Personal loans in Spillertown, IL
Spillertown is one of 1,294 Census places in Illinois; its 177 residents put it at 1,130th. In Spillertown, one of 1,294 Census places in Illinois, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate.
Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Spillertown lender. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Spillertown sits on the Illinois side of that line. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.7% decline in Spillertown. The closest larger place is Marion, IL about 2 miles away.
Borrowing in Spillertown: the local picture
Here is the sourced Census picture for Spillertown, plus the Illinois lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: about 177 people live here, which puts Spillertown 1,130th of 1,294 Census places in Illinois (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.7% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 3 residents.
- Size percentile: with 177 residents, Spillertown is larger than about 13% of Illinois's Census places.
- Population density: 551 people per square mile on 0.3 square miles of land.
- By land area: Spillertown ranks 1,145th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 0.3 sq mi.
- Share of Illinois: Spillertown holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 177 people.
- National rank: Spillertown is the 16,837th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Spillertown's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 449th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while Spillertown moved 1.7%.
- Density rank: Spillertown is the 964th most densely settled place in Illinois.
- Against the state median: Spillertown runs about 551 residents per square mile, where the Illinois median is 993.
- Location: latitude 37.7652, longitude -88.9239 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Marion (2 mi); Johnston City (4 mi); Pittsburg (4 mi); Energy (5 mi); Herrin (6 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller towns nearby: Colp (9 mi); New Burnside (15 mi); Muddy (22 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 27 places smaller than Spillertown sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 442 places are larger than Spillertown.
Spillertown: area, density and distance
Inside Spillertown's boundaries lie about 0.3 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. Spread across it are roughly 551 residents per square mile. The largest place in Illinois, Chicago, lies about 289 miles away. Spillertown has 111 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 1,145th of 1,294 Illinois places.
Illinois consumer-lending rules applied in Spillertown
Illinois has no separate rate rule for Spillertown; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 177 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Steps to take before a Spillertown loan
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Spillertown, home to about 177 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Illinois regulator's licence list.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
What differs between Spillertown and the rest of Illinois is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 177 people here.
What a Spillertown borrower is actually offered
Spillertown is a small community of about 177 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Spillertown lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Spillertown loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
How Spillertown compares across Illinois
Spillertown is the 1,130th-largest of 1,294 Census places in Illinois and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Spillertown stands 449th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 65th percentile. By density, at about 551 people per square mile, it ranks 964th in Illinois. Within 50 miles sit 27 smaller Census places, alongside the 111 that are larger.
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Nearby places
- Marion, IL — population 16,852
- Johnston City, IL — population 3,308
- Pittsburg, IL — population 559
- Energy, IL — population 953
- Herrin, IL — population 12,178
- Freeman Spur, IL — population 269
- West Frankfort, IL — population 7,145
- Crainville, IL — population 1,473