Personal loans in Octavia, NE
Octavia is home to roughly 108 people and stands 410th by size out of 527 Census places in Nebraska. A personal loan in Octavia is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 108 people.
Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Octavia. To lend to Octavia's 108 residents, a company must hold a Nebraska licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. Octavia added about 0.9% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Schuyler, NE about 7 miles away.
Where Octavia stands
Octavia is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: an estimated 108 residents, 410th of 527 places in Nebraska (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Higher by roughly 0.9% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 1 residents.
- Size percentile: Octavia's 108 people outrank roughly 22% of the places in Nebraska.
- Land and density: 0.2 square miles of land carry roughly 659 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Octavia ranks 453rd among Nebraska's 527 places, at 0.2 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Octavia's 108 residents are about 0.0% of Nebraska.
- National rank: Octavia is 17,999th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Octavia's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 128th of 527 places in Nebraska.
- Against the state trend: Octavia's 0.9% change compares with a Nebraska average of -0.6% across its 527 places.
- Density rank: Octavia places 332nd among Nebraska's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Octavia's 659 people per square mile sit against a Nebraska median of 830.
- Location: 41.3474, -97.0590 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Schuyler (7 mi); David City (7 mi); Bellwood (9 mi); Brainard (12 mi); Prague (13 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places nearby: Abie (6 mi); Bruno (7 mi); Linwood (8 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 14 places smaller than Octavia sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 341.
Getting a loan in Octavia
At roughly 659 people per square mile, Octavia is moderately settled; 95 larger places lie within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Nebraska reach Octavia's 108 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Schuyler, NE about 7 miles away.
Land, water and location for Octavia
Inside Octavia's boundaries lie about 0.2 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. That land carries about 659 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Omaha, is roughly 53 miles away. Octavia has 95 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 453rd of 527 Nebraska places.
What to do before borrowing in Octavia
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Octavia, home to about 108 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the Nebraska licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
None of these steps is Octavia-specific: the same Nebraska licensing and disclosure rules reach all 108 residents.
How Nebraska law applies in Octavia
This table holds the Nebraska rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Octavia's 108 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance (NDBF) Source says: "The Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance is a state agency under the direct supervision of the Governor." | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 45-901 to 45-931) Source says: "Sections 45-901 to 45-931 shall be known and may be cited as the Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act." | Nebraska Legislature (Nebraska Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Delayed deposit services (payday) licensing administration | NDBF publishes delayed deposit services license guidelines, statutes, and a licensed-business search Source says: "Delayed Deposit Services (Payday Lenders)" | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
Octavia in state context
Within Nebraska, Octavia holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 410th-largest share among 527 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Octavia stands 128th among Nebraska's 527 places — roughly the 76th percentile. By density, at about 659 people per square mile, it ranks 332nd in Nebraska. Within 50 miles sit 14 smaller Census places, alongside the 95 that are larger.
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Nearby places
- Schuyler, NE — population 6,529
- Abie, NE — population 66
- David City, NE — population 3,024
- Bruno, NE — population 98
- Linwood, NE — population 93
- Brainard, NE — population 352
- Richland, NE — population 73
- Bellwood, NE — population 409