Personal loans in Gorman, TX
The first question in Gorman is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 984 people live here under Texas lending law.
A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Gorman sits on the Texas side of that line. With 984 residents, Gorman outranks about 34% of the communities in Texas. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Gorman. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Gorman up by about 1.1%. The closest larger city is De Leon, TX about 11 miles away.
Gorman: the sourced local profile
Most of what governs a Gorman loan is written in Texas law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: the Census counts 984 residents in Gorman (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 804th-largest figure among Texas's 1,224 places.
- Population trend: Growth of about 1.1% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 11 residents.
- Size percentile: Gorman's 984 people outrank roughly 34% of the places in Texas.
- Density: roughly 599 residents per square mile, spread over 1.6 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Gorman covers 1.6 square miles, the 811th-largest area among Texas's 1,224 places.
- Within Texas: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Gorman.
- National rank: Gorman is the 10,273rd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Texas: Gorman stands 734th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,224 places.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Gorman's 1.1%.
- Density in Texas: Gorman ranks 812th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Texas: Gorman's 599 people per square mile compare with a state median of 840.
- Location: 32.2135, -98.6721 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: De Leon (11 mi); Eastland (16 mi); Ranger (18 mi); Dublin (21 mi); Cisco (22 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller places close by: Carbon (10 mi); Rising Star (19 mi); Strawn (25 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 13 places smaller than Gorman sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 115.
Where Gorman sits in Texas
Set beside Texas's 1,224 places, Gorman ranks 804th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Gorman ranks 734th of 1,224 in Texas (about the 40th percentile). Its roughly 599 residents per square mile place it 812th among Texas's places. By land area, its 1.6 square miles rank 811th of 1,224 places in Texas.
Before you apply in Gorman
Before you apply in Gorman, a community of about 984, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Confirm the Texas licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
In Gorman as elsewhere in Texas, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 984 residents.
Which Texas laws govern a loan in Gorman
These are Texas's sourced lending facts as they reach Gorman's 984 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| 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 |
What shapes a Gorman personal loan
With roughly 984 residents, Gorman is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Gorman. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Gorman loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Borrowing reach in Gorman
Gorman is a moderately settled community of about 984 people, with 15 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Lenders licensed in Texas reach Gorman's 984 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is De Leon, TX about 11 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Carbon, TX — population 287
- De Leon, TX — population 2,337
- Eastland, TX — population 3,645
- Ranger, TX — population 2,282
- Rising Star, TX — population 771
- Comanche, TX — population 4,294
- Cisco, TX — population 4,006
- Dublin, TX — population 3,422