Personal loans in Rockport, TX
Rockport is a small town of about 10,929 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Texas statute. Lenders active in Rockport report to a Texas supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below.
The Census estimates 10,929 residents in Rockport, which ranks it 230th of 1,224 places in Texas. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Rockport. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Rockport at about 8.4%. The next larger city is Portland, TX about 20 miles away.
Rockport: population, trend and location
The figures below are Rockport's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Texas rules.
- Population: 10,929 — Rockport ranks 230th of 1,224 communities in Texas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 8.4% from 2020 to 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 845 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 81% of Texas's places have fewer residents than Rockport's 10,929.
- Population density: about 661 people per square mile (Census land area 16.5 sq mi).
- Land area rank: Rockport's 16.5 square miles rank 138th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Water: Rockport holds about 4.55 square miles, the 24th-largest water area in Texas.
- Within Texas: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Rockport.
- National standing: Rockport ranks 2,956th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Rockport ranks 280th among Texas's 1,224 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Rockport's 8.4% change compares with a Texas average of +6.5% across its 1,224 places.
- Density rank: Rockport places 757th among Texas's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Texas: Rockport's 661 people per square mile compare with a state median of 840.
- Location: 28.0476 / -97.0500, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Portland (20 mi); Corpus Christi (22 mi); Port Lavaca (47 mi); Beeville (49 mi); Victoria (54 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places close by: Fulton (2 mi); Aransas Pass (10 mi); Bayside (10 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 20 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 9 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Before you apply in Rockport
These steps shape the offer you get in Rockport, a place of about 10,929 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Verify the lender's Texas licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
The process is identical across Texas; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Rockport holds 10,929 people.
The anatomy of a Rockport personal loan
In Rockport, a small town of about 10,929, 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 Rockport's rank of 230th in Texas: 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 Rockport loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Which Texas laws govern a loan in Rockport
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Rockport: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required for non-depository lenders charging more than 10% interest; Chapter 342 governs consumer loans (Tex. Fin. Code § 342.051) Source says: Non-depository lenders who engage in making, transacting, or collecting loans with a rate of interest greater than 10% must be licensed by the OCCC. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Rockport: area, density and distance
Inside Rockport's boundaries lie roughly 16.5 square miles of land and 4.55 square miles of water. With 10,929 residents, the land area yields roughly 661 people per square mile. The largest place in Texas, Houston, lies about 157 miles away. Within 50 miles of Rockport there are 4 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 138th of 1,224 Texas places.
Borrowing reach in Rockport
Rockport is moderately settled, with about 661 people per square mile and 4 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Rockport's 10,929 borrowers is set by Texas licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Portland, TX about 20 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Fulton, TX — population 1,592
- Aransas Pass, TX — population 8,923
- Bayside, TX — population 273
- Port Aransas, TX — population 3,446
- Ingleside, TX — population 10,147
- Gregory, TX — population 1,724
- Ingleside on the Bay, TX — population 602
- Corpus Christi, TX — population 316,595