Personal loans in Morris, IL
State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Morris's 14,508 residents.
If you are weighing a personal loan in Morris, start from the payment you can carry; its 14,508 residents face the same statewide rules. At about 14,508 residents, Morris is larger than roughly 87% of the places in Illinois. Morris gained roughly 2.3% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Verify the lender's Illinois licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Morris. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Shorewood, IL about 14 miles away.
Morris: population, trend and location
Set out below is Morris's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 14,508 — Morris ranks 168th of 1,294 communities in Illinois (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 2.3% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Absolute change: 325 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 87% of the places in Illinois, with 14,508 residents in Morris.
- Population density: 1,171 people per square mile on 12.4 square miles of land.
- By land area: Morris ranks 78th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 12.4 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Morris ranks 69th among Illinois's 1,294 places, with 0.36 sq mi.
- Share of Illinois: Morris holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 14,508 people.
- National rank: Morris is the 2,414th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Morris's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 43rd of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Against the state trend: Morris's 2.3% change compares with a Illinois average of -2.0% across its 1,294 places.
- Density rank: Morris places 551st among Illinois's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Morris runs about 1,171 residents per square mile, where the Illinois median is 993.
- Location: 41.3802, -88.4243 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Shorewood (14 mi); Joliet (17 mi); Yorkville (19 mi); Plainfield (20 mi); Ottawa (21 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities close by: Lisbon (7 mi); Minooka (9 mi); Carbon Hill (9 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 203 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 167.
The anatomy of a Morris personal loan
Morris is a small town of about 14,508 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Morris can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Morris loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
The state rulebook for Morris
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Illinois, and so for Morris's roughly 14,508 residents.
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
How Morris compares across Illinois
Morris is the 168th-largest of 1,294 Census places in Illinois and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Morris stands 43rd among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 97th percentile. At about 1,171 people per square mile, Morris is the 551st most densely settled place in Illinois. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 325 residents.
Land, water and location for Morris
The Census Gazetteer records 12.4 square miles of land and 0.36 square miles of water within Morris. With 14,508 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,171 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Chicago, is roughly 50 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 89 larger communities surround Morris. Within the same 50 miles lie 203 smaller Census places.
Getting a loan in Morris
Morris is moderately settled, with about 1,171 people per square mile and 89 larger places within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Morris's 14,508 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest bigger place is Shorewood, IL about 14 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Lisbon, IL — population 275
- Mazon, IL — population 980
- Carbon Hill, IL — population 382
- Minooka, IL — population 12,879
- Plattville, IL — population 222
- Channahon, IL — population 14,138
- Coal City, IL — population 5,784
- Verona, IL — population 210