Personal loans in Worden, IL
From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 2.4%. The roughly 1,070 people who live in Worden borrow under Illinois rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate.
By population, Worden sits at 634th in Illinois, with an estimated 1,070 residents. A larger market lies at Staunton, IL about 6 miles away. Which products a lender may offer to Worden's 1,070 residents follows from the Illinois consumer-lending framework. Verify the lender's Illinois licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Worden.
Worden by the numbers
Worden is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: an estimated 1,070 residents, 634th of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A drop of about 2.4% from 2020 to 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 26 residents.
- Size percentile: Worden sits ahead of around 51% of Illinois places, at 1,070 people.
- Density: roughly 1,501 residents per square mile, spread over 0.7 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Worden ranks 915th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 0.7 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Worden ranks 461st among Illinois's 1,294 places, with 0.01 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Worden's 1,070 residents are about 0.0% of Illinois.
- National rank: Worden is the 9,955th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Illinois: Worden stands 744th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- Against the state trend: Worden's 2.4% change compares with a Illinois average of -2.0% across its 1,294 places.
- Density rank: Worden is the 380th most densely settled place in Illinois.
- Against the state median: Worden runs about 1,501 residents per square mile, where the Illinois median is 993.
- Location: it lies at 38.9311, -89.8402 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Staunton (6 mi); Bunker Hill (10 mi); Bethalto (11 mi); Benld (11 mi); Mount Olive (11 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Hamel (3 mi); Livingston (5 mi); Williamson (6 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 127 places smaller than Worden sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 276 places are larger than Worden.
Before you apply in Worden
Before you hand your details to a lender in Worden, where the population is near 1,070:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Confirm the lender holds a Illinois licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
None of these steps is Worden-specific: the same Illinois licensing and disclosure rules reach all 1,070 residents.
Worden: area, density and distance
Worden covers about 0.7 square miles of land, with 0.01 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 1,501 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Chicago, is roughly 231 miles away. Worden has 145 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 915th of 1,294 Illinois places.
Lender access in Worden
Worden is moderately settled, with about 1,501 people per square mile and 145 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Worden's 1,070 borrowers is set by Illinois licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Staunton, IL about 6 miles away.
Illinois rules behind a Worden personal loan
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Illinois, and so for Worden's roughly 1,070 residents.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
How Worden compares across Illinois
Among Illinois's 1,294 places, Worden sits at 634th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Worden ranks 744th of 1,294 in Illinois (about the 43th percentile). By density, at about 1,501 people per square mile, it ranks 380th in Illinois. The population moved by about 26 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.4% shift.
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Nearby places
- Hamel, IL — population 918
- Livingston, IL — population 745
- Williamson, IL — population 177
- Staunton, IL — population 4,951
- Alhambra, IL — population 608
- Wilsonville, IL — population 527
- Sawyerville, IL — population 261
- White City, IL — population 217