Personal loans in Monroeville, OH
Personal loans in Monroeville are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 1,280 population.
When Ohio caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Monroeville as from the rest of the state. Roughly 1,280 residents live in Monroeville, the 481st-largest community in Ohio. Verify the lender's Ohio licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Monroeville. The trend for Monroeville between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 1.6%. The closest larger place is Norwalk, OH about 5 miles away.
The Monroeville data picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Ohio rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: a Census-estimated 1,280, 481st among Ohio's 924 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 1.6%.
- Net change: roughly 21 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 48% of the places in Ohio, with 1,280 residents in Monroeville.
- Density: the Census land area of 1.4 sq mi holds about 914 people per square mile.
- Land area: Monroeville covers 1.4 square miles, the 436th-largest area among Ohio's 924 places.
- Water area: Monroeville has 0.03 square miles of water, ranking 271st of 924 places in Ohio.
- Within Ohio: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Monroeville.
- Nationally: Monroeville is the 9,317th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Monroeville's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 645th of 924 places in Ohio.
- Against the state trend: Monroeville's 1.6% change compares with a Ohio average of +0.9% across its 924 places.
- Density rank: Monroeville places 644th among Ohio's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Monroeville's 914 people per square mile sit against a Ohio median of 1,289.
- Location: 41.2438, -82.7026 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Norwalk (5 mi); Milan (6 mi); Bellevue (7 mi); Huron (13 mi); Willard (13 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places close by: North Fairfield (11 mi); Castalia (12 mi); Berlin Heights (12 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 64 places smaller than Monroeville sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 367 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What to do before borrowing in Monroeville
Before you hand your details to a lender in Monroeville, where the population is near 1,280:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Verify the lender's Ohio 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.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
The process is identical across Ohio; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Monroeville holds 1,280 people.
How Monroeville compares across Ohio
Among Ohio's 924 places, Monroeville sits at 481st for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 645th of 924 Ohio places, putting it near the 30th percentile for growth. Its roughly 914 residents per square mile place it 644th among Ohio's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 21 residents.
Ohio consumer-lending rules applied in Monroeville
Below are the Ohio rules that apply to a loan made in Monroeville, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at 28% per annum; total fees and charges capped at 60% of the originally contracted loan amount. Source says: "(A) Interest not exceeding a rate of twenty-eight per cent per annum" (Ohio Rev. Code 1321.40); total fees/charges capped at "a total amount of fees and charges that exceeds sixty per cent of the originally contracted loan amount" (1321.403). | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance licenses required for non-depository lenders, including Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, short-term lenders, and small loan lenders. Source says: "We issue and manage licenses for companies and individuals under multiple Ohio statutes." (page's regulated-statutes list names Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, Short-term lenders, Small loan lenders). | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Monroeville borrower is actually offered
With roughly 1,280 residents, Monroeville is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. A lender serving Monroeville's 1,280 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Monroeville loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Monroeville on the map
Monroeville's land area is about 1.4 square miles; a further 0.03 square miles is water. The resulting density is about 914 people per square mile. The largest place in Ohio, Columbus, lies about 88 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 71 larger communities surround Monroeville. Within the same 50 miles lie 64 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Norwalk, OH — population 17,130
- Milan, OH — population 1,350
- Bellevue, OH — population 8,164
- North Fairfield, OH — population 456
- Castalia, OH — population 747
- Willard, OH — population 6,122
- Huron, OH — population 6,685
- Sandusky, OH — population 24,241