Personal loans in Palmyra, WI
A personal loan in Palmyra is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 1,693 people. Palmyra is home to roughly 1,693 people and stands 281st by size out of 605 Census places in Wisconsin.
The trend for Palmyra between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 2.1%. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Palmyra. The nearest larger city is Eagle, WI about 7 miles away. A lender that serves Palmyra operates under Wisconsin lending statutes and a Wisconsin supervisor.
Palmyra: population, trend and location
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Wisconsin table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 1,693 people live here, which puts Palmyra 281st of 605 Census places in Wisconsin (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 2.1% since the 2020 count.
- Net change: roughly 37 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: about 54% of Wisconsin's Census places are smaller than Palmyra.
- Density: the Census land area of 2.3 sq mi holds about 739 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: Palmyra's 2.3 square miles rank 286th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- Water area rank: Palmyra ranks 236th among Wisconsin's 605 places, with 0.05 sq mi.
- Share of Wisconsin: Palmyra holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 1,693 people.
- National rank: Palmyra sits 8,252nd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Palmyra's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 517th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- State comparison: Wisconsin's places average +0.4% for 2020-to-2023, against Palmyra's 2.1%.
- Density in Wisconsin: Palmyra ranks 320th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Wisconsin: Palmyra's 739 people per square mile compare with a state median of 800.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 42.8812, -88.5981.
- Nearest larger cities: Eagle (7 mi); Whitewater (8 mi); North Prairie (11 mi); Dousman (11 mi); East Troy (12 mi). Online lenders reach Palmyra no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Nearest smaller places: Sullivan (9 mi); Oconomowoc Lake (17 mi); Nashotah (17 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 44 places smaller than Palmyra sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 422 places are larger than Palmyra.
Which Wisconsin laws govern a loan in Palmyra
Every row below records a Wisconsin rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Palmyra lender must follow.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 12% per year maximum ($12 per $100) on the declining principal balance, except as authorized by other statutes (Wis. Stat. § 138.05(1)(a)) Source says: At the rate of $12 upon $100 for one year computed upon the declining principal balance of the loan or forbearance | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
The Palmyra borrowing checklist
Before you apply in Palmyra, a community of about 1,693, work through these steps:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Wisconsin regulator's licence list.
- 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.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
None of these steps is Palmyra-specific: the same Wisconsin licensing and disclosure rules reach all 1,693 residents.
Inside a Palmyra personal loan
A Palmyra personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 1,693 residents. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Palmyra lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Palmyra loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Lender access in Palmyra
With about 739 residents per square mile, Palmyra is moderately settled, and 159 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A Wisconsin licence lets a lender serve Palmyra without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,693 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Eagle, WI about 7 miles away.
Palmyra in state context
Against Wisconsin's other places, Palmyra accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 281st of 605 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Palmyra ranks 517th of 605 in Wisconsin (about the 15th percentile). By density, at about 739 people per square mile, it ranks 320th in Wisconsin. In land area, Palmyra ranks 286th among Wisconsin's 605 places.
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Nearby places
- Sullivan, WI — population 642
- Eagle, WI — population 2,146
- Whitewater, WI — population 15,627
- Dousman, WI — population 2,418
- Summit, WI — population 5,287
- North Prairie, WI — population 2,198
- Elkhorn, WI — population 10,230
- East Troy, WI — population 4,707