Personal loans in Wakita, OK
In Wakita, one of 590 Census places in Oklahoma, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Wakita down by about 1.9%.
At about 304 residents, Wakita is larger than roughly 36% of the places in Oklahoma. Judge Wakita offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. To lend to Wakita's 304 residents, a company must hold a Oklahoma licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. The closest larger place is Medford, OK about 12 miles away.
Wakita by the numbers
Here is the sourced Census picture for Wakita, plus the Oklahoma lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: a Census-estimated 304, 379th among Oklahoma's 590 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Down about 1.9% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 6 residents.
- Size percentile: Wakita's 304 people outrank roughly 36% of the places in Oklahoma.
- Land and density: 0.3 square miles of land carry roughly 977 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Wakita's 0.3 square miles rank 493rd of 590 places in Oklahoma.
- Within Oklahoma: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Wakita.
- National rank: Wakita sits 15,087th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Wakita ranks 501st among Oklahoma's 590 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Wakita's 1.9% change compares with a Oklahoma average of +1.3% across its 590 places.
- Density rank: Wakita places 114th among Oklahoma's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Wakita runs about 977 residents per square mile, where the Oklahoma median is 546.
- Location: it lies at 36.8819, -97.9239 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Medford (12 mi); Pond Creek (16 mi); Anthony (20 mi); Caldwell (20 mi); Cherokee (26 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places nearby: Manchester (10 mi); Jefferson (13 mi); Bluff City (14 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 41 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 159.
How a Wakita personal loan is priced
In Wakita, a small community of about 304, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Two numbers drive a Wakita loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. The term you choose in Wakita decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Where Wakita sits in Oklahoma
Set beside Oklahoma's 590 places, Wakita ranks 379th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Wakita ranks 501st of 590 in Oklahoma (about the 15th percentile). At about 977 people per square mile, Wakita is the 114th most densely settled place in Oklahoma. The population moved by about 6 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.9% shift.
What to do before borrowing in Wakita
These steps shape the offer you get in Wakita, a place of about 304 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Oklahoma licence by checking the regulator named above.
- 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.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
None of these steps is Wakita-specific: the same Oklahoma licensing and disclosure rules reach all 304 residents.
Where Wakita sits
Wakita's land area is roughly 0.3 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. The resulting density is about 977 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Oklahoma City, is roughly 100 miles away. Wakita has 32 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 41 smaller Census places.
How Oklahoma law applies in Wakita
These are Oklahoma's sourced lending facts as they reach Wakita's 304 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit (OKDOCC) Source says: "The Department is responsible for the regulation of consumer credit sales and consumer loans in the State of Oklahoma." | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per annum legal rate in the absence of a contract; parties may agree to any rate authorized by law. Source says: "The legal rate of interest shall be six percent (6%) in the absence of any contract as to the rate of interest" (15 O.S. 266). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited since August 1, 2020: no new deferred deposit (payday) loans may be made; all Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses terminated. Source says: "Beginning on and after August 1, 2020, no new deferred deposit loan may be entered into or transacted by a licensee or other person" and "All Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses shall be terminated and be deemed to have expired on August 1, 2020" (59 O.S. 3101.1). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Manchester, OK — population 87
- Bluff City, KS — population 47
- Medford, OK — population 885
- Jefferson, OK — population 11
- Pond Creek, OK — population 882
- Nash, OK — population 187
- Renfrow, OK — population 19
- Waldron, KS — population 9