Personal loans in Pierce, NE
State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Pierce's roughly 1,822 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Pierce ranks 65th of 527 places in Nebraska, with a population near 1,822.
The roughly 1,822 people who live in Pierce borrow under Nebraska rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 1.4%. Judge Pierce offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. For a bigger market, look to Norfolk, NE about 13 miles away.
The Pierce data picture
Set out below is Pierce's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: a Census-estimated 1,822, 65th among Nebraska's 527 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.4% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Absolute change: 25 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: with 1,822 residents, Pierce is larger than about 88% of Nebraska's Census places.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.9 sq mi holds about 2,009 people per square mile.
- Land area: Pierce covers 0.9 square miles, the 121st-largest area among Nebraska's 527 places.
- Water: Pierce holds about 0.02 square miles, the 37th-largest water area in Nebraska.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Nebraska's residents live in Pierce (1,822 people).
- National rank: Pierce is 7,963rd of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Pierce ranks 320th among Nebraska's 527 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Pierce's 1.4% change compares with a Nebraska average of -0.6% across its 527 places.
- Density rank: Pierce places 32nd among Nebraska's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Nebraska: Pierce's 2,009 people per square mile compare with a state median of 830.
- Location: latitude 42.1995, longitude -97.5292 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Norfolk (13 mi); Madison (26 mi); Wayne (27 mi); Yankton (48 mi); West Point (49 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Pierce.
- Smaller places nearby: Hadar (8 mi); Foster (9 mi); Osmond (12 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 72 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 44 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Which Nebraska laws govern a loan in Pierce
For the roughly 1,822 residents of Pierce, the rules below are Nebraska's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| 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 |
Pierce in state context
Set beside Nebraska's 527 places, Pierce ranks 65th by population and holds about 0.1% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Pierce ranks 320th of 527 in Nebraska (about the 39th percentile). By density, at about 2,009 people per square mile, it ranks 32nd in Nebraska. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 25 residents.
Lender access in Pierce
Pierce is a fairly dense community of about 1,822 people, with 6 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Pierce's 1,822 borrowers is set by Nebraska licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Norfolk, NE about 13 miles away.
Pierce on the map
Pierce covers about 0.9 square miles of land, with 0.02 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 2,009 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Omaha, the distance is roughly 100 miles. Pierce has 6 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 121st of 527 Nebraska places.
Steps to take before a Pierce loan
For Pierce's roughly 1,822 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Look the lender up in the Nebraska regulator's licence records before you sign.
- 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.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
What differs between Pierce and the rest of Nebraska is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 1,822 people here.
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Nearby places
- Hadar, NE — population 293
- Foster, NE — population 45
- Osmond, NE — population 796
- McLean, NE — population 37
- Norfolk, NE — population 26,147
- Battle Creek, NE — population 1,185
- Hoskins, NE — population 272
- Randolph, NE — population 877