Personal loans in Tillamook, OR
A personal loan in Tillamook is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 5,196 people. Lenders active in Tillamook report to a Oregon supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below.
The Census counts 5,196 people in Tillamook, the 78th-largest figure among Oregon's 240 places. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Tillamook residents before they take on more. Tillamook shed about 0.3% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Sheridan, OR about 33 miles away.
Local context for Tillamook
The figures below are Tillamook's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Oregon rules.
- Population: about 5,196, ranked 78th of 240 places in Oregon (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: About 0.3% below the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 14 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 68% of Oregon's places have fewer residents than Tillamook's 5,196.
- Land and density: 1.9 square miles of land carry roughly 2,729 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Tillamook covers 1.9 square miles, the 103rd-largest area among Oregon's 240 places.
- State share: roughly 0.2% of Oregon's residents live in Tillamook (5,196 people).
- National rank: Tillamook is 4,718th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Tillamook's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 136th of 240 places in Oregon.
- Against the state trend: Tillamook's 0.3% change compares with a Oregon average of +0.7% across its 240 places.
- Density rank: Tillamook is the 66th most densely settled place in Oregon.
- Against the state median: Tillamook runs about 2,729 residents per square mile, where the Oregon median is 1,575.
- Location: 45.4561, -123.8331 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Sheridan (33 mi); Lincoln City (34 mi); Forest Grove (35 mi); McMinnville (35 mi); Seaside (37 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Tillamook.
- Smaller places close by: Bay City (5 mi); Garibaldi (8 mi); Rockaway Beach (12 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 23 places smaller than Tillamook sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 56.
How Tillamook compares across Oregon
Set beside Oregon's 240 places, Tillamook ranks 78th by population and holds about 0.2% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Tillamook ranks 136th of 240 in Oregon (about the 43th percentile). At about 2,729 people per square mile, Tillamook is the 66th most densely settled place in Oregon. By land area, its 1.9 square miles rank 103rd of 240 places in Oregon.
Tillamook on the map
Tillamook's land area is roughly 1.9 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. That land carries about 2,729 people per square mile. Portland, the largest place in Oregon, is about 58 miles from Tillamook. Counting outward 50 miles, 12 larger communities surround Tillamook. Within the same 50 miles lie 23 smaller Census places.
Inside a Tillamook personal loan
With roughly 5,196 residents, Tillamook is a small town; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Tillamook. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Tillamook loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
The Tillamook borrowing checklist
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Tillamook (5,196 residents):
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Look the lender up in the Oregon regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
None of these steps is Tillamook-specific: the same Oregon licensing and disclosure rules reach all 5,196 residents.
Oregon consumer-lending rules applied in Tillamook
For the roughly 5,196 residents of Tillamook, the rules below are Oregon's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (Department of Consumer and Business Services) Source says: "Protecting Oregonians' access to fair products and services through education, regulation, and consumer assistance." | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed payday/title lenders; term 31-60 days; one-time 10% origination fee capped at $30; interest limited to 36%/yr; max APR 153.77%. Source says: "Interest rates are limited to 36 percent annually. The maximum APR (interest and fees) is 153.77 percent"; "A one-time 10 percent loan origination fee, up to a maximum of $30 for a new loan"; "The payday or title loan must be for at least 31 days and not longer than 60 days." | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance license required to make consumer finance loans of $50,000 or less; license issued by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Source says: "a consumer finance loan of $50,000 or less... unless the person first obtains a license under this chapter" (ORS 725.045). | Oregon Legislative Assembly (Oregon Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Bay City, OR — population 1,386
- Garibaldi, OR — population 823
- Rockaway Beach, OR — population 1,449
- Wheeler, OR — population 428
- Nehalem, OR — population 273
- Manzanita, OR — population 642
- Cannon Beach, OR — population 1,503
- Lincoln City, OR — population 10,007