Personal loans in Calumet Park, IL
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 4.8% decline in Calumet Park. With an estimated 6,685 residents, Calumet Park is the 288th-largest of 1,294 places in Illinois.
Two households in Calumet Park with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 6,685 residents are not the reason. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Calumet Park residents before they take on more. A lender that serves Calumet Park operates under Illinois lending statutes and a Illinois supervisor. The nearest larger city is Blue Island, IL about 1 miles away.
The Calumet Park data picture
Here is the sourced Census picture for Calumet Park, plus the Illinois lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: about 6,685, ranked 288th of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 4.8% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 334 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Calumet Park sits ahead of around 78% of Illinois places, at 6,685 people.
- Population density: about 5,985 people per square mile (Census land area 1.1 sq mi).
- By land area: Calumet Park ranks 689th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 1.1 sq mi.
- Water: Calumet Park holds about 0.04 square miles, the 340th-largest water area in Illinois.
- Within Illinois: about 0.1% of the state's population lives in Calumet Park.
- National rank: Calumet Park is 4,104th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Calumet Park's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 1,247th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Against the state trend: Calumet Park's 4.8% change compares with a Illinois average of -2.0% across its 1,294 places.
- Density in Illinois: Calumet Park ranks 23rd by people per square mile.
- Density vs Illinois: Calumet Park's 5,985 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: 41.6657, -87.6577 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Blue Island (1 mi); Riverdale (2 mi); Dolton (4 mi); Harvey (4 mi); Alsip (4 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Calumet Park whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller places close by: Dixmoor (2 mi); Merrionette Park (2 mi); Posen (3 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 115 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 282 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What Illinois law requires in Calumet Park
Below are the Illinois rules that apply to a loan made in Calumet Park, each with the regulator that issued it.
| 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 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) 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 |
What is available to Calumet Park borrowers
Calumet Park is a densely built community of about 6,685 people, with 196 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Illinois licence lets a lender serve Calumet Park without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 6,685 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Blue Island, IL about 1 miles away.
How Calumet Park compares across Illinois
Set beside Illinois's 1,294 places, Calumet Park ranks 288th by population and holds about 0.1% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Calumet Park ranks 1,247th of 1,294 in Illinois (about the 4th percentile). By density, at about 5,985 people per square mile, it ranks 23rd in Illinois. In land area, Calumet Park ranks 689th among Illinois's 1,294 places.
How personal loans work in Calumet Park
In Calumet Park, a small town of about 6,685, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Calumet Park can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Calumet Park loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Where Calumet Park sits
Inside Calumet Park's boundaries lie roughly 1.1 square miles of land and 0.04 square miles of water. The resulting density is about 5,985 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Chicago, is roughly 12 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 196 larger communities surround Calumet Park. Within the same 50 miles lie 115 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Blue Island, IL — population 21,494
- Riverdale, IL — population 10,159
- Dixmoor, IL — population 2,895
- Merrionette Park, IL — population 1,886
- Posen, IL — population 5,334
- Robbins, IL — population 4,493
- Harvey, IL — population 19,397
- Phoenix, IL — population 1,627