Personal loans in Wolcottville, IN
A lender serving Wolcottville holds a Indiana licence and answers to a Indiana regulator; no city office is involved for its 1,028 residents. Wolcottville is one of 565 Census places in Indiana; its 1,028 residents put it at 296th.
The nearest larger metro is Rome City, IN about 3 miles away. The trend for Wolcottville between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 1.9%. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Wolcottville's 1,028 residents. For a community of about 1,028, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing.
What the Census records for Wolcottville
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Indiana rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 1,028, ranked 296th of 565 places in Indiana (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A rise of about 1.9% from 2020 to 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 19 residents.
- Size percentile: Wolcottville's 1,028 people outrank roughly 48% of the places in Indiana.
- Population density: 1,015 people per square mile on 1.0 square miles of land.
- Land area: Wolcottville covers 1.0 square miles, the 281st-largest area among Indiana's 565 places.
- Share of Indiana: Wolcottville holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 1,028 people.
- Nationally: Wolcottville is the 10,098th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Wolcottville ranks 109th among Indiana's 565 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Wolcottville's 1.9% change compares with a Indiana average of +1.0% across its 565 places.
- Density rank: Wolcottville is the 392nd most densely settled place in Indiana.
- Density in context: Wolcottville's 1,015 people per square mile sit against a Indiana median of 1,375.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 41.5255, -85.3665.
- Nearest larger cities: Rome City (3 mi); Kendallville (8 mi); Lagrange (9 mi); Albion (9 mi); Topeka (9 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Wolcottville on the same terms.
- Nearest smaller places: Corunna (13 mi); Hudson (15 mi); Shipshewana (15 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 42 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 289 places are larger than Wolcottville.
Wolcottville's place among Indiana's 565 places
Within Indiana, Wolcottville holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 296th-largest share among 565 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Wolcottville ranks 109th of 565 in Indiana (about the 81th percentile). By density, at about 1,015 people per square mile, it ranks 392nd in Indiana. In land area, Wolcottville ranks 281st among Indiana's 565 places.
The Indiana lending rules that reach Wolcottville
When Indiana does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Wolcottville is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Consumer Credit Division Source says: "The industries regulated by the Consumer Credit Division are: non-depository small loan ("payday") lenders; traditional installment lenders". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan size limit | $825 maximum aggregate small-loan principal per borrower Source says: "Lenders cannot have loans ... outstanding with you at any one time if the aggregate principal amount/amount financed exceeds $825". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Indiana Code IC 24-4.5-3-508 sets tiered maximum loan finance charges for supervised loans; the official code site renders client-side and the figure could not be confirmed from a fetched page, so no figure is asserted. | Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
Borrowing reach in Wolcottville
Wolcottville is moderately settled, with about 1,015 people per square mile and 78 larger places within 50 miles. A Indiana licence lets a lender serve Wolcottville without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,028 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Rome City, IN about 3 miles away.
Where Wolcottville sits
Wolcottville's land area is roughly 1.0 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. The resulting density is about 1,015 people per square mile. The largest place in Indiana, Fort Wayne, lies about 32 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Wolcottville takes in 78 places that are larger. Within the same 50 miles lie 42 smaller Census places.
What shapes a Wolcottville personal loan
In Wolcottville, a small community of about 1,028, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Wolcottville can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Wolcottville loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
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Nearby places
- Rome City, IN — population 1,304
- Lagrange, IN — population 2,735
- Kendallville, IN — population 10,239
- Albion, IN — population 2,222
- Topeka, IN — population 1,223
- Avilla, IN — population 2,475
- Ligonier, IN — population 4,608
- Corunna, IN — population 240