Personal loans in Oxford, OH
For a borrower among the roughly 22,340 residents of Oxford, a personal loan is a tool whose cost turns on the terms, not the address. Oxford is one of 924 Census places in Ohio; its 22,340 residents put it at 75th.
Verify the lender's Ohio licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Oxford. Population in Oxford dropped about 3.1% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Oxford's 22,340 residents. The nearest larger city is Hamilton, OH about 12 miles away.
The Oxford data picture
The figures below are Oxford's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Ohio rules.
- Population: about 22,340 people live here, which puts Oxford 75th of 924 Census places in Ohio (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A drop of about 3.1% from 2020 to 2023.
- Net change: roughly 704 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Oxford sits ahead of around 92% of Ohio places, at 22,340 people.
- Land and density: 7.8 square miles of land carry roughly 2,873 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Oxford ranks 137th among Ohio's 924 places, at 7.8 sq mi.
- Share of Ohio: Oxford holds about 0.3% of the state's population, some 22,340 people.
- National rank: Oxford sits 1,723rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Oxford's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 881st of 924 places in Ohio.
- Versus Ohio: the state average change is +0.9%, while Oxford moved 3.1%.
- Density in Ohio: Oxford ranks 69th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Ohio: Oxford's 2,873 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,289.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 39.5056, -84.7443.
- Nearest larger cities: Hamilton (12 mi); Fairfield (16 mi); Middletown (20 mi); Richmond (24 mi); Mason (26 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Oxford on the same terms.
- Smaller communities within reach: College Corner (6 mi); West College Corner (6 mi); Millville (9 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 207 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 48.
Land, water and location for Oxford
Inside Oxford's boundaries lie about 7.8 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. With 22,340 residents, the land area yields roughly 2,873 people per square mile. Columbus, the largest place in Ohio, is about 99 miles from Oxford. Within 50 miles of Oxford there are 19 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 48 larger places.
Ohio consumer-lending rules applied in Oxford
This table holds the Ohio rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Oxford's 22,340 residents.
| 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 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 8% per annum maximum by written agreement for the general case; higher rates permitted only in specified cases (e.g., principal over $100,000, business loans, certain mortgages). Source says: "may stipulate therein for the payment of interest upon the amount thereof at any rate not exceeding eight per cent per annum payable annually" (Ohio Rev. Code 1343.01(A)). [codes.ohio.gov content retrieved via search-engine fetch of the official section; direct connections blocked from our network] | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) 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 |
Where Oxford sits in Ohio
Within Ohio, Oxford holds roughly 0.3% of all residents, the 75th-largest share among 924 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Oxford ranks 881st of 924 in Ohio (about the 5th percentile). Its roughly 2,873 residents per square mile place it 69th among Ohio's places. By land area, its 7.8 square miles rank 137th of 924 places in Ohio.
A practical checklist for Oxford borrowers
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Oxford, home to about 22,340 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- 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 debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
In Oxford as elsewhere in Ohio, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 22,340 residents.
Getting a loan in Oxford
Oxford is a fairly dense community of about 22,340 people, with 19 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Lenders licensed in Ohio reach Oxford's 22,340 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Hamilton, OH about 12 miles away.
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Nearby places
- College Corner, OH — population 392
- West College Corner, IN — population 534
- Millville, OH — population 635
- Mount Carmel, IN — population 79
- Camden, OH — population 1,975
- Seven Mile, OH — population 724
- West Elkton, OH — population 161
- Hamilton, OH — population 62,997