Personal loans in Ovilla, TX
Ovilla ranks 387th of 1,224 places in Texas, with a population near 4,709. If you are weighing a personal loan in Ovilla, start from the payment you can carry; its 4,709 residents face the same statewide rules.
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 9.7% growth in Ovilla. For a community of about 4,709, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing. For the 4,709 people in Ovilla, Texas runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Glenn Heights, TX about 2 miles away.
Local context for Ovilla
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Texas table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: a Census-estimated 4,709, 387th among Texas's 1,224 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 9.7%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 415 residents.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 68% of the places in Texas, with 4,709 residents in Ovilla.
- Density: the Census land area of 5.8 sq mi holds about 814 people per square mile.
- Land area: Ovilla covers 5.8 square miles, the 331st-largest area among Texas's 1,224 places.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Texas's residents live in Ovilla (4,709 people).
- National rank: Ovilla is the 4,997th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Texas: Ovilla stands 238th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,224 places.
- Versus Texas: the state average change is +6.5%, while Ovilla moved 9.7%.
- Density rank: Ovilla is the 631st most densely settled place in Texas.
- Density in context: Ovilla's 814 people per square mile sit against a Texas median of 840.
- Location: coordinates 32.5413, -96.8835 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Glenn Heights (2 mi); DeSoto (4 mi); Cedar Hill (5 mi); Red Oak (6 mi); Lancaster (7 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Ovilla whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Oak Leaf (2 mi); Pecan Hill (7 mi); Ferris (12 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 92 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 142 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Lender access in Ovilla
Ovilla is a moderately settled community of about 4,709 people, with 102 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Ovilla's 4,709 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Glenn Heights, TX about 2 miles away.
Steps to take before a Ovilla loan
Before you apply in Ovilla, a community of about 4,709, work through these steps:
- 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.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the Texas licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
None of these steps is Ovilla-specific: the same Texas licensing and disclosure rules reach all 4,709 residents.
Where Ovilla sits in Texas
Against Texas's other places, Ovilla accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 387th of 1,224 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 238th of 1,224 Texas places, putting it near the 81th percentile for growth. At about 814 people per square mile, Ovilla is the 631st most densely settled place in Texas. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 415 residents.
How Texas law applies in Ovilla
This table holds the Texas rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Ovilla's 4,709 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
Ovilla: area, density and distance
Ovilla's land area is roughly 5.8 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. That land carries about 814 people per square mile. The largest place in Texas, Houston, lies about 210 miles away. Within 50 miles of Ovilla there are 102 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 142 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Glenn Heights, TX — population 18,793
- Oak Leaf, TX — population 1,679
- DeSoto, TX — population 55,740
- Cedar Hill, TX — population 48,411
- Red Oak, TX — population 18,624
- Duncanville, TX — population 38,883
- Pecan Hill, TX — population 742
- Lancaster, TX — population 40,215