Personal loans in Stevenson, AL
With roughly 1,973 residents, Stevenson is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Alabama, not by the city. Roughly 1,973 residents live in Stevenson, the 188th-largest community in Alabama.
Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Stevenson's 1,973 residents are no exception. The trend for Stevenson between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 1.1%. Every figure below is Alabama's own, applied to Stevenson's 1,973 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The nearest larger city is Bridgeport, AL about 7 miles away.
Local context for Stevenson
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Alabama rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 1,973 people live here, which puts Stevenson 188th of 462 Census places in Alabama (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 1.1% between 2020 and 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 21 residents.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 59% of the places in Alabama, with 1,973 residents in Stevenson.
- Population density: 256 people per square mile on 7.7 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Stevenson's 7.7 square miles rank 186th of 462 places in Alabama.
- Water area rank: Stevenson ranks 33rd among Alabama's 462 places, with 0.41 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Alabama's residents live in Stevenson (1,973 people).
- National standing: Stevenson ranks 7,687th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Stevenson ranks 183rd among Alabama's 462 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Alabama's places average +1.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Stevenson's 1.1%.
- Density in Alabama: Stevenson ranks 234th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Stevenson's 256 people per square mile sit against a Alabama median of 259.
- Location: 34.8768, -85.8144 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Bridgeport (7 mi); South Pittsburg (11 mi); Jasper (17 mi); Trenton (17 mi); Henagar (18 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places close by: Orme (10 mi); New Hope (12 mi); Pisgah (13 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 53 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 142 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Alabama rules behind a Stevenson personal loan
Below are the Alabama rules that apply to a loan made in Stevenson, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Alabama State Banking Department — Bureau of Loans (BOL) Source says: "The Bureau of Loans (hereinafter “the BOL”) was established in 1945". The BOL administers the Small Loan Act, Consumer Credit Act, Pawn Shop Act, Mortgage Brokers Licensing Act, Deferred Presentment Services Act and SAFE Act. | Alabama State Banking Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Alabama Small Loan Act license required from the supervisor for loans under $1,500; interest capped at 3% per month on the first $200 and 2% per month on $200–$1,500 Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of lending in amounts of less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500)"; "without first having obtained a license from the supervisor"; "not exceeding three percent a month on that part of the unpaid principal balance not in excess of two hundred dollars". | Alabama State Banking Department — Alabama Small Loan Act (Code of Alabama §§ 5-18-1 et seq.) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Parity lending rate provision (§ 8-8-1.1) | Any lender may charge the same rates as any federally or state-chartered or licensed lending institution in Alabama Source says: "may, on any loans or extensions of credit made by them, charge or impose the same rate of interest or finance charge". | Alabama Legislature — Code of Alabama 1975, § 8-8-1.1 as of 2026-09-16 |
A practical checklist for Stevenson borrowers
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Stevenson, home to about 1,973 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Confirm the lender holds a Alabama licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
The process is identical across Alabama; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Stevenson holds 1,973 people.
Stevenson in state context
Within Alabama, Stevenson holds roughly 0.1% of all residents, the 188th-largest share among 462 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Stevenson ranks 183rd of 462 in Alabama (about the 60th percentile). By density, at about 256 people per square mile, it ranks 234th in Alabama. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 21 residents.
Lender access in Stevenson
Stevenson is a lightly settled community of about 1,973 people, with 37 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Whether Stevenson has a local branch or not, a Alabama-licensed lender can serve its 1,973 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Bridgeport, AL about 7 miles away.
Land, water and location for Stevenson
Inside Stevenson's boundaries lie roughly 7.7 square miles of land and 0.41 square miles of water. Spread across it are roughly 256 residents per square mile. The largest place in Alabama, Huntsville, lies about 50 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 37 larger communities surround Stevenson. Within the same 50 miles lie 53 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Bridgeport, AL — population 2,262
- Orme, TN — population 85
- South Pittsburg, TN — population 2,976
- New Hope, TN — population 961
- Pisgah, AL — population 689
- Hollywood, AL — population 928
- Kimball, TN — population 1,607
- Ider, AL — population 735