Personal loans in Bloomingdale, OH
About 135 people live in Bloomingdale, placing it 871st of 924 Census places in Ohio. The trend for Bloomingdale between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 2.2%.
Two households in Bloomingdale with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 135 residents are not the reason. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Bloomingdale's roughly 135 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Bloomingdale. The nearest larger city is Hopedale, OH about 4 miles away.
The Bloomingdale data picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Ohio rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: a Census-estimated 135, 871st among Ohio's 924 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 2.2% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 3 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 6% of Ohio's places have fewer residents than Bloomingdale's 135.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.1 sq mi holds about 1,534 people per square mile.
- Land area: Bloomingdale covers 0.1 square miles, the 908th-largest area among Ohio's 924 places.
- Share of state population: Bloomingdale's 135 residents are about 0.0% of Ohio.
- National standing: Bloomingdale ranks 17,510th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Bloomingdale ranks 763rd among Ohio's 924 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Ohio's places average +0.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Bloomingdale's 2.2%.
- Density rank: Bloomingdale is the 341st most densely settled place in Ohio.
- Density vs Ohio: Bloomingdale's 1,534 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,289.
- Location: 40.3422 / -80.8179, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Hopedale (4 mi); Wintersville (6 mi); Richmond (7 mi); New Alexandria (8 mi); Steubenville (9 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller places nearby: Deersville (20 mi); West Middletown (22 mi); Frankfort Springs (22 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 18 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 765.
Steps to take before a Bloomingdale loan
These steps shape the offer you get in Bloomingdale, a place of about 135 people:
- 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.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Look the lender up in the Ohio regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
In Bloomingdale as elsewhere in Ohio, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 135 residents.
The anatomy of a Bloomingdale personal loan
Most loans made to Bloomingdale's 135 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Bloomingdale. The term you choose in Bloomingdale decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Ohio consumer-lending rules applied in Bloomingdale
These are Ohio's sourced lending facts as they reach Bloomingdale's 135 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance licenses required for non-depository lenders, including Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, short-term lenders, and small loan lenders. Source says: "We issue and manage licenses for companies and individuals under multiple Ohio statutes." (page's regulated-statutes list names Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, Short-term lenders, Small loan lenders). | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 8% per annum maximum by written agreement for the general case; higher rates permitted only in specified cases (e.g., principal over $100,000, business loans, certain mortgages). Source says: "may stipulate therein for the payment of interest upon the amount thereof at any rate not exceeding eight per cent per annum payable annually" (Ohio Rev. Code 1343.01(A)). [codes.ohio.gov content retrieved via search-engine fetch of the official section; direct connections blocked from our network] | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
Where Bloomingdale sits in Ohio
Within Ohio, Bloomingdale holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 871st-largest share among 924 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Bloomingdale stands 763rd among Ohio's 924 places — roughly the 17th percentile. At about 1,534 people per square mile, Bloomingdale is the 341st most densely settled place in Ohio. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 3 residents.
Bloomingdale on the map
Bloomingdale's land area is roughly 0.1 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. The resulting density is about 1,534 people per square mile. Columbus, the largest place in Ohio, is about 117 miles from Bloomingdale. Bloomingdale has 245 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 765 larger places.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Hopedale, OH — population 903
- Richmond, OH — population 401
- Wintersville, OH — population 3,676
- Adena, OH — population 646
- Dillonvale, OH — population 599
- New Alexandria, OH — population 224
- Steubenville, OH — population 18,064
- Amsterdam, OH — population 426