Personal loans in Rockport, AR
Rockport is a small community in Arkansas, with an estimated 680 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. The Census estimates 680 residents in Rockport, which ranks it 222nd of 500 places in Arkansas. Population in Rockport dropped about 0.1% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Verify the lender's Arkansas licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Rockport. The closest larger city is Malvern, AR about 2 miles away. Every figure below is Arkansas's own, applied to Rockport's 680 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached.
The Rockport data picture
Here is the sourced Census picture for Rockport, plus the Arkansas lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: 680 — Rockport ranks 222nd of 500 communities in Arkansas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 0.1% since the 2020 count.
- People gained or lost: about 1 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 56% of Arkansas's Census places are smaller than Rockport.
- Population density: 166 people per square mile on 4.1 square miles of land.
- Land area: Rockport covers 4.1 square miles, the 145th-largest area among Arkansas's 500 places.
- Share of state population: Rockport's 680 residents are about 0.0% of Arkansas.
- Nationally: Rockport is the 11,917th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Rockport's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 241st of 500 places in Arkansas.
- Against the state trend: Rockport's 0.1% change compares with a Arkansas average of +0.3% across its 500 places.
- Density rank: Rockport places 404th among Arkansas's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Rockport's 166 people per square mile sit against a Arkansas median of 386.
- Location: 34.4053 / -92.8086, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Malvern (2 mi); Haskell (12 mi); Hot Springs (15 mi); Benton (18 mi); Sheridan (22 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Nearest smaller places: Perla (3 mi); Traskwood (9 mi); Lonsdale (10 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 35 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 106 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Inside a Rockport personal loan
Most loans made to Rockport's 680 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Two numbers drive a Rockport loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. The term you choose in Rockport decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Where Rockport sits in Arkansas
Rockport is the 222nd-largest of 500 Census places in Arkansas and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 241st of 500 Arkansas places, putting it near the 52th percentile for growth. By density, at about 166 people per square mile, it ranks 404th in Arkansas. Within 50 miles sit 35 smaller Census places, alongside the 29 that are larger.
Steps to take before a Rockport loan
Before you hand your details to a lender in Rockport, where the population is near 680:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Arkansas regulator's licence list.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
In Rockport as elsewhere in Arkansas, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 680 residents.
Arkansas rules behind a Rockport personal loan
When Arkansas does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Rockport is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Arkansas State Bank Department Source says: "The Department is charged with regulating state-chartered commercial banks with main offices in Arkansas". | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Not permitted — all storefront payday lending eliminated; the Attorney General has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending since 2008 Source says: "the Attorney General's office has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending in Arkansas"; "all storefront payday loan operations in Arkansas have been shut down". | Arkansas Attorney General — Consumer Protection Division as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | See the latest published figure value_text left null: the State Bank Department does not publish a consumer small-loan license rate schedule that could be verified; storefront payday lending has been eliminated (see Payday lending status). See the linked regulator page for the licensee categories it supervises. | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
Getting a loan in Rockport
At roughly 166 people per square mile, Rockport is lightly settled; 29 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Arkansas licence lets a lender serve Rockport without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 680 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Malvern, AR about 2 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Malvern, AR — population 11,080
- Perla, AR — population 258
- Lonsdale, AR — population 107
- Traskwood, AR — population 511
- Poyen, AR — population 265
- Haskell, AR — population 4,138
- Donaldson, AR — population 276
- Tull, AR — population 490