Personal loans in Kechi, KS
The Census counts 2,380 people in Kechi, the 102nd-largest figure among Kansas's 625 places. The roughly 2,380 people who live in Kechi borrow under Kansas rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Kechi. When Kansas caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Kechi as from the rest of the state. Population in Kechi climbed about 7.4% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Bel Aire, KS about 2 miles away.
Where Kechi stands
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Kansas table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: a Census-estimated 2,380, 102nd among Kansas's 625 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 7.4%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 164 residents.
- Size percentile: Kechi's 2,380 people outrank roughly 84% of the places in Kansas.
- Population density: 395 people per square mile on 6.0 square miles of land.
- Land area: Kechi covers 6.0 square miles, the 50th-largest area among Kansas's 625 places.
- Water area rank: Kechi ranks 64th among Kansas's 625 places, with 0.05 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Kansas's residents live in Kechi (2,380 people).
- Nationally: Kechi is the 7,010th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Kechi's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 13th of 625 places in Kansas.
- Versus Kansas: the state average change is -1.0%, while Kechi moved 7.4%.
- Density in Kansas: Kechi ranks 485th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Kechi's 395 people per square mile sit against a Kansas median of 764.
- Location: coordinates 37.7948, -97.2665 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Bel Aire (2 mi); Park City (3 mi); Valley Center (6 mi); Wichita (8 mi); Andover (10 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller communities within reach: Eastborough (8 mi); Benton (9 mi); Sedgwick (12 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 54 of them.
- At 100 miles: 42 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The anatomy of a Kechi personal loan
With roughly 2,380 residents, Kechi is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Kechi can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Kechi loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
The geography behind Kechi
The Census Gazetteer records 6.0 square miles of land and 0.05 square miles of water within Kechi. That land carries about 395 people per square mile. The largest place in Kansas, Wichita, lies about 8 miles away. Kechi has 23 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 54 smaller Census places.
How lenders reach Kechi
Kechi is a lightly settled community of about 2,380 people, with 23 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Kansas licence lets a lender serve Kechi without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 2,380 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Bel Aire, KS about 2 miles away.
How Kechi compares across Kansas
Kechi is the 102nd-largest of 625 Census places in Kansas and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 13th of 625 Kansas places, putting it near the 98th percentile for growth. By density, at about 395 people per square mile, it ranks 485th in Kansas. In land area, Kechi ranks 50th among Kansas's 625 places.
Which Kansas laws govern a loan in Kechi
Every row below records a Kansas rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Kechi lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) Source says: "The Office of the State Bank Commissioner regulates all state-chartered banks, trust companies, mortgage businesses, supervised lenders, credit service organizations, earned wage access service providers, and money transmitters". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| UCCC consumer loan rate caps | 36% on first $860 of unpaid balance; 21% above $860 (closed-end consumer loans) Source says: "36% on the unpaid principal balance which is $860 or less, and 21% on the unpaid principal balance which exceeds $860". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 15% per annum (general contract-rate ceiling for written instruments) Source says: "may stipulate therein for interest receivable ... at a rate not to exceed 15% per annum unless otherwise specifically authorized by law". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Bel Aire, KS — population 9,537
- Park City, KS — population 8,808
- Valley Center, KS — population 7,347
- Eastborough, KS — population 743
- Wichita, KS — population 396,119
- Benton, KS — population 945
- Andover, KS — population 15,814
- Maize, KS — population 6,802