Personal loans in Hainesville, IL
Two households in Hainesville with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 3,489 residents are not the reason. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Hainesville down by about 1.6%. At about 3,489 residents, Hainesville is larger than roughly 70% of the places in Illinois. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Hainesville loan. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Hainesville's roughly 3,489 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The nearest larger city is Round Lake Park, IL about 1 miles away.
The Hainesville data picture
The figures below are Hainesville's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Illinois rules.
- Population: 3,489 — Hainesville ranks 394th of 1,294 communities in Illinois (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 1.6% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 57 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 70% of Illinois's places have fewer residents than Hainesville's 3,489.
- Land and density: 1.8 square miles of land carry roughly 1,889 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Hainesville's 1.8 square miles rank 521st of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Water area rank: Hainesville ranks 349th among Illinois's 1,294 places, with 0.03 sq mi.
- Within Illinois: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Hainesville.
- National rank: Hainesville is the 5,835th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Hainesville ranks 420th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Hainesville's 1.6% change compares with a Illinois average of -2.0% across its 1,294 places.
- Density in Illinois: Hainesville ranks 243rd by people per square mile.
- Density vs Illinois: Hainesville's 1,889 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: 42.3362 / -88.0734, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Round Lake Park (1 mi); Round Lake (2 mi); Grayslake (2 mi); Round Lake Beach (3 mi); Volo (4 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller towns nearby: Round Lake Heights (4 mi); Third Lake (4 mi); Old Mill Creek (8 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 64 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 397.
Before you apply in Hainesville
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Hainesville (3,489 residents):
- 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.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Look the lender up in the Illinois regulator's licence records before you sign.
- 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.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
The process is identical across Illinois; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Hainesville holds 3,489 people.
How Hainesville compares across Illinois
Set beside Illinois's 1,294 places, Hainesville ranks 394th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Hainesville stands 420th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 68th percentile. By density, at about 1,889 people per square mile, it ranks 243rd in Illinois. By land area, its 1.8 square miles rank 521st of 1,294 places in Illinois.
Land, water and location for Hainesville
Inside Hainesville's boundaries lie roughly 1.8 square miles of land and 0.03 square miles of water. That land carries about 1,889 people per square mile. The largest place in Illinois, Chicago, lies about 40 miles away. Hainesville has 224 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 64 smaller Census places.
What is available to Hainesville borrowers
At roughly 1,889 people per square mile, Hainesville is moderately settled; 224 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Hainesville's 3,489 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Round Lake Park, IL about 1 miles away.
The Illinois lending rules that reach Hainesville
Every row below records a Illinois rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Hainesville lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Round Lake Park, IL — population 7,724
- Round Lake, IL — population 18,430
- Grayslake, IL — population 20,954
- Round Lake Beach, IL — population 26,783
- Round Lake Heights, IL — population 2,575
- Third Lake, IL — population 1,097
- Lake Villa, IL — population 8,625
- Mundelein, IL — population 31,790