Personal loans in Red Bud, IL
With an estimated 3,750 residents, Red Bud is the 383rd-largest of 1,294 places in Illinois. Red Bud counts about 3,750 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Illinois law does the governing.
Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Red Bud's 3,750 residents are no exception. Every figure below is Illinois's own, applied to Red Bud's 3,750 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Red Bud lost roughly 1.4% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. The closest larger place is Waterloo, IL about 12 miles away.
The Red Bud data picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Illinois table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: an estimated 3,750 residents, 383rd of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 1.4%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 53 residents.
- Size percentile: with 3,750 residents, Red Bud is larger than about 70% of Illinois's Census places.
- Land and density: 2.6 square miles of land carry roughly 1,430 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Red Bud ranks 410th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 2.6 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Red Bud ranks 393rd among Illinois's 1,294 places, with 0.02 sq mi.
- Share of Illinois: Red Bud holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 3,750 people.
- Nationally: Red Bud is the 5,624th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Illinois: Red Bud stands 339th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while Red Bud moved 1.4%.
- Density rank: Red Bud is the 411th most densely settled place in Illinois.
- Density in context: Red Bud's 1,430 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 38.2075, -90.0024.
- Nearest larger cities: Waterloo (12 mi); Smithton (14 mi); Sparta (15 mi); Ste. Genevieve (16 mi); Freeburg (17 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller towns nearby: Ruma (5 mi); Hecker (7 mi); Baldwin (9 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 145 places smaller than Red Bud sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 139 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Inside a Red Bud personal loan
Red Bud is a small community of about 3,750 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 Red Bud. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Red Bud loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Borrowing reach in Red Bud
With about 1,430 residents per square mile, Red Bud is moderately settled, and 92 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Illinois reach Red Bud's 3,750 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. For a larger market, the closest option is Waterloo, IL about 12 miles away.
Red Bud against the rest of Illinois
Red Bud is the 383rd-largest of 1,294 Census places in Illinois and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Red Bud ranks 339th of 1,294 in Illinois (about the 74th percentile). Its roughly 1,430 residents per square mile place it 411th among Illinois's places. In land area, Red Bud ranks 410th among Illinois's 1,294 places.
The geography behind Red Bud
Inside Red Bud's boundaries lie roughly 2.6 square miles of land and 0.02 square miles of water. That land carries about 1,430 people per square mile. The largest place in Illinois, Chicago, lies about 279 miles away. Red Bud has 92 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 139 larger places.
Illinois consumer-lending rules applied in Red Bud
Every row below records a Illinois rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Red Bud lender must follow.
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Ruma, IL — population 310
- Hecker, IL — population 418
- Evansville, IL — population 538
- Prairie du Rocher, IL — population 509
- Baldwin, IL — population 310
- New Athens, IL — population 1,873
- Lenzburg, IL — population 451
- Waterloo, IL — population 11,144