Personal loans in Algonquin, IL
A personal loan in Algonquin is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 30,134 people. With an estimated 30,134 residents, Algonquin is the 65th-largest of 1,294 places in Illinois.
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.4% growth in Algonquin. Verify the lender's Illinois licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Algonquin. A larger market lies at Carpentersville, IL about 3 miles away. A lender that serves Algonquin operates under Illinois lending statutes and a Illinois supervisor.
Algonquin by the numbers
The figures below are Algonquin's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Illinois rules.
- Population: 30,134 — Algonquin ranks 65th of 1,294 communities in Illinois (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Growth of about 1.4% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Absolute change: 427 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 95% of Illinois's places have fewer residents than Algonquin's 30,134.
- Density: the Census land area of 12.5 sq mi holds about 2,407 people per square mile.
- By land area: Algonquin ranks 76th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 12.5 sq mi.
- Water area: Algonquin has 0.20 square miles of water, ranking 126th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- State population share: Algonquin accounts for about 0.3% of everyone in Illinois.
- National rank: Algonquin is 1,315th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Algonquin's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 68th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while Algonquin moved 1.4%.
- Density in Illinois: Algonquin ranks 161st by people per square mile.
- Density vs Illinois: Algonquin's 2,407 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 42.1595, -88.3219.
- Nearest larger cities: Carpentersville (3 mi); Crystal Lake (5 mi); Elgin (8 mi); Hoffman Estates (11 mi); Streamwood (12 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Lake in the Hills (1 mi); West Dundee (4 mi); Gilberts (4 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 258 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 76.
The Illinois lending rules that reach Algonquin
When Illinois does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Algonquin 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 |
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Land, water and location for Algonquin
Algonquin covers about 12.5 square miles of land, with 0.20 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). The resulting density is about 2,407 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Chicago, is roughly 40 miles away. Within 50 miles of Algonquin there are 53 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 76th of 1,294 Illinois places.
Before you apply in Algonquin
Before you apply in Algonquin, a community of about 30,134, work through these steps:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Illinois regulator's licence list.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
In Algonquin as elsewhere in Illinois, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 30,134 residents.
Algonquin's place among Illinois's 1,294 places
Against Illinois's other places, Algonquin accounts for about 0.3% of the state's population and ranks 65th of 1,294 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Algonquin stands 68th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 95th percentile. By density, at about 2,407 people per square mile, it ranks 161st in Illinois. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 427 residents.
The anatomy of a Algonquin personal loan
In Algonquin, a smaller city of about 30,134, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Algonquin. Shortening the term on a Algonquin loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
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Nearby places
- Lake in the Hills, IL — population 28,661
- Carpentersville, IL — population 37,099
- West Dundee, IL — population 7,878
- Sleepy Hollow, IL — population 3,131
- Gilberts, IL — population 8,772
- Crystal Lake, IL — population 40,861
- Trout Valley, IL — population 509
- Cary, IL — population 17,977