaction". | Idaho State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 12% per annum legal rate (when no written contract fixes a different rate) Source says: "interest is allowed at the rate of twelve cents (12¢) on the hundred by the year". | Idaho State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
Where Midvale sits
Midvale covers about 2.6 square miles of land, with 0.07 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). The resulting density is about 84 people per square mile. Boise City, the largest place in Idaho, is about 65 miles from Midvale. Within 50 miles of Midvale there are 19 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 2 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Cambridge, ID — population 353
- Weiser, ID — population 6,056
- Council, ID — population 957
- Payette, ID — population 8,636
- Fruitland, ID — population 6,879
- Ontario, OR — population 11,866
- New Plymouth, ID — population 1,566
- Richland, OR — population 170