Personal loans in Wilson, OK
To lend to Wilson's 1,426 residents, a company must hold a Oklahoma licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. Wilson ranks 165th of 590 places in Oklahoma, with a population near 1,426. Wilson is a small community of about 1,426 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Oklahoma statute. Wilson gained roughly 1.5% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Wilson loan. A larger market lies at Healdton, OK about 6 miles away.
Wilson: population, trend and location
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Oklahoma table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: a Census-estimated 1,426, 165th among Oklahoma's 590 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Higher by roughly 1.5% since the 2020 count.
- People gained or lost: about 21 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: with 1,426 residents, Wilson is larger than about 72% of Oklahoma's Census places.
- Population density: about 253 people per square mile across 5.6 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area: Wilson covers 5.6 square miles, the 130th-largest area among Oklahoma's 590 places.
- Water area: Wilson has 0.01 square miles of water, ranking 183rd of 590 places in Oklahoma.
- Within Oklahoma: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Wilson.
- Nationally: Wilson is the 8,877th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Wilson ranks 225th among Oklahoma's 590 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Oklahoma: the state average change is +1.3%, while Wilson moved 1.5%.
- Density rank: Wilson is the 438th most densely settled place in Oklahoma.
- Density in context: Wilson's 253 people per square mile sit against a Oklahoma median of 546.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 34.1687, -97.4254.
- Nearest larger cities: Healdton (6 mi); Lone Grove (10 mi); Ardmore (17 mi); Davis (23 mi); Marietta (24 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller places: Ringling (10 mi); Cornish (10 mi); Loco (18 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 40 places smaller than Wilson sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 183.
Oklahoma rules behind a Wilson personal loan
Below are the Oklahoma rules that apply to a loan made in Wilson, each with the regulator that issued it.
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Oklahoma Small Lender license required (Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit); separate license per location; 59 O.S. 3150-3150.27. Source says: "no person shall engage in the business of making small loans... unless the person is licensed by the Department of Consumer Credit" (59 O.S. 3150.2). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small loan rate and principal caps (state-specific rule) | Small loans: interest capped at 17% per month; maximum aggregated principal of $1,500 per customer across all licensees (CPI-adjusted). Source says: "A licensee may only charge and collect a periodic interest rate not to exceed seventeen percent (17%) per month" (59 O.S. 3150.10(B)); max aggregated principal is $1,500 (3150.10(C)). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
The anatomy of a Wilson personal loan
With roughly 1,426 residents, Wilson is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Wilson. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Wilson loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Getting a loan in Wilson
Wilson is lightly settled, with about 253 people per square mile and 20 larger places within 50 miles. A Oklahoma licence lets a lender serve Wilson without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,426 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Healdton, OK about 6 miles away.
Wilson in state context
Within Oklahoma, Wilson holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 165th-largest share among 590 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Wilson stands 225th among Oklahoma's 590 places — roughly the 62th percentile. By density, at about 253 people per square mile, it ranks 438th in Oklahoma. The population moved by about 21 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.5% shift.
Steps to take before a Wilson loan
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Wilson (1,426 residents):
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the Oklahoma licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- 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.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
None of these steps is Wilson-specific: the same Oklahoma licensing and disclosure rules reach all 1,426 residents.
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Nearby places
- Healdton, OK — population 2,353
- Ringling, OK — population 869
- Cornish, OK — population 112
- Lone Grove, OK — population 5,190
- Leon, OK — population 76
- Ardmore, OK — population 24,847
- Ratliff City, OK — population 64
- Loco, OK — population 106