Personal loans in De Beque, CO
With an estimated 477 residents, De Beque is the 197th-largest of 270 places in Colorado. Personal loans in De Beque are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 477 population.
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 2.3% decline in De Beque. Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a De Beque lender. To lend to De Beque's 477 residents, a company must hold a Colorado licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. The next larger city is Parachute, CO about 12 miles away.
What the Census records for De Beque
The figures below are De Beque's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Colorado rules.
- Population: 477 residents; De Beque is the 197th-largest of 270 places in Colorado (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 2.3% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 11 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: De Beque sits ahead of around 27% of Colorado places, at 477 people.
- Population density: about 172 people per square mile (Census land area 2.8 sq mi).
- Land area rank: De Beque's 2.8 square miles rank 108th of 270 places in Colorado.
- Water area rank: De Beque ranks 63rd among Colorado's 270 places, with 0.05 sq mi.
- Share of state population: De Beque's 477 residents are about 0.0% of Colorado.
- National standing: De Beque ranks 13,351st of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: De Beque's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 193rd of 270 places in Colorado.
- State comparison: Colorado's places average +2.3% for 2020-to-2023, against De Beque's 2.3%.
- Density in Colorado: De Beque ranks 256th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Colorado: De Beque's 172 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,126.
- Location: 39.3100, -108.2050 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Parachute (12 mi); Palisade (16 mi); Grand Junction (25 mi); Rifle (28 mi); Fruita (30 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in De Beque.
- Nearest smaller places: Collbran (14 mi); Crawford (53 mi); Marble (57 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 1 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 38.
Where De Beque sits
De Beque covers about 2.8 square miles of land, with 0.05 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). That land carries about 172 people per square mile. Denver, the largest place in Colorado, is about 180 miles from De Beque. Within 50 miles of De Beque there are 14 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 1 smaller Census places.
The Colorado lending rules that reach De Beque
This table holds the Colorado rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to De Beque's 477 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Colorado Attorney General's Office — Consumer Credit Unit (Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code) Source says: "The Consumer Credit Unit regulates (through licensure/registration programs) companies and individuals involved in consumer lending"; it "licenses non-bank lenders such as finance companies and payday lenders". | Colorado Attorney General — Consumer Protection Section as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Supervised lender license required from the UCCC Administrator (master license required for more than one place of business); deferred deposit lenders must hold a supervised lender's license Source says: "if a supervised lender has more than one place of business, they must obtain a master license"; "no person shall engage in the business of deferred deposit loans without having first obtained a supervised lender's license" (C.R.S. § 5-3.1-116). | Colorado Attorney General — Uniform Consumer Credit Code licensing as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | UCCC finance-charge ceilings: 12% per year on non-supervised consumer loans; supervised loans 36% on the first $1,000, 21% on $1,000–$3,000, 15% above $3,000 (or 21% flat); 21% on revolving accounts Source says: "not exceeding twelve percent per year on the unpaid balance of the amount financed"; "Thirty-six percent per year on that part of the unpaid balances of the amount financed that is one thousand dollars or less"; "Twenty-one percent per year on the unpaid balances of the amount financed". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-2-201 (Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 5) as of 2026-09-16 |
What is available to De Beque borrowers
At roughly 172 people per square mile, De Beque is lightly settled; 14 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to De Beque's 477 borrowers is set by Colorado licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Parachute, CO about 12 miles away.
Inside a De Beque personal loan
In De Beque, a small community of about 477, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in De Beque. Shortening the term on a De Beque loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
De Beque's place among Colorado's 270 places
Against Colorado's other places, De Beque accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 197th of 270 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 193rd of 270 Colorado places, putting it near the 29th percentile for growth. Its roughly 172 residents per square mile place it 256th among Colorado's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 11 residents.
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Nearby places
- Parachute, CO — population 1,365
- Collbran, CO — population 366
- Palisade, CO — population 2,602
- Grand Junction, CO — population 69,412
- Rifle, CO — population 10,563
- Cedaredge, CO — population 2,410
- Orchard City, CO — population 3,251
- Fruita, CO — population 13,816