Personal loans in Middle Point, OH
A lender serving Middle Point holds a Ohio licence and answers to a Ohio regulator; no city office is involved for its 566 residents. At about 566 residents, Middle Point is larger than roughly 31% of the places in Ohio.
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Middle Point at about 0.5%. Verify the lender's Ohio licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Middle Point. A larger market lies at Delphos, OH about 6 miles away. For the 566 people in Middle Point, Ohio runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply.
Middle Point: the sourced local profile
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Ohio rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 566 people live here, which puts Middle Point 638th of 924 Census places in Ohio (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 0.5%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 3 residents.
- Size percentile: Middle Point sits ahead of around 31% of Ohio places, at 566 people.
- Density: roughly 1,040 residents per square mile, spread over 0.5 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Middle Point ranks 670th among Ohio's 924 places, at 0.5 sq mi.
- State population share: Middle Point accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Ohio.
- National rank: Middle Point is 12,667th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Middle Point's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 355th of 924 places in Ohio.
- Against the state trend: Middle Point's 0.5% change compares with a Ohio average of +0.9% across its 924 places.
- Density rank: Middle Point places 585th among Ohio's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Middle Point's 1,040 people per square mile sit against a Ohio median of 1,289.
- Location: coordinates 40.8560, -84.4468 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Delphos (6 mi); Van Wert (7 mi); Ottoville (8 mi); Ohio City (11 mi); Spencerville (11 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places nearby: Venedocia (5 mi); Elgin (8 mi); Fort Jennings (8 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 62 of them.
- At 100 miles: 405 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Which Ohio laws govern a loan in Middle Point
Ohio has no separate rate rule for Middle Point; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 566 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 |
| 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 |
Before you apply in Middle Point
For Middle Point's roughly 566 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Ohio licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
What differs between Middle Point and the rest of Ohio is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 566 people here.
Lender access in Middle Point
At roughly 1,040 people per square mile, Middle Point is moderately settled; 95 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Ohio licence lets a lender serve Middle Point without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 566 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Delphos, OH about 6 miles away.
What shapes a Middle Point personal loan
Most loans made to Middle Point's 566 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Middle Point can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. The term you choose in Middle Point decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Where Middle Point sits
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.5 square miles of land within Middle Point, with no significant water area listed. With 566 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,040 people per square mile. The largest place in Ohio, Columbus, lies about 98 miles away. Within 50 miles of Middle Point there are 95 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 405 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Venedocia, OH — population 136
- Delphos, OH — population 7,061
- Elgin, OH — population 45
- Ottoville, OH — population 970
- Van Wert, OH — population 11,040
- Fort Jennings, OH — population 525
- Grover Hill, OH — population 380
- Spencerville, OH — population 2,164