Personal loans in Winfield, IL
Winfield is a small town in Illinois, with an estimated 10,054 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. An estimated 10,054 people make their home in Winfield, a figure that ranks 224th in Illinois.
From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population rose by about 2.3%. Every figure below is Illinois's own, applied to Winfield's 10,054 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Winfield loan. The nearest larger metro is Wheaton, IL about 3 miles away.
The Winfield data picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Illinois rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 10,054 people live here, which puts Winfield 224th of 1,294 Census places in Illinois (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 2.3%.
- Net change: roughly 222 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 83% of Illinois's places have fewer residents than Winfield's 10,054.
- Population density: about 3,248 people per square mile across 3.1 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area: Winfield covers 3.1 square miles, the 367th-largest area among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Water area: Winfield has 0.04 square miles of water, ranking 330th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Share of Illinois: Winfield holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 10,054 people.
- National rank: Winfield is the 3,150th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Illinois: Winfield stands 44th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Winfield's 2.3%.
- Density in Illinois: Winfield ranks 112th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Winfield's 3,248 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 41.8784, -88.1530.
- Nearest larger cities: Wheaton (3 mi); Carol Stream (3 mi); West Chicago (4 mi); Warrenville (4 mi); Glen Ellyn (5 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Winfield.
- Smaller places nearby: Wayne (7 mi); Oakbrook Terrace (10 mi); Itasca (10 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 169 places smaller than Winfield sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 236 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Getting a loan in Winfield
Winfield is a fairly dense community of about 10,054 people, with 170 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Winfield's 10,054 borrowers is set by Illinois licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Wheaton, IL about 3 miles away.
The Winfield borrowing checklist
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Winfield, home to about 10,054 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Illinois regulator's licence list.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
What differs between Winfield and the rest of Illinois is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 10,054 people here.
Winfield: area, density and distance
Winfield covers about 3.1 square miles of land, with 0.04 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). The resulting density is about 3,248 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Chicago, is roughly 24 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Winfield takes in 170 places that are larger. Within the same 50 miles lie 169 smaller Census places.
Winfield against the rest of Illinois
Within Illinois, Winfield holds roughly 0.1% of all residents, the 224th-largest share among 1,294 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Winfield stands 44th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 97th percentile. Its roughly 3,248 residents per square mile place it 112th among Illinois's places. In land area, Winfield ranks 367th among Illinois's 1,294 places.
What Illinois law requires in Winfield
When Illinois does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Winfield is bound by the same rules.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Carol Stream, IL — population 38,966
- Wheaton, IL — population 52,938
- Warrenville, IL — population 15,027
- West Chicago, IL — population 25,116
- Glendale Heights, IL — population 32,409
- Bartlett, IL — population 39,992
- Glen Ellyn, IL — population 28,347
- Bloomingdale, IL — population 22,298