Personal loans in Pingree Grove, IL
When Illinois caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Pingree Grove as from the rest of the state.
For a borrower among the roughly 11,137 residents of Pingree Grove, a personal loan is a tool whose cost turns on the terms, not the address. The Census estimates 11,137 residents in Pingree Grove, which ranks it 205th of 1,294 places in Illinois. The trend for Pingree Grove between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 7.4%. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Pingree Grove loan. The closest larger city is Huntley, IL about 5 miles away.
The Pingree Grove data picture
The figures below are Pingree Grove's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Illinois rules.
- Population: the Census counts 11,137 residents in Pingree Grove (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 205th-largest figure among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 7.4%.
- People gained or lost: about 764 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 84% of Illinois places rank below Pingree Grove.
- Density: roughly 2,756 residents per square mile, spread over 4.0 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Pingree Grove covers 4.0 square miles, the 313th-largest area among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Water area: Pingree Grove has 0.09 square miles of water, ranking 226th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Share of state population: Pingree Grove's 11,137 residents are about 0.1% of Illinois.
- National rank: Pingree Grove sits 2,914th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Pingree Grove's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 13th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Against the state trend: Pingree Grove's 7.4% change compares with a Illinois average of -2.0% across its 1,294 places.
- Density in Illinois: Pingree Grove ranks 136th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Pingree Grove runs about 2,756 residents per square mile, where the Illinois median is 993.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 42.0866, -88.4324.
- Nearest larger cities: Huntley (5 mi); Elgin (6 mi); Carpentersville (8 mi); Algonquin (8 mi); Lake in the Hills (9 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Pingree Grove.
- Smaller communities close by: Gilberts (3 mi); Hampshire (4 mi); West Dundee (5 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 173 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 228.
The anatomy of a Pingree Grove personal loan
Pingree Grove is a small town of about 11,137 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. A lender serving Pingree Grove's 11,137 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Pingree Grove loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Where Pingree Grove sits in Illinois
Against Illinois's other places, Pingree Grove accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 205th of 1,294 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Pingree Grove ranks 13th of 1,294 in Illinois (about the 99th percentile). By density, at about 2,756 people per square mile, it ranks 136th in Illinois. In land area, Pingree Grove ranks 313th among Illinois's 1,294 places.
Which Illinois laws govern a loan in Pingree Grove
These are Illinois's sourced lending facts as they reach Pingree Grove's 11,137 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Pingree Grove on the map
Inside Pingree Grove's boundaries lie roughly 4.0 square miles of land and 0.09 square miles of water. That land carries about 2,756 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Chicago, is roughly 42 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Pingree Grove takes in 141 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 313th of 1,294 Illinois places.
What to do before borrowing in Pingree Grove
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Pingree Grove (11,137 residents):
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Look the lender up in the Illinois regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- 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.
What differs between Pingree Grove and the rest of Illinois is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 11,137 people here.
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Nearby places
- Gilberts, IL — population 8,772
- Huntley, IL — population 28,269
- Hampshire, IL — population 8,086
- West Dundee, IL — population 7,878
- Elgin, IL — population 113,310
- Sleepy Hollow, IL — population 3,131
- Algonquin, IL — population 30,134
- Lily Lake, IL — population 1,041