Personal loans in Cache, OK
An estimated 3,135 people make their home in Cache, a figure that ranks 106th in Oklahoma. With roughly 3,135 residents, Cache is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Oklahoma, not by the city.
Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Cache's 3,135 residents. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Cache's 3,135 residents. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 6.4% growth in Cache. The nearest larger city is Lawton, OK about 11 miles away.
Where Cache stands
What follows is Cache's place in the Census record, alongside the Oklahoma rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: 3,135 — Cache ranks 106th of 590 communities in Oklahoma (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 6.4% between 2020 and 2023.
- Absolute change: 188 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 82% of Oklahoma's Census places are smaller than Cache.
- Population density: about 860 people per square mile across 3.6 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Cache ranks 170th among Oklahoma's 590 places, at 3.6 sq mi.
- Water: Cache holds about 0.01 square miles, the 177th-largest water area in Oklahoma.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Oklahoma's residents live in Cache (3,135 people).
- National rank: Cache sits 6,135th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Cache ranks 46th among Oklahoma's 590 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Cache's 6.4% change compares with a Oklahoma average of +1.3% across its 590 places.
- Density rank: Cache is the 148th most densely settled place in Oklahoma.
- Against the state median: Cache runs about 860 residents per square mile, where the Oklahoma median is 546.
- Location: coordinates 34.6276, -98.6195 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Lawton (11 mi); Elgin (21 mi); Frederick (28 mi); Anadarko (37 mi); Marlow (38 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller places close by: Indiahoma (8 mi); Medicine Park (10 mi); Faxon (12 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 58 places smaller than Cache sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 51.
The anatomy of a Cache personal loan
Cache is a small community of about 3,135 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Cache can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Cache loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Cache on the map
Inside Cache's boundaries lie roughly 3.6 square miles of land and 0.01 square miles of water. With 3,135 residents, the land area yields roughly 860 people per square mile. Oklahoma City, the largest place in Oklahoma, is about 85 miles from Cache. Within 50 miles of Cache there are 11 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 58 smaller Census places.
What Oklahoma law requires in Cache
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Oklahoma, and so for Cache's roughly 3,135 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit (OKDOCC) Source says: "The Department is responsible for the regulation of consumer credit sales and consumer loans in the State of Oklahoma." | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited since August 1, 2020: no new deferred deposit (payday) loans may be made; all Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses terminated. Source says: "Beginning on and after August 1, 2020, no new deferred deposit loan may be entered into or transacted by a licensee or other person" and "All Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses shall be terminated and be deemed to have expired on August 1, 2020" (59 O.S. 3101.1). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Oklahoma Small Lender license required (Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit); separate license per location; 59 O.S. 3150-3150.27. Source says: "no person shall engage in the business of making small loans... unless the person is licensed by the Department of Consumer Credit" (59 O.S. 3150.2). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
What is available to Cache borrowers
Cache is a moderately settled community of about 3,135 people, with 11 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Cache's 3,135 borrowers is set by Oklahoma licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Lawton, OK about 11 miles away.
Before you apply in Cache
Before you apply in Cache, a community of about 3,135, work through these steps:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Verify the lender's Oklahoma licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
None of these steps is Cache-specific: the same Oklahoma licensing and disclosure rules reach all 3,135 residents.
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Nearby places
- Indiahoma, OK — population 277
- Medicine Park, OK — population 461
- Faxon, OK — population 113
- Lawton, OK — population 90,245
- Chattanooga, OK — population 407
- Geronimo, OK — population 1,164
- Snyder, OK — population 1,250
- Mountain Park, OK — population 318