Personal loans in Moreno Valley, CA
If you are weighing a personal loan in Moreno Valley, start from the payment you can carry; its 212,392 residents face the same statewide rules. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Moreno Valley at about 1.8%. Moreno Valley ranks 21st of 482 places in California, with a population near 212,392. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Moreno Valley. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Moreno Valley's 212,392 residents. The closest larger city is Riverside, CA about 11 miles away.
Local context for Moreno Valley
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced California table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 212,392, ranked 21st of 482 places in California (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 1.8% between 2020 and 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 3,752 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 96% of California communities are smaller than Moreno Valley (212,392 residents).
- Population density: about 4,139 people per square mile (Census land area 51.3 sq mi).
- Land area: Moreno Valley covers 51.3 square miles, the 25th-largest area among California's 482 places.
- Water area: Moreno Valley has 0.21 square miles of water, ranking 128th of 482 places in California.
- Share of state population: Moreno Valley's 212,392 residents are about 0.7% of California.
- National rank: Moreno Valley is the 107th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Moreno Valley's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 86th of 482 places in California.
- Against the state trend: Moreno Valley's 1.8% change compares with a California average of -1.3% across its 482 places.
- Density in California: Moreno Valley ranks 181st by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Moreno Valley runs about 4,139 residents per square mile, where the California median is 3,455.
- Location: coordinates 33.9233, -117.2057 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Riverside (11 mi); San Bernardino (16 mi); Fontana (20 mi); Anaheim (32 mi); Irvine (37 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Moreno Valley whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller towns: Loma Linda (9 mi); Redlands (9 mi); Perris (9 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 96 places smaller than Moreno Valley sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 11 places are larger than Moreno Valley.
The geography behind Moreno Valley
The Census Gazetteer records 51.3 square miles of land and 0.21 square miles of water within Moreno Valley. Spread across it are roughly 4,139 residents per square mile. Los Angeles, the largest place in California, is about 69 miles from Moreno Valley. Within 50 miles of Moreno Valley there are 6 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 25th of 482 California places.
Getting a loan in Moreno Valley
With about 4,139 residents per square mile, Moreno Valley is fairly dense, and 6 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Moreno Valley's 212,392 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Riverside, CA about 11 miles away.
What to do before borrowing in Moreno Valley
These steps shape the offer you get in Moreno Valley, a place of about 212,392 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the lender holds a California licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
None of these steps is Moreno Valley-specific: the same California licensing and disclosure rules reach all 212,392 residents.
The state rulebook for Moreno Valley
Every row below records a California rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Moreno Valley lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Source says: "“Department” means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23001 as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under the California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law; max $300 face amount; fee ≤15%; term up to 31 days Source says: "The face amount of the check shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300)"; "A fee for a deferred deposit transaction shall not exceed 15 percent of the face amount of the check" (Financial Code § 23036). | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23035 (and § 23036) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Finance lender/broker license required from the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation (California Financing Law) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of a finance lender or broker without obtaining a license from the commissioner". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 22100 as of 2026-09-16 |
Moreno Valley against the rest of California
Within California, Moreno Valley holds roughly 0.7% of all residents, the 21st-largest share among 482 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Moreno Valley stands 86th among California's 482 places — roughly the 82th percentile. Its roughly 4,139 residents per square mile place it 181st among California's places. The population moved by about 3,752 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.8% shift.
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Nearby places
- Loma Linda, CA — population 25,111
- Perris, CA — population 80,603
- Redlands, CA — population 72,556
- Grand Terrace, CA — population 12,939
- Calimesa, CA — population 11,165
- Colton, CA — population 53,357
- Riverside, CA — population 318,858
- Highland, CA — population 56,202