Personal loans in Oak Ridge, TX
A lender that serves Oak Ridge operates under Texas lending statutes and a Texas supervisor. The first question in Oak Ridge is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 1,293 people live here under Texas lending law.
Roughly 1,293 residents live in Oak Ridge, the 732nd-largest community in Texas. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Oak Ridge up by about 65.6%. Verify the lender's Texas licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Oak Ridge. The nearest larger metro is Kaufman, TX about 4 miles away.
Oak Ridge: the sourced local profile
Set out below is Oak Ridge's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 1,293 — Oak Ridge ranks 732nd of 1,224 communities in Texas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 65.6% above the 2020 Census base.
- Net change: roughly 512 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 40% of the places in Texas, with 1,293 residents in Oak Ridge.
- Population density: 349 people per square mile on 3.7 square miles of land.
- By land area: Oak Ridge ranks 465th among Texas's 1,224 places, at 3.7 sq mi.
- Water area: Oak Ridge has 0.03 square miles of water, ranking 388th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Share of state population: Oak Ridge's 1,293 residents are about 0.0% of Texas.
- National rank: Oak Ridge is 9,273rd of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth in Texas: Oak Ridge stands 19th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,224 places.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Oak Ridge's 65.6%.
- Density rank: Oak Ridge places 1,009th among Texas's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Oak Ridge's 349 people per square mile sit against a Texas median of 840.
- Location: it lies at 32.6260, -96.2684 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Kaufman (4 mi); Terrell (7 mi); Talty (9 mi); Crandall (10 mi); Kemp (13 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Oak Ridge.
- Nearest smaller places: Post Oak Bend (3 mi); Oak Grove (7 mi); Scurry (10 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 52 places smaller than Oak Ridge sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 250 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
A pre-application checklist for Oak Ridge
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Oak Ridge, home to about 1,293 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the Texas licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
None of these steps is Oak Ridge-specific: the same Texas licensing and disclosure rules reach all 1,293 residents.
Oak Ridge: area, density and distance
Inside Oak Ridge's boundaries lie roughly 3.7 square miles of land and 0.03 square miles of water. The resulting density is about 349 people per square mile. The largest place in Texas, Houston, lies about 203 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Oak Ridge takes in 88 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 250 larger places.
Texas consumer-lending rules applied in Oak Ridge
When Texas does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Oak Ridge is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
Getting a loan in Oak Ridge
At roughly 349 people per square mile, Oak Ridge is lightly settled; 88 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to Oak Ridge's 1,293 borrowers is set by Texas licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Kaufman, TX about 4 miles away.
Where Oak Ridge sits in Texas
Within Texas, Oak Ridge holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 732nd-largest share among 1,224 places. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 19th of 1,224 Texas places, putting it near the 98th percentile for growth. At about 349 people per square mile, Oak Ridge is the 1,009th most densely settled place in Texas. Within 50 miles sit 52 smaller Census places, alongside the 88 that are larger.
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Nearby places
- Post Oak Bend, TX — population 888
- Kaufman, TX — population 9,201
- Terrell, TX — population 21,480
- Oak Grove, TX — population 819
- Talty, TX — population 3,048
- Scurry, TX — population 829
- Crandall, TX — population 4,995
- Grays Prairie, TX — population 392