Personal loans in Skiatook, OK
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 3.6% growth in Skiatook. About 8,760 people live in Skiatook, placing it 52nd of 590 Census places in Oklahoma.
Two households in Skiatook with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 8,760 residents are not the reason. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Skiatook. When Oklahoma caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Skiatook as from the rest of the state. The nearest larger metro is Collinsville, OK about 5 miles away.
What the Census records for Skiatook
Skiatook is a small town; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: an estimated 8,760 residents, 52nd of 590 places in Oklahoma (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: About 3.6% above the 2020 Census base.
- Net change: roughly 306 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 91% of Oklahoma places rank below Skiatook.
- Density: the Census land area of 13.7 sq mi holds about 639 people per square mile.
- By land area: Skiatook ranks 65th among Oklahoma's 590 places, at 13.7 sq mi.
- Water area: Skiatook has 0.14 square miles of water, ranking 64th of 590 places in Oklahoma.
- State share: roughly 0.3% of Oklahoma's residents live in Skiatook (8,760 people).
- National rank: Skiatook sits 3,450th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Skiatook's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 91st of 590 places in Oklahoma.
- State comparison: Oklahoma's places average +1.3% for 2020-to-2023, against Skiatook's 3.6%.
- Density in Oklahoma: Skiatook ranks 252nd by people per square mile.
- Density vs Oklahoma: Skiatook's 639 people per square mile compare with a state median of 546.
- Location: 36.3465, -95.9454 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Collinsville (5 mi); Owasso (7 mi); Tulsa (15 mi); Sand Springs (18 mi); Claremore (19 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Skiatook whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Sperry (5 mi); Vera (8 mi); Avant (11 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 78 places smaller than Skiatook sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 37.
How personal loans work in Skiatook
Skiatook is a small town of about 8,760 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 Skiatook. Shortening the term on a Skiatook loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Skiatook in state context
Against Oklahoma's other places, Skiatook accounts for about 0.3% of the state's population and ranks 52nd of 590 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Skiatook ranks 91st of 590 in Oklahoma (about the 85th percentile). By density, at about 639 people per square mile, it ranks 252nd in Oklahoma. Within 50 miles sit 78 smaller Census places, alongside the 14 that are larger.
Skiatook on the map
Skiatook's land area is about 13.7 square miles; a further 0.14 square miles is water. With 8,760 residents, the land area yields roughly 639 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Oklahoma City, the distance is roughly 107 miles. Skiatook has 14 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 37 larger places.
Getting a loan in Skiatook
At roughly 639 people per square mile, Skiatook is moderately settled; 14 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Oklahoma licence lets a lender serve Skiatook without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 8,760 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Collinsville, OK about 5 miles away.
The state rulebook for Skiatook
These are Oklahoma's sourced lending facts as they reach Skiatook's 8,760 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit (OKDOCC) Source says: "The Department is responsible for the regulation of consumer credit sales and consumer loans in the State of Oklahoma." | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited since August 1, 2020: no new deferred deposit (payday) loans may be made; all Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses terminated. Source says: "Beginning on and after August 1, 2020, no new deferred deposit loan may be entered into or transacted by a licensee or other person" and "All Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses shall be terminated and be deemed to have expired on August 1, 2020" (59 O.S. 3101.1). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Oklahoma Small Lender license required (Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit); separate license per location; 59 O.S. 3150-3150.27. Source says: "no person shall engage in the business of making small loans... unless the person is licensed by the Department of Consumer Credit" (59 O.S. 3150.2). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Sperry, OK — population 1,148
- Collinsville, OK — population 9,296
- Vera, OK — population 330
- Owasso, OK — population 41,162
- Avant, OK — population 303
- Ramona, OK — population 544
- Valley Park, OK — population 20
- Tulsa, OK — population 411,894