Personal loans in Lakemoor, IL
Population in Lakemoor climbed about 2.5% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Personal loans in Lakemoor are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 6,338 population. Lakemoor ranks 296th of 1,294 places in Illinois, with a population near 6,338. For a bigger market, look to Volo, IL about 2 miles away. Every figure below is Illinois's own, applied to Lakemoor's 6,338 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Lakemoor residents before they take on more.
Where Lakemoor stands
Lakemoor is a small town; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: 6,338 — Lakemoor ranks 296th of 1,294 communities in Illinois (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 2.5%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 152 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 77% of Illinois's places have fewer residents than Lakemoor's 6,338.
- Population density: about 1,200 people per square mile across 5.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Lakemoor ranks 247th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 5.3 sq mi.
- Water area: Lakemoor has 0.24 square miles of water, ranking 104th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Within Illinois: about 0.1% of the state's population lives in Lakemoor.
- Nationally: Lakemoor is the 4,230th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Lakemoor ranks 40th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Lakemoor's 2.5%.
- Density rank: Lakemoor places 534th among Illinois's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Lakemoor's 1,200 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: coordinates 42.3389, -88.2027 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Volo (2 mi); Johnsburg (4 mi); Island Lake (4 mi); McHenry (5 mi); Round Lake (5 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Nearest smaller towns: Holiday Hills (3 mi); McCullom Lake (5 mi); Prairie Grove (6 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 103 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 324 places are larger than Lakemoor.
Illinois consumer-lending rules applied in Lakemoor
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Lakemoor: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
What is available to Lakemoor borrowers
Lakemoor is a moderately settled community of about 6,338 people, with 192 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Lakemoor's 6,338 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Volo, IL about 2 miles away.
How a Lakemoor personal loan is priced
Most loans made to Lakemoor's 6,338 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. A lender serving Lakemoor's 6,338 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Lakemoor loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
How Lakemoor compares across Illinois
Set beside Illinois's 1,294 places, Lakemoor ranks 296th by population and holds about 0.1% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Lakemoor ranks 40th of 1,294 in Illinois (about the 97th percentile). Its roughly 1,200 residents per square mile place it 534th among Illinois's places. In land area, Lakemoor ranks 247th among Illinois's 1,294 places.
The Lakemoor borrowing checklist
Before you apply in Lakemoor, a community of about 6,338, work through these steps:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Illinois licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
The process is identical across Illinois; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Lakemoor holds 6,338 people.
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Nearby places
- Volo, IL — population 7,016
- Holiday Hills, IL — population 607
- Island Lake, IL — population 7,992
- Johnsburg, IL — population 6,384
- McHenry, IL — population 28,251
- Fox Lake, IL — population 10,805
- Wauconda, IL — population 13,891
- Prairie Grove, IL — population 1,947