Personal loans in Spearman, TX
The Census counts 3,037 people in Spearman, the 491st-largest figure among Texas's 1,224 places. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 3.8%.
A personal loan in Spearman is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 3,037 people. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Spearman's roughly 3,037 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Spearman loan. The nearest larger metro is Perryton, TX about 26 miles away.
Where Spearman stands
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Texas table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: a Census-estimated 3,037, 491st among Texas's 1,224 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 3.8%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 121 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 60% of Texas's places have fewer residents than Spearman's 3,037.
- Land and density: 2.1 square miles of land carry roughly 1,443 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Spearman's 2.1 square miles rank 662nd of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Within Texas: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Spearman.
- National rank: Spearman sits 6,241st by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Spearman's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 1,153rd of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Against the state trend: Spearman's 3.8% change compares with a Texas average of +6.5% across its 1,224 places.
- Density in Texas: Spearman ranks 300th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Texas: Spearman's 1,443 people per square mile compare with a state median of 840.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 36.1982, -101.1943.
- Nearest larger cities: Perryton (26 mi); Guymon (37 mi); Borger (39 mi); Cactus (47 mi); Pampa (47 mi). Online lenders reach Spearman no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places nearby: Gruver (13 mi); Hardesty (29 mi); Stinnett (29 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 15 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 12 places are larger than Spearman.
What shapes a Spearman personal loan
Spearman is a small community of about 3,037 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Spearman. The term you choose in Spearman decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Spearman's place among Texas's 1,224 places
Among Texas's 1,224 places, Spearman sits at 491st for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Spearman ranks 1,153rd of 1,224 in Texas (about the 6th percentile). Its roughly 1,443 residents per square mile place it 300th among Texas's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 121 residents.
The Texas lending rules that reach Spearman
Every row below records a Texas rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Spearman lender must follow.
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | 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 |
Spearman on the map
Inside Spearman's boundaries lie about 2.1 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. Spread across it are roughly 1,443 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Houston, is roughly 556 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 6 larger communities surround Spearman. By land area it ranks 662nd of 1,224 Texas places.
Lender access in Spearman
With about 1,443 residents per square mile, Spearman is moderately settled, and 6 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Texas reach Spearman's 3,037 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Perryton, TX about 26 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Gruver, TX — population 1,083
- Hardesty, OK — population 197
- Perryton, TX — population 8,219
- Stinnett, TX — population 1,613
- Guymon, OK — population 12,287
- Borger, TX — population 12,115
- Goodwell, OK — population 920
- Optima, OK — population 322