Personal loans in Kermit, TX
A personal loan in Kermit is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 5,952 people. The Census counts 5,952 people in Kermit, the 339th-largest figure among Texas's 1,224 places.
Kermit lost roughly 5.1% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Rate-shopping from Kermit costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Monahans, TX about 14 miles away. For the 5,952 people in Kermit, Texas runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply.
Kermit by the numbers
Set out below is Kermit's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 5,952 people, a figure that places Kermit 339th among the 1,224 Census places in Texas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 5.1% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- People gained or lost: about 320 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: Kermit's 5,952 people outrank roughly 72% of the places in Texas.
- Population density: 2,350 people per square mile on 2.5 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Kermit's 2.5 square miles rank 583rd of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Share of state population: Kermit's 5,952 residents are about 0.0% of Texas.
- Nationally: Kermit is the 4,376th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Texas: Kermit stands 1,197th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,224 places.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Kermit's 5.1%.
- Density rank: Kermit places 131st among Texas's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Kermit's 2,350 people per square mile sit against a Texas median of 840.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 31.8539, -103.0924.
- Nearest larger cities: Monahans (14 mi); Town of Pecos (41 mi); Odessa (44 mi); Andrews (45 mi); Midland (59 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Kermit.
- Smaller towns nearby: Wink (8 mi); Jal (19 mi); Wickett (20 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 9 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 12 places are larger than Kermit.
Before you apply in Kermit
Before you apply in Kermit, a community of about 5,952, work through these steps:
- 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.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Verify the lender's Texas licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
None of these steps is Kermit-specific: the same Texas licensing and disclosure rules reach all 5,952 residents.
What is available to Kermit borrowers
At roughly 2,350 people per square mile, Kermit is fairly dense; 4 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Texas licence lets a lender serve Kermit without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 5,952 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Monahans, TX about 14 miles away.
Kermit's place among Texas's 1,224 places
Among Texas's 1,224 places, Kermit sits at 339th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Kermit ranks 1,197th of 1,224 in Texas (about the 2th percentile). At about 2,350 people per square mile, Kermit is the 131st most densely settled place in Texas. In land area, Kermit ranks 583rd among Texas's 1,224 places.
Texas consumer-lending rules applied in Kermit
These are Texas's sourced lending facts as they reach Kermit's 5,952 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required for non-depository lenders charging more than 10% interest; Chapter 342 governs consumer loans (Tex. Fin. Code § 342.051) Source says: Non-depository lenders who engage in making, transacting, or collecting loans with a rate of interest greater than 10% must be licensed by the OCCC. | 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 |
How a Kermit personal loan is priced
Kermit is a small town of about 5,952 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Kermit lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Kermit loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
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Nearby places
- Wink, TX — population 876
- Monahans, TX — population 7,311
- Jal, NM — population 2,105
- Wickett, TX — population 408
- Pyote, TX — population 67
- Thorntonville, TX — population 536
- Goldsmith, TX — population 226
- Barstow, TX — population 252