Personal loans in Hoboken, GA
A lender serving Hoboken holds a Georgia licence and answers to a Georgia regulator; no city office is involved for its 489 residents. The Census estimates 489 residents in Hoboken, which ranks it 391st of 536 places in Georgia. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Hoboken up by about 1.5%. When Georgia caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Hoboken as from the rest of the state. For a community of about 489, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Nahunta, GA about 9 miles away.
The Hoboken data picture
Hoboken is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 489 people live here, which puts Hoboken 391st of 536 Census places in Georgia (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Higher by roughly 1.5% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 7 residents.
- Size percentile: about 27% of Georgia communities are smaller than Hoboken (489 residents).
- Density: roughly 143 residents per square mile, spread over 3.4 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Hoboken ranks 240th among Georgia's 536 places, at 3.4 sq mi.
- Water area: Hoboken has 0.02 square miles of water, ranking 302nd of 536 places in Georgia.
- Share of Georgia: Hoboken holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 489 people.
- National rank: Hoboken is the 13,261st most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Hoboken's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 264th of 536 places in Georgia.
- State comparison: Georgia's places average +3.4% for 2020-to-2023, against Hoboken's 1.5%.
- Density rank: Hoboken places 478th among Georgia's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Hoboken runs about 143 residents per square mile, where the Georgia median is 536.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 31.1805, -82.1309.
- Nearest larger cities: Nahunta (9 mi); Blackshear (10 mi); Waycross (14 mi); Patterson (14 mi); Screven (22 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities close by: Offerman (16 mi); Argyle (32 mi); Odum (35 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 8 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 122 places are larger than Hoboken.
Which Georgia laws govern a loan in Hoboken
When Georgia does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Hoboken is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (DBF) Source says: "The Non-depository division supervises mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators, as well as installment lenders, check cashers, and money transmitters". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Installment lender license required for loans of $3,000 or less Source says: "any entity making loans of $3,000.00 or less to individuals must be licensed with the Department as an installment lender". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Installment Loan Act rate cap | 10% per annum of the face amount of the contract (licensed installment loans) Source says: "may charge interest at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per annum of the face amount of the contract". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
How Hoboken compares across Georgia
Within Georgia, Hoboken holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 391st-largest share among 536 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Hoboken stands 264th among Georgia's 536 places — roughly the 51th percentile. Its roughly 143 residents per square mile place it 478th among Georgia's places. Within 50 miles sit 8 smaller Census places, alongside the 22 that are larger.
What to do before borrowing in Hoboken
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Hoboken (489 residents):
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- 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.
- Verify the lender's Georgia licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
None of these steps is Hoboken-specific: the same Georgia licensing and disclosure rules reach all 489 residents.
What shapes a Hoboken personal loan
A Hoboken personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 489 residents. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Hoboken can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Hoboken loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Hoboken: area, density and distance
Hoboken covers about 3.4 square miles of land, with 0.02 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). With 489 residents, the land area yields roughly 143 people per square mile. Atlanta, the largest place in Georgia, is about 223 miles from Hoboken. Hoboken has 22 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 122 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Nahunta, GA — population 1,028
- Blackshear, GA — population 3,646
- Patterson, GA — population 773
- Waycross, GA — population 13,714
- Offerman, GA — population 460
- Screven, GA — population 803
- Homeland, GA — population 899
- Folkston, GA — population 4,684