Personal loans in Wheatfield, IN
By population, Wheatfield sits at 314th in Indiana, with an estimated 938 residents. A personal loan in Wheatfield is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 938 people.
Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Wheatfield. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Wheatfield sits on the Indiana side of that line. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Wheatfield at about 3.8%. A larger market lies at DeMotte, IN about 7 miles away.
Where Wheatfield stands
Set out below is Wheatfield's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: an estimated 938 residents, 314th of 565 places in Indiana (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 3.8% between 2020 and 2023.
- Absolute change: 34 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 44% of Indiana places rank below Wheatfield.
- Density: roughly 1,587 residents per square mile, spread over 0.6 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Wheatfield ranks 364th among Indiana's 565 places, at 0.6 sq mi.
- Within Indiana: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Wheatfield.
- National rank: Wheatfield is 10,511th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Wheatfield's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 47th of 565 places in Indiana.
- Versus Indiana: the state average change is +1.0%, while Wheatfield moved 3.8%.
- Density rank: Wheatfield places 215th among Indiana's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Wheatfield runs about 1,587 residents per square mile, where the Indiana median is 1,375.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 41.1911, -87.0531.
- Nearest larger cities: DeMotte (7 mi); Kouts (9 mi); Hebron (12 mi); North Judson (14 mi); Rensselaer (17 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller places close by: Medaryville (11 mi); La Crosse (12 mi); Francesville (17 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 40 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 478.
How a Wheatfield personal loan is priced
Wheatfield is a small community of about 938 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Wheatfield's rank of 314th in Indiana: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Wheatfield loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
What is available to Wheatfield borrowers
Wheatfield is a moderately settled community of about 938 people, with 119 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Wheatfield's 938 borrowers is set by Indiana licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is DeMotte, IN about 7 miles away.
Wheatfield in state context
Wheatfield is the 314th-largest of 565 Census places in Indiana and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 47th of 565 Indiana places, putting it near the 92th percentile for growth. By density, at about 1,587 people per square mile, it ranks 215th in Indiana. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 34 residents.
What Indiana law requires in Wheatfield
When Indiana does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Wheatfield is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Consumer Credit Division Source says: "The industries regulated by the Consumer Credit Division are: non-depository small loan ("payday") lenders; traditional installment lenders". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan size limit | $825 maximum aggregate small-loan principal per borrower Source says: "Lenders cannot have loans ... outstanding with you at any one time if the aggregate principal amount/amount financed exceeds $825". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Indiana Code IC 24-4.5-3-508 sets tiered maximum loan finance charges for supervised loans; the official code site renders client-side and the figure could not be confirmed from a fetched page, so no figure is asserted. | Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
What to do before borrowing in Wheatfield
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Wheatfield (938 residents):
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the Indiana regulator's licence records before you sign.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
In Wheatfield as elsewhere in Indiana, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 938 residents.
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Nearby places
- Kouts, IN — population 2,054
- DeMotte, IN — population 4,274
- Medaryville, IN — population 556
- Hebron, IN — population 3,735
- La Crosse, IN — population 563
- Rensselaer, IN — population 5,684
- Francesville, IN — population 826
- North Judson, IN — population 1,813