Personal loans in Mansfield, OH
Mansfield is a smaller city of about 47,711 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Ohio statute. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Mansfield's 47,711 residents. Roughly 47,711 residents live in Mansfield, the 21st-largest community in Ohio. Every figure below is Ohio's own, applied to Mansfield's 47,711 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Mansfield added about 0.4% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. The closest larger city is Elyria, OH about 47 miles away.
Mansfield by the numbers
The figures below are Mansfield's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Ohio rules.
- Population: an estimated 47,711 residents, 21st of 924 places in Ohio (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A rise of about 0.4% from 2020 to 2023.
- Net change: roughly 170 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 98% of Ohio places rank below Mansfield.
- Density: roughly 1,545 residents per square mile, spread over 30.9 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Mansfield ranks 9th among Ohio's 924 places, at 30.9 sq mi.
- Water: Mansfield holds about 0.06 square miles, the 192nd-largest water area in Ohio.
- State population share: Mansfield accounts for about 0.6% of everyone in Ohio.
- National rank: Mansfield is the 835th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Mansfield ranks 209th among Ohio's 924 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Ohio's places average +0.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Mansfield's 0.4%.
- Density in Ohio: Mansfield ranks 336th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Mansfield runs about 1,545 residents per square mile, where the Ohio median is 1,289.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 40.7667, -82.5308.
- Nearest larger cities: Elyria (47 mi); Newark (48 mi); Lorain (50 mi); Dublin (56 mi); Akron (57 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Mansfield.
- Smaller places nearby: Ontario (4 mi); Lexington (7 mi); Lucas (7 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 138 places smaller than Mansfield sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 14 places are larger than Mansfield.
What to do before borrowing in Mansfield
Before you apply in Mansfield, a community of about 47,711, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Verify the lender's Ohio licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
What differs between Mansfield and the rest of Ohio is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 47,711 people here.
Mansfield in state context
Among Ohio's 924 places, Mansfield sits at 21st for population, a share of roughly 0.6% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Mansfield stands 209th among Ohio's 924 places — roughly the 77th percentile. At about 1,545 people per square mile, Mansfield is the 336th most densely settled place in Ohio. The population moved by about 170 people between 2020 and 2023, a 0.4% shift.
The anatomy of a Mansfield personal loan
In Mansfield, a smaller city of about 47,711, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Mansfield can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Mansfield loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Land, water and location for Mansfield
The Census Gazetteer records 30.9 square miles of land and 0.06 square miles of water within Mansfield. The resulting density is about 1,545 people per square mile. The largest place in Ohio, Columbus, lies about 59 miles away. Mansfield has 3 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 138 smaller Census places.
How Ohio law applies in Mansfield
These are Ohio's sourced lending facts as they reach Mansfield's 47,711 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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Nearby places
- Ontario, OH — population 6,653
- Lexington, OH — population 4,846
- Lucas, OH — population 588
- Bellville, OH — population 1,986
- Mifflin, OH — population 156
- Shelby, OH — population 9,263
- Butler, OH — population 938
- Shiloh, OH — population 614