Personal loans in Milton, KY
To lend to Milton's 592 residents, a company must hold a Kentucky licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it.
Two households in Milton with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 592 residents are not the reason. The Census counts 592 people in Milton, the 277th-largest figure among Kentucky's 416 places. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population rose by about 1.0%. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Milton loan. The nearest larger metro is Madison, IN about 3 miles away.
Where Milton stands
The figures below are Milton's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Kentucky rules.
- Population: 592 — Milton ranks 277th of 416 communities in Kentucky (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 1.0% between 2020 and 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 6 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 33% of Kentucky's places have fewer residents than Milton's 592.
- Land and density: 1.5 square miles of land carry roughly 402 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Milton covers 1.5 square miles, the 189th-largest area among Kentucky's 416 places.
- Water area rank: Milton ranks 192nd among Kentucky's 416 places, with 0.01 sq mi.
- Share of Kentucky: Milton holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 592 people.
- National rank: Milton is the 12,486th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Milton's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 121st of 416 places in Kentucky.
- State comparison: Kentucky's places average -0.2% for 2020-to-2023, against Milton's 1.0%.
- Density in Kentucky: Milton ranks 362nd by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Milton runs about 402 residents per square mile, where the Kentucky median is 1,045.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 38.7223, -85.3803.
- Nearest larger cities: Madison (3 mi); Hanover (5 mi); Carrollton (12 mi); Vevay (16 mi); Campbellsburg (16 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller communities within reach: Brooksburg (7 mi); Bedford (9 mi); Prestonville (10 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 74 places smaller than Milton sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 391.
Borrowing reach in Milton
With about 402 residents per square mile, Milton is lightly settled, and 121 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. What is available to Milton's 592 borrowers is set by Kentucky licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Madison, IN about 3 miles away.
Land, water and location for Milton
Milton's land area is about 1.5 square miles; a further 0.01 square miles is water. Spread across it are roughly 402 residents per square mile. Lexington-Fayette, the largest place in Kentucky, is about 69 miles from Milton. Counting outward 50 miles, 121 larger communities surround Milton. Within the same 50 miles lie 74 smaller Census places.
The state rulebook for Milton
Kentucky has no separate rate rule for Milton; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 592 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Source says: "The Department of Financial Institutions' mission is to serve Kentucky residents by promoting access to a stable financial industry, implementing effective and efficient regulatory oversight". | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Consumer Loan Company license — statutory basis | License required from the commissioner to make loans at a greater rate of interest than otherwise permitted by law Source says: "No person shall, without first obtaining a license from the commissioner, engage in the business of making loans ... at a greater rate of interest". | Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (Kentucky Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | Up to 19% per annum, or 4% over the 90-day commercial-paper discount rate, whichever is less (by written agreement) Source says: "At a per annum rate not to exceed four percent (4%) in excess of the discount rate on ninety (90) day commercial paper ... or nineteen percent (19%), whichever is less". | Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (Kentucky Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Where Milton sits in Kentucky
Against Kentucky's other places, Milton accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 277th of 416 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Milton stands 121st among Kentucky's 416 places — roughly the 71th percentile. By density, at about 402 people per square mile, it ranks 362nd in Kentucky. The population moved by about 6 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.0% shift.
What to do before borrowing in Milton
Before you apply in Milton, a community of about 592, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Kentucky regulator's licence list.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
In Milton as elsewhere in Kentucky, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 592 residents.
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Nearby places
- Madison, IN — population 12,208
- Hanover, IN — population 3,814
- Brooksburg, IN — population 71
- Bedford, KY — population 527
- Prestonville, KY — population 177
- Dupont, IN — population 339
- Carrollton, KY — population 3,914
- Campbellsburg, KY — population 848