Personal loans in Prescott, MI
Prescott ranks 508th of 533 places in Michigan, with a population near 228. Personal loans in Prescott are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 228 population. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Prescott's 228 residents. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Prescott are all set at the Michigan level. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.3% growth in Prescott. The nearest larger metro is Whittemore, MI about 7 miles away.
Prescott: population, trend and location
The figures below are Prescott's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Michigan rules.
- Population: about 228, ranked 508th of 533 places in Michigan (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Growth of about 1.3% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 3 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 5% of Michigan's Census places are smaller than Prescott.
- Population density: about 206 people per square mile across 1.1 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Prescott's 1.1 square miles rank 363rd of 533 places in Michigan.
- Share of Michigan: Prescott holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 228 people.
- National rank: Prescott is 16,054th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Prescott's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 97th of 533 places in Michigan.
- Against the state trend: Prescott's 1.3% change compares with a Michigan average of -0.3% across its 533 places.
- Density rank: Prescott places 515th among Michigan's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Prescott's 206 people per square mile sit against a Michigan median of 1,078.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 44.1916, -83.9322.
- Nearest larger cities: Whittemore (7 mi); Omer (11 mi); Sterling (12 mi); Standish (15 mi); Au Gres (16 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Prescott on the same terms.
- Nearest smaller towns: Turner (8 mi); Twining (8 mi); Minden City (68 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 2 of them.
- At 100 miles: 172 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The geography behind Prescott
The Census Gazetteer records about 1.1 square miles of land within Prescott, with no significant water area listed. With 228 residents, the land area yields roughly 206 people per square mile. The largest place in Michigan, Detroit, lies about 132 miles away. Prescott has 34 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 363rd of 533 Michigan places.
Getting a loan in Prescott
With about 206 residents per square mile, Prescott is lightly settled, and 34 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Michigan reach Prescott's 228 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Whittemore, MI about 7 miles away.
What a Prescott borrower is actually offered
Prescott is a small community of about 228 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Prescott lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Shortening the term on a Prescott loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
How Michigan law applies in Prescott
These are Michigan's sourced lending facts as they reach Prescott's 228 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Source says: ""Department" means the department of insurance and financial services" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed — deferred presentment service transactions (2005 PA 244; MCL 487.2121 et seq.), licensed and regulated by DIFS Source says: "AN ACT to regulate the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions; to require the licensing of providers of deferred presentment service transactions" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required from the commissioner to make regulated loans (Regulatory Loan Act, MCL 493.1 et seq.) Source says: "a person shall not engage in the business of making loans of money ... without first obtaining a license from the commissioner" | Michigan Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
Prescott's place among Michigan's 533 places
Within Michigan, Prescott holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 508th-largest share among 533 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Prescott stands 97th among Michigan's 533 places — roughly the 82th percentile. By density, at about 206 people per square mile, it ranks 515th in Michigan. In land area, Prescott ranks 363rd among Michigan's 533 places.
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Nearby places
- Whittemore, MI — population 418
- Twining, MI — population 140
- Turner, MI — population 120
- Omer, MI — population 283
- Sterling, MI — population 459
- Standish, MI — population 1,457
- Au Gres, MI — population 961
- Rose City, MI — population 579