Personal loans in Ravenna, NE
With an estimated 1,382 residents, Ravenna is the 82nd-largest of 527 places in Nebraska. The first question in Ravenna is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 1,382 people live here under Nebraska lending law.
Population in Ravenna dropped about 4.1% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Ravenna loan. Which products a lender may offer to Ravenna's 1,382 residents follows from the Nebraska consumer-lending framework. For a bigger market, look to Gibbon, NE about 20 miles away.
Ravenna: population, trend and location
What follows is Ravenna's place in the Census record, alongside the Nebraska rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: 1,382 people, a figure that places Ravenna 82nd among the 527 Census places in Nebraska (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 4.1% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 59 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 84% of Nebraska places rank below Ravenna.
- Density: the Census land area of 1.6 sq mi holds about 885 people per square mile.
- Land area: Ravenna covers 1.6 square miles, the 61st-largest area among Nebraska's 527 places.
- Share of Nebraska: Ravenna holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 1,382 people.
- National rank: Ravenna is the 9,013th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Ravenna's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 477th of 527 places in Nebraska.
- Versus Nebraska: the state average change is -0.6%, while Ravenna moved 4.1%.
- Density in Nebraska: Ravenna ranks 246th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Ravenna's 885 people per square mile sit against a Nebraska median of 830.
- Location: coordinates 41.0293, -98.8982 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Gibbon (20 mi); Kearney (25 mi); St. Paul (26 mi); Grand Island (29 mi); Minden (37 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Nearest smaller towns: Rockville (7 mi); Howard City (Boelus) (10 mi); Hazard (10 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 57 places smaller than Ravenna sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 32 places are larger than Ravenna.
Nebraska rules behind a Ravenna personal loan
These are Nebraska's sourced lending facts as they reach Ravenna's 1,382 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| 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 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 16% per annum maximum on agreed interest (unpaid principal balance) Source says: "any rate of interest which may be agreed upon, not exceeding sixteen percent per annum on the unpaid principal balance, shall be valid" | Nebraska Legislature (Nebraska Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Capped at 36% APR (Initiative 428, 2020); violating transactions are void Source says: "A licensee shall not impose an annual percentage rate greater than thirty-six percent in connection with a delayed deposit transaction." | Nebraska Legislature (Nebraska Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Ravenna's place among Nebraska's 527 places
Ravenna is the 82nd-largest of 527 Census places in Nebraska and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Ravenna ranks 477th of 527 in Nebraska (about the 9th percentile). By density, at about 885 people per square mile, it ranks 246th in Nebraska. By land area, its 1.6 square miles rank 61st of 527 places in Nebraska.
What is available to Ravenna borrowers
Ravenna is a moderately settled community of about 1,382 people, with 12 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Nebraska licence lets a lender serve Ravenna without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,382 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Gibbon, NE about 20 miles away.
How a Ravenna personal loan is priced
Ravenna is a small community of about 1,382 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Ravenna loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Ravenna loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
The Ravenna borrowing checklist
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Ravenna (1,382 residents):
- 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.
- Confirm the Nebraska licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- 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 Ravenna and the rest of Nebraska is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 1,382 people here.
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Nearby places
- Rockville, NE — population 89
- Howard City (Boelus), NE — population 183
- Hazard, NE — population 59
- Pleasanton, NE — population 378
- Ashton, NE — population 195
- Loup City, NE — population 1,062
- Litchfield, NE — population 219
- Gibbon, NE — population 1,912