Personal loans in Eagle, CO
From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 1.6%. Two households in Eagle with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 7,391 residents are not the reason. Eagle is home to roughly 7,391 people and stands 65th by size out of 270 Census places in Colorado. The closest larger place is Gypsum, CO about 7 miles away. Lenders active in Eagle report to a Colorado supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Eagle.
Where Eagle stands
The figures below are Eagle's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Colorado rules.
- Population: 7,391 people, a figure that places Eagle 65th among the 270 Census places in Colorado (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 1.6% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 118 residents.
- Size percentile: Eagle's 7,391 people outrank roughly 76% of the places in Colorado.
- Density: the Census land area of 5.8 sq mi holds about 1,265 people per square mile.
- Land area: Eagle covers 5.8 square miles, the 72nd-largest area among Colorado's 270 places.
- Water area: Eagle has 0.04 square miles of water, ranking 67th of 270 places in Colorado.
- Within Colorado: about 0.2% of the state's population lives in Eagle.
- Nationally: Eagle is the 3,865th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Eagle ranks 172nd among Colorado's 270 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Colorado's places average +2.3% for 2020-to-2023, against Eagle's 1.6%.
- Density in Colorado: Eagle ranks 110th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Eagle's 1,265 people per square mile sit against a Colorado median of 1,126.
- Location: 39.6432, -106.8213 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Gypsum (7 mi); Glenwood Springs (29 mi); Rifle (51 mi); Steamboat Springs (58 mi); Craig (72 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller places: Avon (16 mi); Basalt (23 mi); Vail (24 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 22 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 23 places are larger than Eagle.
The Eagle borrowing checklist
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Eagle, home to about 7,391 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Colorado licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
In Eagle as elsewhere in Colorado, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 7,391 residents.
How a Eagle personal loan is priced
A Eagle personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 7,391 residents. A lender serving Eagle's 7,391 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Eagle loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Eagle in state context
Within Colorado, Eagle holds roughly 0.2% of all residents, the 65th-largest share among 270 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Eagle ranks 172nd of 270 in Colorado (about the 36th percentile). Its roughly 1,265 residents per square mile place it 110th among Colorado's places. The population moved by about 118 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.6% shift.
What is available to Eagle borrowers
At roughly 1,265 people per square mile, Eagle is moderately settled; 2 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Eagle's 7,391 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Gypsum, CO about 7 miles away.
Colorado rules behind a Eagle personal loan
Below are the Colorado rules that apply to a loan made in Eagle, each with the regulator that issued it.
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted but capped at 36% APR (Proposition 111, effective February 1, 2019) Source says: "a finance charge for each deferred deposit loan or payday loan that must not exceed an annual percentage rate of thirty-six percent". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-3.1-105 (Deferred Deposit Loan Act) 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 |
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Nearby places
- Gypsum, CO — population 8,833
- Avon, CO — population 5,954
- Basalt, CO — population 4,005
- Snowmass Village, CO — population 3,011
- Aspen, CO — population 6,612
- Minturn, CO — population 967
- Vail, CO — population 4,521
- Carbondale, CO — population 6,708