Personal loans in Parker, AZ
A personal loan in Parker is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 3,400 people. The Census counts 3,400 people in Parker, the 69th-largest figure among Arizona's 91 places.
The nearest larger city is Lake Havasu City, AZ about 33 miles away. The trend for Parker between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 0.3%. Every figure below is Arizona's own, applied to Parker's 3,400 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Parker.
Where Parker stands
The figures below are Parker's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Arizona rules.
- Population: a Census-estimated 3,400, 69th among Arizona's 91 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 0.3% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Absolute change: 11 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 24% of the places in Arizona, with 3,400 residents in Parker.
- Population density: about 155 people per square mile (Census land area 22.0 sq mi).
- Land area rank: Parker's 22.0 square miles rank 50th of 91 places in Arizona.
- Water area rank: Parker ranks 53rd among Arizona's 91 places, with 0.01 sq mi.
- Share of Arizona: Parker holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 3,400 people.
- National rank: Parker is 5,906th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Parker's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 63rd of 91 places in Arizona.
- State comparison: Arizona's places average +3.8% for 2020-to-2023, against Parker's 0.3%.
- Density in Arizona: Parker ranks 77th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Parker's 155 people per square mile sit against a Arizona median of 566.
- Location: 34.0340, -114.2281 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Lake Havasu City (33 mi); Blythe (35 mi); Needles (58 mi); Bullhead City (78 mi); Kingman (83 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller towns nearby: Quartzsite (25 mi); Wellton (96 mi); Westmorland (106 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 1 places smaller than Parker sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 7 places are larger than Parker.
How personal loans work in Parker
In Parker, a small community of about 3,400, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Parker's rank of 69th in Arizona: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Parker loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Which Arizona laws govern a loan in Parker
Arizona has no separate rate rule for Parker; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 3,400 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) Source says: "The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI)". | Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Not permitted — payday lending authorization expired June 30, 2010; DIFI no longer licenses payday lenders; consumer loans over 36% APR illegal since July 1, 2010 Source says: "The law allowing payday loans in Arizona expired on June 30, 2010. DIFI no longer licenses payday lenders." | Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer lender license required from the deputy director (A.R.S. Title 6, Chapter 5); at least $25,000 in assets readily available per licensed office; license not transferable Source says: "shall not engage in the business of a consumer lender without first being licensed as a consumer lender". | Arizona State Legislature — A.R.S. § 6-603 as of 2026-09-16 |
Parker on the map
The Census Gazetteer records 22.0 square miles of land and 0.01 square miles of water within Parker. With 3,400 residents, the land area yields roughly 155 people per square mile. The largest place in Arizona, Phoenix, lies about 127 miles away. Within 50 miles of Parker there are 2 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 1 smaller Census places.
Where Parker sits in Arizona
Parker is the 69th-largest of 91 Census places in Arizona and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Parker stands 63rd among Arizona's 91 places — roughly the 31th percentile. By density, at about 155 people per square mile, it ranks 77th in Arizona. Within 50 miles sit 1 smaller Census places, alongside the 2 that are larger.
Before you apply in Parker
These steps shape the offer you get in Parker, a place of about 3,400 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Arizona regulator's licence list.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
What differs between Parker and the rest of Arizona is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 3,400 people here.
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Nearby places
- Quartzsite, AZ — population 2,389
- Lake Havasu City, AZ — population 59,257
- Blythe, CA — population 18,045
- Needles, CA — population 4,824
- Bullhead City, AZ — population 43,302
- Kingman, AZ — population 35,334
- Wellton, AZ — population 2,572
- Wickenburg, AZ — population 8,123