Personal loans in Walthall, MS

Walthall counts about 114 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Mississippi law does the governing. Verify the lender's Mississippi licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Walthall.

By the Personalloaner Editorial Team · Last updated 2026-09-16

How we get paid: if you apply through the link above, a lending partner may send us a referral fee. It never changes the rate you are offered or what we publish. We are not a lender and we do not process applications. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants. Full disclosure.

With an estimated 114 residents, Walthall is the 288th-largest of 299 places in Mississippi. For the 114 people in Walthall, Mississippi runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 0.9%. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Eupora, MS about 4 miles away.

Walthall: population, trend and location

Set out below is Walthall's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.

The state rulebook for Walthall

Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Walthall: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.

RuleDetailSource
State lending regulatorMississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF)
Source says: "The Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance's (DBCF) mission is to regulate, supervise and safeguard financial institutions chartered and licensed in Mississippi"
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
as of 2026-09-16
Payday lending statusLegal and licensed — check cashers (delayed-deposit/payday transactions) are licensed consumer-finance industries regulated by DBCF (Miss. Code § 75-67-501 et seq.)
Source says: "These industries include Money Transmitter, Small Loan, Check Cashers, Pawnbroker, Title Pledge, Consumer Loan Broker"
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
as of 2026-09-16
Small-loan / installment lender licensingSmall loan license required (Small Loan Regulatory Law; Miss. Code § 75-67-105)
Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of lending money ... without being the holder of a valid and subsisting license"
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
as of 2026-09-16

How personal loans work in Walthall

A Walthall personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 114 residents. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Walthall can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Walthall loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.

Land, water and location for Walthall

Walthall covers about 1.0 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 117 people per square mile. The largest place in Mississippi, Jackson, lies about 104 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Walthall takes in 47 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 242nd of 299 Mississippi places.

Walthall in state context

Within Mississippi, Walthall holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 288th-largest share among 299 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Walthall ranks 80th of 299 in Mississippi (about the 73th percentile). By density, at about 117 people per square mile, it ranks 269th in Mississippi. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 1 residents.

A practical checklist for Walthall borrowers

For Walthall's roughly 114 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:

  1. Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
  2. Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
  3. Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
  4. Make sure the lender appears in the Mississippi regulator's licence list.
  5. Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
  6. Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
  7. Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.

What differs between Walthall and the rest of Mississippi is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 114 people here.

How we get paid: if you apply through the link above, a lending partner may send us a referral fee. It never changes the rate you are offered or what we publish. We are not a lender and we do not process applications. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants. Full disclosure.

Common questions

What are my options in Walthall if my credit is poor?
Borrowing is still possible, but expect a higher APR and a smaller approved amount. Lenders that accept lower scores hold statewide licences, so what is open to you in Walthall is the same as anywhere in Mississippi.
What loan size can I expect in Walthall?
Most personal loans sit somewhere between $1,000 and $50,000, though the figure you are approved for turns on the lender, your income and your credit. Model the monthly payment first with our personal loan calculator.
Do I have to pledge anything to borrow in Walthall?
For an unsecured personal loan, no — there is nothing to pledge. A secured loan, such as home equity or one secured by a vehicle, does require collateral, and default puts that asset at risk.
Does comparing loans in Walthall cost me credit score points?
Not during pre-qualification, which normally uses a soft pull and leaves your score alone. Submitting a full application triggers a hard inquiry, which can trim a few points briefly.

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