Personal loans in Kingston, OH
From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 1.3%. An estimated 1,244 people make their home in Kingston, a figure that ranks 485th in Ohio.
In Kingston, one of 924 Census places in Ohio, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Kingston's 1,244 residents. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Kingston's 1,244 residents. The closest larger city is Circleville, OH about 9 miles away.
The Kingston data picture
Kingston is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 1,244, ranked 485th of 924 places in Ohio (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Roughly 1.3% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- People gained or lost: about 16 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: with 1,244 residents, Kingston is larger than about 48% of Ohio's Census places.
- Density: roughly 3,362 residents per square mile, spread over 0.4 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Kingston's 0.4 square miles rank 741st of 924 places in Ohio.
- Within Ohio: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Kingston.
- Nationally: Kingston is the 9,404th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Kingston ranks 544th among Ohio's 924 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Ohio: the state average change is +0.9%, while Kingston moved 1.3%.
- Density in Ohio: Kingston ranks 46th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Ohio: Kingston's 3,362 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,289.
- Location: coordinates 39.4723, -82.9120 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Circleville (9 mi); Chillicothe (10 mi); South Bloomfield (17 mi); Ashville (18 mi); Commercial Point (23 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller towns nearby: Adelphi (9 mi); Tarlton (9 mi); Laurelville (9 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 68 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 285.
Kingston in state context
Against Ohio's other places, Kingston accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 485th of 924 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Kingston stands 544th among Ohio's 924 places — roughly the 41th percentile. Its roughly 3,362 residents per square mile place it 46th among Ohio's places. In land area, Kingston ranks 741st among Ohio's 924 places.
Steps to take before a Kingston loan
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Kingston, home to about 1,244 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- 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 Ohio licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
In Kingston as elsewhere in Ohio, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 1,244 residents.
Borrowing reach in Kingston
Kingston is fairly dense, with about 3,362 people per square mile and 64 larger places within 50 miles. A Ohio licence lets a lender serve Kingston without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,244 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Circleville, OH about 9 miles away.
Land, water and location for Kingston
Kingston's land area is roughly 0.4 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. That land carries about 3,362 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Columbus, is roughly 36 miles away. Within 50 miles of Kingston there are 64 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 741st of 924 Ohio places.
Ohio consumer-lending rules applied in Kingston
Ohio has no separate rate rule for Kingston; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 1,244 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at 28% per annum; total fees and charges capped at 60% of the originally contracted loan amount. Source says: "(A) Interest not exceeding a rate of twenty-eight per cent per annum" (Ohio Rev. Code 1321.40); total fees/charges capped at "a total amount of fees and charges that exceeds sixty per cent of the originally contracted loan amount" (1321.403). | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance licenses required for non-depository lenders, including Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, short-term lenders, and small loan lenders. Source says: "We issue and manage licenses for companies and individuals under multiple Ohio statutes." (page's regulated-statutes list names Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, Short-term lenders, Small loan lenders). | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Circleville, OH — population 14,452
- Chillicothe, OH — population 21,895
- Tarlton, OH — population 264
- Stoutsville, OH — population 577
- Adelphi, OH — population 316
- Laurelville, OH — population 498
- Williamsport, OH — population 1,012
- Clarksburg, OH — population 403