Personal loans in Estelline, TX
By population, Estelline sits at 1,189th in Texas, with an estimated 123 residents. In Estelline, one of 1,224 Census places in Texas, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate.
Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Estelline's 123 residents are no exception. When Texas caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Estelline as from the rest of the state. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Estelline at about 0.8%. The closest larger city is Childress, TX about 12 miles away.
Estelline: the sourced local profile
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Texas table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 123 people live here, which puts Estelline 1,189th of 1,224 Census places in Texas (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Growth of about 0.8% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Absolute change: 1 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: with 123 residents, Estelline is larger than about 3% of Texas's Census places.
- Land and density: 0.7 square miles of land carry roughly 168 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Estelline's 0.7 square miles rank 1,084th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Share of Texas: Estelline holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 123 people.
- Nationally: Estelline is the 17,722nd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Texas: Estelline stands 774th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,224 places.
- Versus Texas: the state average change is +6.5%, while Estelline moved 0.8%.
- Density rank: Estelline places 1,140th among Texas's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Estelline's 168 people per square mile sit against a Texas median of 840.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 34.5470, -100.4399.
- Nearest larger cities: Childress (12 mi); Memphis (14 mi); Wellington (25 mi); Hedley (25 mi); Turkey (28 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller towns nearby: Lakeview (17 mi); Dodson (28 mi); Gould (39 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 3 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 97.
What shapes a Estelline personal loan
Estelline is a small community of about 123 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Estelline lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Estelline loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
A practical checklist for Estelline borrowers
These steps shape the offer you get in Estelline, a place of about 123 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the lender holds a Texas licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
None of these steps is Estelline-specific: the same Texas licensing and disclosure rules reach all 123 residents.
Estelline's place among Texas's 1,224 places
Estelline is the 1,189th-largest of 1,224 Census places in Texas and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 774th of 1,224 Texas places, putting it near the 37th percentile for growth. Its roughly 168 residents per square mile place it 1,140th among Texas's places. Within 50 miles sit 3 smaller Census places, alongside the 16 that are larger.
Getting a loan in Estelline
Estelline is lightly settled, with about 168 people per square mile and 16 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Estelline's 123 borrowers is set by Texas licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Childress, TX about 12 miles away.
How Texas law applies in Estelline
Every row below records a Texas rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Estelline lender must follow.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Childress, TX — population 5,770
- Memphis, TX — population 2,035
- Lakeview, TX — population 58
- Wellington, TX — population 1,821
- Hedley, TX — population 265
- Dodson, TX — population 91
- Turkey, TX — population 325
- Hollis, OK — population 1,721