Personal loans in Green Bay, WI
Two households in Green Bay with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 105,744 residents are not the reason. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Green Bay. With 105,744 residents, Green Bay outranks about 100% of the communities in Wisconsin. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Green Bay's roughly 105,744 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 1.5%. For a bigger market, look to Milwaukee, WI about 101 miles away.
Green Bay: population, trend and location
The figures below are Green Bay's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Wisconsin rules.
- Population: a Census-estimated 105,744, 3rd among Wisconsin's 605 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 1.5% since the 2020 count.
- Net change: roughly 1,627 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 100% of Wisconsin places rank below Green Bay.
- Population density: about 2,325 people per square mile across 45.5 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Green Bay's 45.5 square miles rank 5th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- Water area rank: Green Bay ranks 3rd among Wisconsin's 605 places, with 10.28 sq mi.
- Within Wisconsin: about 2.5% of the state's population lives in Green Bay.
- National rank: Green Bay is the 298th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Green Bay's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 461st of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- State comparison: Wisconsin's places average +0.4% for 2020-to-2023, against Green Bay's 1.5%.
- Density rank: Green Bay places 40th among Wisconsin's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Wisconsin: Green Bay's 2,325 people per square mile compare with a state median of 800.
- Location: it lies at 44.5215, -87.9866 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Milwaukee (101 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Green Bay.
- Smaller places nearby: Allouez (4 mi); Bellevue (4 mi); Howard (5 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 81 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 0 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The anatomy of a Green Bay personal loan
With roughly 105,744 residents, Green Bay is a sizable city; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Green Bay's rank of 3rd in Wisconsin: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Green Bay loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
What is available to Green Bay borrowers
With about 2,325 residents per square mile, Green Bay is fairly dense, and 0 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A Wisconsin licence lets a lender serve Green Bay without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 105,744 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Milwaukee, WI about 101 miles away.
Green Bay in state context
Set beside Wisconsin's 605 places, Green Bay ranks 3rd by population and holds about 2.5% of the state total. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 461st of 605 Wisconsin places, putting it near the 24th percentile for growth. Its roughly 2,325 residents per square mile place it 40th among Wisconsin's places. In land area, Green Bay ranks 5th among Wisconsin's 605 places.
Where Green Bay sits
Inside Green Bay's boundaries lie roughly 45.5 square miles of land and 10.28 square miles of water. With 105,744 residents, the land area yields roughly 2,325 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Milwaukee, is roughly 101 miles away. Green Bay has 0 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 5th of 605 Wisconsin places.
Wisconsin consumer-lending rules applied in Green Bay
When Wisconsin does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Green Bay is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Division of Banking Source says: "Department" means the department of financial institutions | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed by the DFI Division of Banking; statewide database tracking (Wis. Stat. § 138.14) Source says: "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued by the division under sub. (5) | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed lender license required from the Division of Banking (Wis. Stat. § 138.09) Source says: Before any person may do business under this section, that person shall first obtain a license from the division. | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Allouez, WI — population 13,839
- Bellevue, WI — population 16,730
- Howard, WI — population 20,775
- Ashwaubenon, WI — population 16,986
- Suamico, WI — population 13,225
- De Pere, WI — population 25,348
- Hobart, WI — population 10,960
- Denmark, WI — population 2,422