Personal loans in Walthourville, GA
About 3,913 people live in Walthourville, placing it 167th of 536 Census places in Georgia.
With roughly 3,913 residents, Walthourville is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Georgia, not by the city. Judge Walthourville offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. A lender that serves Walthourville operates under Georgia lending statutes and a Georgia supervisor. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population rose by about 6.1%. For a bigger market, look to Hinesville, GA about 4 miles away.
Borrowing in Walthourville: the local picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Georgia rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: a Census-estimated 3,913, 167th among Georgia's 536 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Growth of about 6.1% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 225 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 69% of Georgia's Census places are smaller than Walthourville.
- Population density: 1,018 people per square mile on 3.8 square miles of land.
- By land area: Walthourville ranks 223rd among Georgia's 536 places, at 3.8 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Georgia's residents live in Walthourville (3,913 people).
- National rank: Walthourville is the 5,498th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Walthourville ranks 112th among Georgia's 536 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Walthourville's 6.1% change compares with a Georgia average of +3.4% across its 536 places.
- Density in Georgia: Walthourville ranks 116th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Walthourville runs about 1,018 residents per square mile, where the Georgia median is 536.
- Location: coordinates 31.7720, -81.6209 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Hinesville (4 mi); Jesup (20 mi); Richmond Hill (20 mi); Glennville (22 mi); Savannah (30 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Walthourville whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Allenhurst (1 mi); Gumbranch (6 mi); Flemington (6 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 33 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 36 places are larger than Walthourville.
What shapes a Walthourville personal loan
Most loans made to Walthourville's 3,913 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Walthourville lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Shortening the term on a Walthourville loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Walthourville against the rest of Georgia
Within Georgia, Walthourville holds roughly 0.1% of all residents, the 167th-largest share among 536 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Walthourville stands 112th among Georgia's 536 places — roughly the 79th percentile. By density, at about 1,018 people per square mile, it ranks 116th in Georgia. The population moved by about 225 people between 2020 and 2023, a 6.1% shift.
Steps to take before a Walthourville loan
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Walthourville, home to about 3,913 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- 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 Georgia licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
In Walthourville as elsewhere in Georgia, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 3,913 residents.
How lenders reach Walthourville
Walthourville is a moderately settled community of about 3,913 people, with 13 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Georgia licence lets a lender serve Walthourville without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 3,913 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Hinesville, GA about 4 miles away.
Georgia consumer-lending rules applied in Walthourville
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Georgia, and so for Walthourville's roughly 3,913 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (DBF) Source says: "The Non-depository division supervises mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators, as well as installment lenders, check cashers, and money transmitters". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Georgia's rate ceilings are set by O.C.G.A. Title 7, Chapter 4 (O.C.G.A. §§ 7-4-1 to 7-4-21); the Department of Banking and Finance does not publish the figure and the official code host could not be fetched, so no figure is asserted. | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited (payday lending illegal in Georgia) Source says: "Payday lending is illegal in Georgia." | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Allenhurst, GA — population 856
- Hinesville, GA — population 36,181
- Gumbranch, GA — population 254
- Flemington, GA — population 864
- Ludowici, GA — population 1,846
- Riceboro, GA — population 656
- Midway, GA — population 2,253
- Jesup, GA — population 10,065