Personal loans in Louisville, OH
When Ohio caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Louisville as from the rest of the state.
For a borrower among the roughly 9,700 residents of Louisville, a personal loan is a tool whose cost turns on the terms, not the address. Louisville ranks 181st of 924 places in Ohio, with a population near 9,700. Population in Louisville climbed about 1.9% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Rate-shopping from Louisville costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. A larger market lies at Canton, OH about 6 miles away.
What the Census records for Louisville
Set out below is Louisville's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 9,700 people, a figure that places Louisville 181st among the 924 Census places in Ohio (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 1.9% above the 2020 Census base.
- People gained or lost: about 185 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 80% of Ohio's places have fewer residents than Louisville's 9,700.
- Population density: about 1,706 people per square mile (Census land area 5.7 sq mi).
- By land area: Louisville ranks 176th among Ohio's 924 places, at 5.7 sq mi.
- State population share: Louisville accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in Ohio.
- National rank: Louisville sits 3,223rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Louisville ranks 84th among Ohio's 924 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Ohio's places average +0.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Louisville's 1.9%.
- Density in Ohio: Louisville ranks 282nd by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Louisville's 1,706 people per square mile sit against a Ohio median of 1,289.
- Location: 40.8370, -81.2641 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Canton (6 mi); North Canton (7 mi); Alliance (9 mi); Green (14 mi); Massillon (14 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller towns: East Canton (3 mi); Meyers Lake (8 mi); Hartville (9 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 183 places smaller than Louisville sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 124.
What shapes a Louisville personal loan
Most loans made to Louisville's 9,700 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Louisville can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Louisville loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
The state rulebook for Louisville
Below are the Ohio rules that apply to a loan made in Louisville, each with the regulator that issued it.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 8% per annum maximum by written agreement for the general case; higher rates permitted only in specified cases (e.g., principal over $100,000, business loans, certain mortgages). Source says: "may stipulate therein for the payment of interest upon the amount thereof at any rate not exceeding eight per cent per annum payable annually" (Ohio Rev. Code 1343.01(A)). [codes.ohio.gov content retrieved via search-engine fetch of the official section; direct connections blocked from our network] | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
Louisville against the rest of Ohio
Louisville is the 181st-largest of 924 Census places in Ohio and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 84th of 924 Ohio places, putting it near the 91th percentile for growth. By density, at about 1,706 people per square mile, it ranks 282nd in Ohio. By land area, its 5.7 square miles rank 176th of 924 places in Ohio.
Steps to take before a Louisville loan
For Louisville's roughly 9,700 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- 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.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- 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.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
What differs between Louisville and the rest of Ohio is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 9,700 people here.
Louisville on the map
Louisville's land area is roughly 5.7 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. That land carries about 1,706 people per square mile. The largest place in Ohio, Columbus, lies about 108 miles away. Louisville has 60 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 176th of 924 Ohio places.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- East Canton, OH — population 1,509
- Canton, OH — population 69,197
- North Canton, OH — population 17,637
- Hartville, OH — population 3,385
- Meyers Lake, OH — population 721
- Alliance, OH — population 21,525
- Waynesburg, OH — population 919
- Malvern, OH — population 1,106