Personal loans in Sheridan, CO
The roughly 5,908 people who live in Sheridan borrow under Colorado rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. An estimated 5,908 people make their home in Sheridan, a figure that ranks 74th in Colorado.
Sheridan shed about 3.2% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Sheridan are all set at the Colorado level. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Sheridan. A larger market lies at Englewood, CO about 1 miles away.
Where Sheridan stands
Set out below is Sheridan's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: a Census-estimated 5,908, 74th among Colorado's 270 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 3.2% below the 2020 Census base.
- Net change: roughly 196 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 73% of the places in Colorado, with 5,908 residents in Sheridan.
- Density: the Census land area of 2.2 sq mi holds about 2,655 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: Sheridan's 2.2 square miles rank 118th of 270 places in Colorado.
- Water area: Sheridan has 0.07 square miles of water, ranking 58th of 270 places in Colorado.
- Share of Colorado: Sheridan holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 5,908 people.
- National rank: Sheridan is the 4,396th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Sheridan ranks 219th among Colorado's 270 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Colorado: the state average change is +2.3%, while Sheridan moved 3.2%.
- Density rank: Sheridan is the 24th most densely settled place in Colorado.
- Density in context: Sheridan's 2,655 people per square mile sit against a Colorado median of 1,126.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 39.6478, -105.0175.
- Nearest larger cities: Englewood (1 mi); Cherry Hills Village (4 mi); Littleton (4 mi); Greenwood Village (6 mi); Lakewood (6 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Sheridan.
- Smaller communities close by: Bow Mar (2 mi); Columbine Valley (3 mi); Glendale (6 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 31 places smaller than Sheridan sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 54 places are larger than Sheridan.
A practical checklist for Sheridan borrowers
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Sheridan (5,908 residents):
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- 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 Colorado licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- 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.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
What differs between Sheridan and the rest of Colorado is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 5,908 people here.
How Colorado law applies in Sheridan
For the roughly 5,908 residents of Sheridan, the rules below are Colorado's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Colorado Attorney General's Office — Consumer Credit Unit (Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code) Source says: "The Consumer Credit Unit regulates (through licensure/registration programs) companies and individuals involved in consumer lending"; it "licenses non-bank lenders such as finance companies and payday lenders". | Colorado Attorney General — Consumer Protection Section as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | UCCC finance-charge ceilings: 12% per year on non-supervised consumer loans; supervised loans 36% on the first $1,000, 21% on $1,000–$3,000, 15% above $3,000 (or 21% flat); 21% on revolving accounts Source says: "not exceeding twelve percent per year on the unpaid balance of the amount financed"; "Thirty-six percent per year on that part of the unpaid balances of the amount financed that is one thousand dollars or less"; "Twenty-one percent per year on the unpaid balances of the amount financed". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-2-201 (Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 5) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted but capped at 36% APR (Proposition 111, effective February 1, 2019) Source says: "a finance charge for each deferred deposit loan or payday loan that must not exceed an annual percentage rate of thirty-six percent". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-3.1-105 (Deferred Deposit Loan Act) as of 2026-09-16 |
Inside a Sheridan personal loan
With roughly 5,908 residents, Sheridan is a small town; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Two numbers drive a Sheridan loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Sheridan loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
The geography behind Sheridan
Sheridan's land area is about 2.2 square miles; a further 0.07 square miles is water. The resulting density is about 2,655 people per square mile. Denver, the largest place in Colorado, is about 11 miles from Sheridan. Counting outward 50 miles, 39 larger communities surround Sheridan. Within the same 50 miles lie 31 smaller Census places.
How Sheridan compares across Colorado
Set beside Colorado's 270 places, Sheridan ranks 74th by population and holds about 0.1% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Sheridan ranks 219th of 270 in Colorado (about the 19th percentile). Its roughly 2,655 residents per square mile place it 24th among Colorado's places. The population moved by about 196 people between 2020 and 2023, a 3.2% shift.
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Nearby places
- Englewood, CO — population 34,275
- Bow Mar, CO — population 823
- Columbine Valley, CO — population 1,677
- Littleton, CO — population 44,451
- Cherry Hills Village, CO — population 6,273
- Glendale, CO — population 4,447
- Greenwood Village, CO — population 15,205
- Lakewood, CO — population 155,961