Personal loans in Sumner, IL
Sumner is a small community in Illinois, with an estimated 2,596 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. With 2,596 residents, Sumner outranks about 66% of the communities in Illinois.
Population in Sumner dropped about 1.6% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Consumer lending that reaches Sumner's 2,596 residents is governed by Illinois statute; no city ordinance changes it. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Sumner. The next larger city is Lawrenceville, IL about 10 miles away.
Borrowing in Sumner: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Illinois table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 2,596 people live here, which puts Sumner 438th of 1,294 Census places in Illinois (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Down about 1.6% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- People gained or lost: about 41 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 66% of the places in Illinois, with 2,596 residents in Sumner.
- Density: roughly 1,857 residents per square mile, spread over 1.4 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Sumner covers 1.4 square miles, the 599th-largest area among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Share of state population: Sumner's 2,596 residents are about 0.0% of Illinois.
- National rank: Sumner is the 6,722nd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Illinois: Sumner stands 399th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Sumner's 1.6%.
- Density in Illinois: Sumner ranks 257th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Sumner's 1,857 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: latitude 38.7154, longitude -87.8667 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Lawrenceville (10 mi); Olney (12 mi); Vincennes (19 mi); Mount Carmel (21 mi); Robinson (21 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller places nearby: Claremont (6 mi); Bridgeport (6 mi); Calhoun (11 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 99 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 88 places are larger than Sumner.
How personal loans work in Sumner
Sumner is a small community of about 2,596 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Sumner's rank of 438th in Illinois: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Sumner loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Illinois consumer-lending rules applied in Sumner
Every row below records a Illinois rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Sumner lender must follow.
| 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 |
Sumner on the map
The Census Gazetteer records about 1.4 square miles of land within Sumner, with no significant water area listed. With 2,596 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,857 people per square mile. Chicago, the largest place in Illinois, is about 216 miles from Sumner. Within 50 miles of Sumner there are 17 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 99 smaller Census places.
How Sumner compares across Illinois
Among Illinois's 1,294 places, Sumner sits at 438th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Sumner stands 399th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 69th percentile. By density, at about 1,857 people per square mile, it ranks 257th in Illinois. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 41 residents.
Lender access in Sumner
With about 1,857 residents per square mile, Sumner is moderately settled, and 17 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Sumner's 2,596 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Lawrenceville, IL about 10 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Claremont, IL — population 160
- Bridgeport, IL — population 1,704
- Lawrenceville, IL — population 4,245
- Calhoun, IL — population 158
- Olney, IL — population 8,512
- Parkersburg, IL — population 184
- West Salem, IL — population 740
- Allendale, IL — population 442