Personal loans in Woodway, TX
Woodway is a small town of about 9,680 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Texas statute. Roughly 9,680 residents live in Woodway, the 252nd-largest community in Texas.
Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Woodway's 9,680 residents. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 2.9% growth in Woodway. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Woodway's 9,680 residents. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Hewitt, TX about 4 miles away.
What the Census records for Woodway
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Texas rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: the Census counts 9,680 residents in Woodway (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 252nd-largest figure among Texas's 1,224 places.
- Population trend: Higher by roughly 2.9% since the 2020 count.
- Net change: roughly 270 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: with 9,680 residents, Woodway is larger than about 79% of Texas's Census places.
- Density: roughly 1,470 residents per square mile, spread over 6.6 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Woodway's 6.6 square miles rank 304th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Water: Woodway holds about 0.01 square miles, the 488th-largest water area in Texas.
- Within Texas: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Woodway.
- National rank: Woodway sits 3,228th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Woodway's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 582nd of 1,224 places in Texas.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Woodway's 2.9%.
- Density rank: Woodway is the 290th most densely settled place in Texas.
- Against the state median: Woodway runs about 1,470 residents per square mile, where the Texas median is 840.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 31.4983, -97.2308.
- Nearest larger cities: Hewitt (4 mi); Waco (5 mi); Robinson (7 mi); Bellmead (11 mi); Temple (29 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Woodway.
- Nearest smaller towns: Beverly Hills (5 mi); Lorena (8 mi); Lacy-Lakeview (12 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 61 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 70 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Woodway: area, density and distance
Inside Woodway's boundaries lie roughly 6.6 square miles of land and 0.01 square miles of water. The resulting density is about 1,470 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Houston, is roughly 161 miles away. Woodway has 10 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 304th of 1,224 Texas places.
A pre-application checklist for Woodway
For Woodway's roughly 9,680 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the lender holds a Texas licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
In Woodway as elsewhere in Texas, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 9,680 residents.
Woodway's place among Texas's 1,224 places
Woodway is the 252nd-largest of 1,224 Census places in Texas and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 582nd of 1,224 Texas places, putting it near the 52th percentile for growth. At about 1,470 people per square mile, Woodway is the 290th most densely settled place in Texas. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 270 residents.
Texas consumer-lending rules applied in Woodway
When Texas does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Woodway is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
Borrowing reach in Woodway
At roughly 1,470 people per square mile, Woodway is moderately settled; 10 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Texas licence lets a lender serve Woodway without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 9,680 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Hewitt, TX about 4 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Hewitt, TX — population 16,691
- Waco, TX — population 144,816
- Beverly Hills, TX — population 1,867
- Lorena, TX — population 1,803
- Robinson, TX — population 12,987
- Bellmead, TX — population 10,620
- Lacy-Lakeview, TX — population 7,309
- Bruceville-Eddy, TX — population 1,454