Personal loans in Nason, IL
The roughly 199 people who live in Nason borrow under Illinois rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. Roughly 199 residents live in Nason, the 1,107th-largest community in Illinois.
Nason shed about 1.5% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Which products a lender may offer to Nason's 199 residents follows from the Illinois consumer-lending framework. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Nason. The closest larger place is Bonnie, IL about 4 miles away.
The Nason data picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Illinois table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: the Census counts 199 residents in Nason (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 1,107th-largest figure among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Population trend: A drop of about 1.5% from 2020 to 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 3 residents.
- Size percentile: about 14% of Illinois's Census places are smaller than Nason.
- Land and density: 0.9 square miles of land carry roughly 218 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Nason covers 0.9 square miles, the 805th-largest area among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Share of Illinois: Nason holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 199 people.
- National rank: Nason is 16,509th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Nason's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 369th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while Nason moved 1.5%.
- Density in Illinois: Nason ranks 1,174th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Nason's 218 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: latitude 38.1760, longitude -88.9663 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Bonnie (4 mi); Ina (4 mi); Waltonville (5 mi); Sesser (7 mi); Ewing (9 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller towns nearby: Du Bois (14 mi); Radom (14 mi); Macedonia (17 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 29 of them.
- At 100 miles: 498 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What shapes a Nason personal loan
A Nason personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 199 residents. Two numbers drive a Nason loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. The term you choose in Nason decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
How lenders reach Nason
Nason is lightly settled, with about 218 people per square mile and 120 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Nason's 199 borrowers is set by Illinois licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Bonnie, IL about 4 miles away.
The geography behind Nason
Nason covers about 0.9 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 218 people per square mile. The largest place in Illinois, Chicago, lies about 262 miles away. Nason has 120 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 498 larger places.
The state rulebook for Nason
Illinois has no separate rate rule for Nason; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 199 people.
| 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 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Before you apply in Nason
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Nason, home to about 199 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Look the lender up in the Illinois regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- 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 Nason and the rest of Illinois is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 199 people here.
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Nearby places
- Bonnie, IL — population 367
- Ina, IL — population 1,653
- Waltonville, IL — population 406
- Sesser, IL — population 1,857
- Ewing, IL — population 295
- Mount Vernon, IL — population 14,247
- Woodlawn, IL — population 603
- Benton, IL — population 6,598