Personal loans in Chevak, AK

Chevak: the sourced local profile

Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Alaska rules a lender must follow — and they are below.

• Population: 908 — Chevak ranks 29th of 149 communities in Alaska (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
• Population trend: A decline of about 4.6% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
• People gained or lost: about 44 fewer since the 2020 base.
• Size percentile: Chevak sits ahead of around 81% of Alaska places, at 908 people.
• Density: roughly 794 residents per square mile, spread over 1.1 sq mi of land.
• Land area rank: Chevak's 1.1 square miles rank 136th of 149 places in Alaska.
• State share: roughly 0.2% of Alaska's residents live in Chevak (908 people).
• National rank: Chevak is the 10,655th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
• Growth rank: Chevak ranks 110th among Alaska's 149 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
• Against the state trend: Chevak's 4.6% change compares with a Alaska average of -3.1% across its 149 places.
• Density rank: Chevak places 10th among Alaska's places by people per square mile.
• Density vs Alaska: Chevak's 794 people per square mile compare with a state median of 40.
• Location: coordinates 61.5296, -165.5941 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
• Nearest larger cities: Hooper Bay (17 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Chevak whether or not they keep a local branch.
• Smaller places nearby: Scammon Bay (22 mi); Toksook Bay (71 mi); Nunam Iqua (71 mi).
• Within a 50-mile radius: 1 smaller Census places.
• Larger places within 100 miles: 1.

What is available to Chevak borrowers

Chevak is moderately settled, with about 794 people per square mile and 1 larger places within 50 miles. A Alaska licence lets a lender serve Chevak without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 908 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Hooper Bay, AK about 17 miles away.

Chevak on the map

Inside Chevak's boundaries lie about 1.1 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. That land carries about 794 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Anchorage, is roughly 539 miles away. Within 50 miles of Chevak there are 1 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 1 smaller Census places.

Chevak against the rest of Alaska

Within Alaska, Chevak holds roughly 0.2% of all residents, the 29th-largest share among 149 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Chevak ranks 110th of 149 in Alaska (about the 26th percentile). Its roughly 794 residents per square mile place it 10th among Alaska's places. The population moved by about 44 people between 2020 and 2023, a 4.6% shift.

The anatomy of a Chevak personal loan

Chevak is a small community of about 908 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Chevak. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Chevak loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.

Alaska consumer-lending rules applied in Chevak

This table holds the Alaska rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Chevak's 908 residents.