Personal loans in Beattyville, KY
Beattyville is one of 416 Census places in Kentucky; its 2,148 residents put it at 142nd. Beattyville is a small community in Kentucky, with an estimated 2,148 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook.
Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Beattyville. To lend to Beattyville's 2,148 residents, a company must hold a Kentucky licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. The trend for Beattyville between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 1.2%. The nearest larger city is Irvine, KY about 16 miles away.
Borrowing in Beattyville: the local picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Kentucky rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: the Census counts 2,148 residents in Beattyville (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 142nd-largest figure among Kentucky's 416 places.
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 1.2% since the 2020 count.
- Net change: roughly 27 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 66% of Kentucky's places have fewer residents than Beattyville's 2,148.
- Density: the Census land area of 2.3 sq mi holds about 936 people per square mile.
- By land area: Beattyville ranks 150th among Kentucky's 416 places, at 2.3 sq mi.
- Water: Beattyville holds about 0.01 square miles, the 196th-largest water area in Kentucky.
- Share of Kentucky: Beattyville holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 2,148 people.
- National standing: Beattyville ranks 7,374th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Beattyville ranks 281st among Kentucky's 416 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Kentucky's places average -0.2% for 2020-to-2023, against Beattyville's 1.2%.
- Density in Kentucky: Beattyville ranks 233rd by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Beattyville runs about 936 residents per square mile, where the Kentucky median is 1,045.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 37.5868, -83.7069.
- Nearest larger cities: Irvine (16 mi); Stanton (20 mi); Berea (32 mi); West Liberty (33 mi); Richmond (34 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Nearest smaller towns: Booneville (8 mi); Campton (13 mi); Ravenna (15 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 25 places smaller than Beattyville sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 84 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The state rulebook for Beattyville
For the roughly 2,148 residents of Beattyville, the rules below are Kentucky's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Source says: "The Department of Financial Institutions' mission is to serve Kentucky residents by promoting access to a stable financial industry, implementing effective and efficient regulatory oversight". | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Loan Company license required (KRS Chapter 286.4) Source says: "How to License a Consumer Loan Company: 1. Read KRS 286.4 and the applicable administrative regulations under KAR 808, Chapter 6". | Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Consumer Loan Company license — statutory basis | License required from the commissioner to make loans at a greater rate of interest than otherwise permitted by law Source says: "No person shall, without first obtaining a license from the commissioner, engage in the business of making loans ... at a greater rate of interest". | Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (Kentucky Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Beattyville on the map
Beattyville's land area is about 2.3 square miles; a further 0.01 square miles is water. The resulting density is about 936 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Lexington-Fayette, is roughly 52 miles away. Within 50 miles of Beattyville there are 12 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 150th of 416 Kentucky places.
Where Beattyville sits in Kentucky
Beattyville is the 142nd-largest of 416 Census places in Kentucky and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Beattyville ranks 281st of 416 in Kentucky (about the 32th percentile). By density, at about 936 people per square mile, it ranks 233rd in Kentucky. Within 50 miles sit 25 smaller Census places, alongside the 12 that are larger.
Getting a loan in Beattyville
Beattyville is moderately settled, with about 936 people per square mile and 12 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Beattyville's 2,148 borrowers is set by Kentucky licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Irvine, KY about 16 miles away.
What to do before borrowing in Beattyville
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Beattyville, home to about 2,148 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Verify the lender's Kentucky licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- 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.
In Beattyville as elsewhere in Kentucky, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 2,148 residents.
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Nearby places
- Booneville, KY — population 163
- Campton, KY — population 303
- Ravenna, KY — population 554
- Irvine, KY — population 2,284
- Stanton, KY — population 3,183
- McKee, KY — population 804
- Jackson, KY — population 2,128
- Buckhorn, KY — population 83