Personal loans in Oconto Falls, WI
With 2,989 residents, Oconto Falls outranks about 65% of the communities in Wisconsin. Oconto Falls gained roughly 1.1% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
A lender serving Oconto Falls holds a Wisconsin licence and answers to a Wisconsin regulator; no city office is involved for its 2,989 residents. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Oconto Falls's roughly 2,989 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Oconto Falls loan. The next larger city is Oconto, WI about 13 miles away.
Borrowing in Oconto Falls: the local picture
Most of what governs a Oconto Falls loan is written in Wisconsin law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: an estimated 2,989 residents, 212th of 605 places in Wisconsin (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Up about 1.1% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Net change: roughly 32 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Oconto Falls's 2,989 people outrank roughly 65% of the places in Wisconsin.
- Population density: about 1,039 people per square mile (Census land area 2.9 sq mi).
- Land area rank: Oconto Falls's 2.9 square miles rank 244th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- Water area rank: Oconto Falls ranks 127th among Wisconsin's 605 places, with 0.22 sq mi.
- Share of Wisconsin: Oconto Falls holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 2,989 people.
- National rank: Oconto Falls sits 6,301st by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Oconto Falls ranks 156th among Wisconsin's 605 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Oconto Falls's 1.1% change compares with a Wisconsin average of +0.4% across its 605 places.
- Density in Wisconsin: Oconto Falls ranks 212th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Oconto Falls's 1,039 people per square mile sit against a Wisconsin median of 800.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 44.8653, -88.1369.
- Nearest larger cities: Oconto (13 mi); Pulaski (14 mi); Suamico (17 mi); Howard (21 mi); Shawano (23 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Oconto Falls on the same terms.
- Smaller communities close by: Lena (7 mi); Gillett (8 mi); Suring (15 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 32 places smaller than Oconto Falls sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 71.
Before you apply in Oconto Falls
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Oconto Falls, home to about 2,989 people:
- 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.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the Wisconsin regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
In Oconto Falls as elsewhere in Wisconsin, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 2,989 residents.
Inside a Oconto Falls personal loan
Oconto Falls is a small community of about 2,989 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Oconto Falls's rank of 212th in Wisconsin: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Oconto Falls loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Land, water and location for Oconto Falls
Inside Oconto Falls's boundaries lie roughly 2.9 square miles of land and 0.22 square miles of water. Spread across it are roughly 1,039 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Milwaukee, the distance is roughly 125 miles. A 50-mile radius around Oconto Falls takes in 32 places that are larger. Within the same 50 miles lie 32 smaller Census places.
Lender access in Oconto Falls
At roughly 1,039 people per square mile, Oconto Falls is moderately settled; 32 larger places lie within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Wisconsin reach Oconto Falls's 2,989 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Oconto, WI about 13 miles away.
Wisconsin rules behind a Oconto Falls personal loan
When Wisconsin does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Oconto Falls is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Division of Banking Source says: "Department" means the department of financial institutions | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed by the DFI Division of Banking; statewide database tracking (Wis. Stat. § 138.14) Source says: "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued by the division under sub. (5) | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed lender license required from the Division of Banking (Wis. Stat. § 138.09) Source says: Before any person may do business under this section, that person shall first obtain a license from the division. | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Lena, WI — population 530
- Gillett, WI — population 1,276
- Pulaski, WI — population 4,049
- Coleman, WI — population 723
- Pound, WI — population 352
- Suamico, WI — population 13,225
- Suring, WI — population 518
- Oconto, WI — population 4,621