Personal loans in Stockdale, TX
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Stockdale up by about 4.6%. The roughly 1,470 people who live in Stockdale borrow under Texas rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. At about 1,470 residents, Stockdale is larger than roughly 44% of the places in Texas. The next larger city is Nixon, TX about 12 miles away. Which products a lender may offer to Stockdale's 1,470 residents follows from the Texas consumer-lending framework. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Stockdale loan.
Stockdale: the sourced local profile
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Texas table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 1,470 — Stockdale ranks 690th of 1,224 communities in Texas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Up about 4.6% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Absolute change: 65 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 44% of Texas communities are smaller than Stockdale (1,470 residents).
- Population density: about 871 people per square mile across 1.7 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Stockdale ranks 802nd among Texas's 1,224 places, at 1.7 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Texas's residents live in Stockdale (1,470 people).
- National standing: Stockdale ranks 8,759th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth in Texas: Stockdale stands 454th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,224 places.
- Against the state trend: Stockdale's 4.6% change compares with a Texas average of +6.5% across its 1,224 places.
- Density rank: Stockdale is the 595th most densely settled place in Texas.
- Density vs Texas: Stockdale's 871 people per square mile compare with a state median of 840.
- Location: 29.2360 / -97.9639, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Nixon (12 mi); Poth (13 mi); Floresville (14 mi); St. Hedwig (19 mi); Elmendorf (22 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller towns nearby: La Vernia (13 mi); Falls City (18 mi); New Berlin (20 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 15 places smaller than Stockdale sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 109 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
How Texas law applies in Stockdale
Texas has no separate rate rule for Stockdale; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 1,470 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required for non-depository lenders charging more than 10% interest; Chapter 342 governs consumer loans (Tex. Fin. Code § 342.051) Source says: Non-depository lenders who engage in making, transacting, or collecting loans with a rate of interest greater than 10% must be licensed by the OCCC. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Stockdale borrower is actually offered
With roughly 1,470 residents, Stockdale is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Stockdale can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Stockdale loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Stockdale on the map
Stockdale's land area is roughly 1.7 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. With 1,470 residents, the land area yields roughly 871 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Houston, is roughly 159 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 42 larger communities surround Stockdale. Within the same 50 miles lie 15 smaller Census places.
A pre-application checklist for Stockdale
These steps shape the offer you get in Stockdale, a place of about 1,470 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- 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.
- Verify the lender's Texas licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- 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.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
In Stockdale as elsewhere in Texas, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 1,470 residents.
Lender access in Stockdale
Stockdale is a moderately settled community of about 1,470 people, with 42 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Texas licence lets a lender serve Stockdale without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,470 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Nixon, TX about 12 miles away.
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Nearby places
- La Vernia, TX — population 1,405
- Nixon, TX — population 2,389
- Poth, TX — population 1,968
- Floresville, TX — population 8,306
- Falls City, TX — population 512
- New Berlin, TX — population 747
- St. Hedwig, TX — population 2,319
- Smiley, TX — population 488