Personal loans in Saltillo, MS
In Saltillo, one of 299 Census places in Mississippi, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. With 4,955 residents, Saltillo outranks about 79% of the communities in Mississippi.
Saltillo's population held flat through the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Rate-shopping from Saltillo costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Tupelo, MS about 8 miles away. To lend to Saltillo's 4,955 residents, a company must hold a Mississippi licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it.
Saltillo: population, trend and location
Here is the sourced Census picture for Saltillo, plus the Mississippi lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: about 4,955, ranked 62nd of 299 places in Mississippi (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Roughly level with the 2020 Census base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 79% of the places in Mississippi, with 4,955 residents in Saltillo.
- Population density: 520 people per square mile on 9.5 square miles of land.
- Land area: Saltillo covers 9.5 square miles, the 68th-largest area among Mississippi's 299 places.
- Water area: Saltillo has 0.04 square miles of water, ranking 82nd of 299 places in Mississippi.
- Share of Mississippi: Saltillo holds about 0.3% of the state's population, some 4,955 people.
- National rank: Saltillo sits 4,856th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Saltillo ranks 54th among Mississippi's 299 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Mississippi: the state average change is -2.3%, while Saltillo moved 0.0%.
- Density rank: Saltillo is the 122nd most densely settled place in Mississippi.
- Against the state median: Saltillo runs about 520 residents per square mile, where the Mississippi median is 434.
- Location: 34.3803, -88.6962 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Tupelo (8 mi); Pontotoc (20 mi); New Albany (20 mi); Booneville (21 mi); Ripley (28 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Saltillo whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Guntown (5 mi); Sherman (8 mi); Baldwyn (9 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 62 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 47 places are larger than Saltillo.
Saltillo: area, density and distance
Saltillo covers about 9.5 square miles of land, with 0.04 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 520 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Jackson, is roughly 167 miles away. Saltillo has 9 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 62 smaller Census places.
Mississippi consumer-lending rules applied in Saltillo
When Mississippi does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Saltillo is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF) Source says: "The Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance's (DBCF) mission is to regulate, supervise and safeguard financial institutions chartered and licensed in Mississippi" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: the maximum finance charge for licensed small-loan lenders is set by Miss. Code § 75-17-21, which § 75-67-119 references as the limit; no retrievable official page published the current figure for direct verification. | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed — check cashers (delayed-deposit/payday transactions) are licensed consumer-finance industries regulated by DBCF (Miss. Code § 75-67-501 et seq.) Source says: "These industries include Money Transmitter, Small Loan, Check Cashers, Pawnbroker, Title Pledge, Consumer Loan Broker" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
Saltillo against the rest of Mississippi
Among Mississippi's 299 places, Saltillo sits at 62nd for population, a share of roughly 0.3% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Saltillo stands 54th among Mississippi's 299 places — roughly the 82th percentile. At about 520 people per square mile, Saltillo is the 122nd most densely settled place in Mississippi. By land area, its 9.5 square miles rank 68th of 299 places in Mississippi.
Getting a loan in Saltillo
Saltillo is a moderately settled community of about 4,955 people, with 9 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Saltillo's 4,955 borrowers is set by Mississippi licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Tupelo, MS about 8 miles away.
What to do before borrowing in Saltillo
For Saltillo's roughly 4,955 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- 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.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the Mississippi licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
The process is identical across Mississippi; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Saltillo holds 4,955 people.
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Nearby places
- Guntown, MS — population 2,427
- Tupelo, MS — population 37,675
- Baldwyn, MS — population 3,066
- Sherman, MS — population 626
- Plantersville, MS — population 843
- Blue Springs, MS — population 439
- Verona, MS — population 2,732
- Mantachie, MS — population 1,140