Personal loans in Abilene, TX
For the 129,043 people in Abilene, Texas runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. About 129,043 people live in Abilene, placing it 29th of 1,224 Census places in Texas.
For a borrower among the roughly 129,043 residents of Abilene, a personal loan is a tool whose cost turns on the terms, not the address. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population rose by about 3.1%. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Abilene loan. No larger city falls within 120 miles of Abilene.
Abilene: population, trend and location
Abilene is a sizable city; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 129,043, ranked 29th of 1,224 places in Texas (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Up about 3.1% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Net change: roughly 3,863 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 98% of Texas places rank below Abilene.
- Density: roughly 1,210 residents per square mile, spread over 106.7 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Abilene covers 106.7 square miles, the 11th-largest area among Texas's 1,224 places.
- Water area: Abilene has 5.42 square miles of water, ranking 20th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Share of state population: Abilene's 129,043 residents are about 0.6% of Texas.
- National rank: Abilene sits 218th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Texas: Abilene stands 570th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,224 places.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Abilene's 3.1%.
- Density in Texas: Abilene ranks 394th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Abilene runs about 1,210 residents per square mile, where the Texas median is 840.
- Location: coordinates 32.4545, -99.7381 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Smaller communities close by: Impact (3 mi); Tye (7 mi); Hawley (11 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 27 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 0 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Before you apply in Abilene
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Abilene (129,043 residents):
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Texas regulator's licence list.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
What differs between Abilene and the rest of Texas is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 129,043 people here.
Texas rules behind a Abilene personal loan
These are Texas's sourced lending facts as they reach Abilene's 129,043 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| 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 |
What a Abilene borrower is actually offered
A Abilene personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 129,043 residents. Two numbers drive a Abilene loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Abilene loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Abilene in state context
Set beside Texas's 1,224 places, Abilene ranks 29th by population and holds about 0.6% of the state total. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Abilene stands 570th among Texas's 1,224 places — roughly the 53th percentile. By density, at about 1,210 people per square mile, it ranks 394th in Texas. In land area, Abilene ranks 11th among Texas's 1,224 places.
What is available to Abilene borrowers
With about 1,210 residents per square mile, Abilene is moderately settled, and 0 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. What is available to Abilene's 129,043 borrowers is set by Texas licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby.
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Nearby places
- Impact, TX — population 21
- Tye, TX — population 1,220
- Hawley, TX — population 567
- Buffalo Gap, TX — population 617
- Clyde, TX — population 3,985
- Tuscola, TX — population 839
- Merkel, TX — population 2,433
- Lawn, TX — population 310