Personal loans in Pleasant Hill, IL
Lenders active in Pleasant Hill report to a Illinois supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Pleasant Hill is home to roughly 908 people and stands 681st by size out of 1,294 Census places in Illinois.
The roughly 908 people who live in Pleasant Hill borrow under Illinois rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 2.2% decline in Pleasant Hill. Verify the lender's Illinois licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Pleasant Hill. The nearest larger city is Louisiana, MO about 10 miles away.
Local context for Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: the Census counts 908 residents in Pleasant Hill (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 681st-largest figure among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 2.2% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 20 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 47% of Illinois's places have fewer residents than Pleasant Hill's 908.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.8 sq mi holds about 1,187 people per square mile.
- By land area: Pleasant Hill ranks 878th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 0.8 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Pleasant Hill ranks 389th among Illinois's 1,294 places, with 0.03 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Illinois's residents live in Pleasant Hill (908 people).
- National standing: Pleasant Hill ranks 10,662nd of 19,457 US places.
- Growth in Illinois: Pleasant Hill stands 656th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Pleasant Hill's 2.2%.
- Density rank: Pleasant Hill is the 544th most densely settled place in Illinois.
- Density vs Illinois: Pleasant Hill's 1,187 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 39.4432, -90.8729.
- Nearest larger cities: Louisiana (10 mi); Pittsfield (11 mi); Bowling Green (19 mi); Elsberry (20 mi); Barry (20 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Pleasant Hill.
- Nearest smaller towns: Nebo (5 mi); Clarksville (5 mi); Paynesville (13 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 93 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 274 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Inside a Pleasant Hill personal loan
Pleasant Hill is a small community of about 908 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Pleasant Hill. The term you choose in Pleasant Hill decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
What is available to Pleasant Hill borrowers
Pleasant Hill is a moderately settled community of about 908 people, with 44 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Illinois licence lets a lender serve Pleasant Hill without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 908 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Louisiana, MO about 10 miles away.
Pleasant Hill in state context
Against Illinois's other places, Pleasant Hill accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 681st of 1,294 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 656th of 1,294 Illinois places, putting it near the 49th percentile for growth. Its roughly 1,187 residents per square mile place it 544th among Illinois's places. Within 50 miles sit 93 smaller Census places, alongside the 44 that are larger.
Which Illinois laws govern a loan in Pleasant Hill
Illinois has no separate rate rule for Pleasant Hill; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 908 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
A pre-application checklist for Pleasant Hill
Before you apply in Pleasant Hill, a community of about 908, work through these steps:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Check the Illinois regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
The process is identical across Illinois; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Pleasant Hill holds 908 people.
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Nearby places
- Clarksville, MO — population 376
- Nebo, IL — population 276
- Pittsfield, IL — population 4,072
- Paynesville, MO — population 61
- Annada, MO — population 12
- Louisiana, MO — population 3,248
- El Dara, IL — population 62
- Eolia, MO — population 484