Personal loans in Roachdale, IN
The Census counts 861 people in Roachdale, the 329th-largest figure among Indiana's 565 places. In Roachdale, one of 565 Census places in Indiana, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate.
Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Roachdale loan. Lenders active in Roachdale report to a Indiana supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 2.0% growth in Roachdale. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Ladoga, IN about 5 miles away.
Roachdale by the numbers
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Indiana table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 861 people, a figure that places Roachdale 329th among the 565 Census places in Indiana (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 2.0% between 2020 and 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 17 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 42% of Indiana places rank below Roachdale.
- Population density: about 1,698 people per square mile (Census land area 0.5 sq mi).
- Land area: Roachdale covers 0.5 square miles, the 392nd-largest area among Indiana's 565 places.
- State population share: Roachdale accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Indiana.
- Nationally: Roachdale is the 10,872nd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Roachdale ranks 103rd among Indiana's 565 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Indiana: the state average change is +1.0%, while Roachdale moved 2.0%.
- Density rank: Roachdale is the 167th most densely settled place in Indiana.
- Density in context: Roachdale's 1,698 people per square mile sit against a Indiana median of 1,375.
- Location: 39.8492, -86.8005 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Ladoga (5 mi); Jamestown (11 mi); Crawfordsville (14 mi); Greencastle (15 mi); Danville (17 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places close by: Bainbridge (6 mi); North Salem (8 mi); New Ross (9 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 61 places smaller than Roachdale sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 249.
What to do before borrowing in Roachdale
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Roachdale, home to about 861 people:
- 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.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the Indiana regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- 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.
The process is identical across Indiana; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Roachdale holds 861 people.
Roachdale against the rest of Indiana
Roachdale is the 329th-largest of 565 Census places in Indiana and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 103rd of 565 Indiana places, putting it near the 82th percentile for growth. By density, at about 1,698 people per square mile, it ranks 167th in Indiana. The population moved by about 17 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.0% shift.
The Indiana lending rules that reach Roachdale
For the roughly 861 residents of Roachdale, the rules below are Indiana's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Consumer Credit Division Source says: "The industries regulated by the Consumer Credit Division are: non-depository small loan ("payday") lenders; traditional installment lenders". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan size limit | $825 maximum aggregate small-loan principal per borrower Source says: "Lenders cannot have loans ... outstanding with you at any one time if the aggregate principal amount/amount financed exceeds $825". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Indiana Code IC 24-4.5-3-508 sets tiered maximum loan finance charges for supervised loans; the official code site renders client-side and the figure could not be confirmed from a fetched page, so no figure is asserted. | Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
How lenders reach Roachdale
Roachdale is moderately settled, with about 1,698 people per square mile and 78 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Roachdale's 861 borrowers is set by Indiana licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Ladoga, IN about 5 miles away.
How a Roachdale personal loan is priced
In Roachdale, a small community of about 861, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. A lender serving Roachdale's 861 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Shortening the term on a Roachdale loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
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Nearby places
- Ladoga, IN — population 1,092
- Bainbridge, IN — population 706
- New Ross, IN — population 312
- North Salem, IN — population 472
- New Market, IN — population 571
- Russellville, IN — population 312
- Fillmore, IN — population 549
- Jamestown, IN — population 951