Personal loans in Dodd City, TX
Dodd City added about 6.0% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. A lender serving Dodd City holds a Texas licence and answers to a Texas regulator; no city office is involved for its 391 residents.
At about 391 residents, Dodd City is larger than roughly 15% of the places in Texas. The closest larger city is Bonham, TX about 7 miles away. Which products a lender may offer to Dodd City's 391 residents follows from the Texas consumer-lending framework. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Dodd City.
Dodd City: population, trend and location
Here is the sourced Census picture for Dodd City, plus the Texas lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: 391 people, a figure that places Dodd City 1,039th among the 1,224 Census places in Texas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 6.0% from 2020 to 2023.
- Absolute change: 22 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 15% of Texas's places have fewer residents than Dodd City's 391.
- Land and density: 1.8 square miles of land carry roughly 221 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Dodd City ranks 781st among Texas's 1,224 places, at 1.8 sq mi.
- State population share: Dodd City accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Texas.
- National rank: Dodd City is the 14,183rd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Dodd City ranks 382nd among Texas's 1,224 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Dodd City's 6.0%.
- Density in Texas: Dodd City ranks 1,102nd by people per square mile.
- Density vs Texas: Dodd City's 221 people per square mile compare with a state median of 840.
- Location: 33.5757, -96.0755 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Bonham (7 mi); Honey Grove (10 mi); Ector (11 mi); Ladonia (13 mi); Wolfe City (14 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places nearby: Windom (4 mi); Bailey (11 mi); Ravenna (12 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 19 places smaller than Dodd City sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 307 places are larger than Dodd City.
What a Dodd City borrower is actually offered
Dodd City is a small community of about 391 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 Dodd City. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Dodd City loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
A practical checklist for Dodd City borrowers
Before you apply in Dodd City, a community of about 391, work through these steps:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the Texas licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
What differs between Dodd City and the rest of Texas is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 391 people here.
Texas consumer-lending rules applied in Dodd City
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Texas, and so for Dodd City's roughly 391 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required for non-depository lenders charging more than 10% interest; Chapter 342 governs consumer loans (Tex. Fin. Code § 342.051) Source says: Non-depository lenders who engage in making, transacting, or collecting loans with a rate of interest greater than 10% must be licensed by the OCCC. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Borrowing reach in Dodd City
Dodd City is lightly settled, with about 221 people per square mile and 77 larger places within 50 miles. Whether Dodd City has a local branch or not, a Texas-licensed lender can serve its 391 people online on the same terms. The nearest bigger place is Bonham, TX about 7 miles away.
Dodd City in state context
Against Texas's other places, Dodd City accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 1,039th of 1,224 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Dodd City ranks 382nd of 1,224 in Texas (about the 69th percentile). At about 221 people per square mile, Dodd City is the 1,102nd most densely settled place in Texas. In land area, Dodd City ranks 781st among Texas's 1,224 places.
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Nearby places
- Windom, TX — population 196
- Bonham, TX — population 10,879
- Honey Grove, TX — population 1,771
- Bailey, TX — population 234
- Ravenna, TX — population 187
- Ladonia, TX — population 621
- Ector, TX — population 779
- Wolfe City, TX — population 1,454