Personal loans in Winamac, IN
At about 2,287 residents, Winamac is larger than roughly 68% of the places in Indiana. The first question in Winamac is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 2,287 people live here under Indiana lending law.
Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Winamac's 2,287 residents are no exception. Lenders active in Winamac report to a Indiana supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.4% decline in Winamac. The nearest larger city is Knox, IN about 16 miles away.
What the Census records for Winamac
Here is the sourced Census picture for Winamac, plus the Indiana lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: 2,287 residents; Winamac is the 181st-largest of 565 places in Indiana (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.4% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 33 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 68% of the places in Indiana, with 2,287 residents in Winamac.
- Density: the Census land area of 1.4 sq mi holds about 1,680 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: Winamac's 1.4 square miles rank 232nd of 565 places in Indiana.
- Share of Indiana: Winamac holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 2,287 people.
- National rank: Winamac is the 7,138th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Winamac's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 499th of 565 places in Indiana.
- Versus Indiana: the state average change is +1.0%, while Winamac moved 1.4%.
- Density rank: Winamac places 175th among Indiana's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Indiana: Winamac's 1,680 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,375.
- Location: 41.0535, -86.6037 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Knox (16 mi); Rochester (21 mi); Monticello (23 mi); Logansport (25 mi); Plymouth (25 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places nearby: Monterey (10 mi); Kewanna (10 mi); Royal Center (14 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 78 places smaller than Winamac sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 295 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What Indiana law requires in Winamac
For the roughly 2,287 residents of Winamac, the rules below are Indiana's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| 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 |
Where Winamac sits
Winamac covers about 1.4 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 1,680 people per square mile. Fort Wayne, the largest place in Indiana, is about 76 miles from Winamac. A 50-mile radius around Winamac takes in 36 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 232nd of 565 Indiana places.
The anatomy of a Winamac personal loan
Winamac is a small community of about 2,287 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Winamac lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Shortening the term on a Winamac loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
How Winamac compares across Indiana
Winamac is the 181st-largest of 565 Census places in Indiana and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Winamac stands 499th among Indiana's 565 places — roughly the 12th percentile. At about 1,680 people per square mile, Winamac is the 175th most densely settled place in Indiana. In land area, Winamac ranks 232nd among Indiana's 565 places.
How lenders reach Winamac
With about 1,680 residents per square mile, Winamac is moderately settled, and 36 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. What is available to Winamac's 2,287 borrowers is set by Indiana licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Knox, IN about 16 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Monterey, IN — population 187
- Kewanna, IN — population 571
- Royal Center, IN — population 797
- North Judson, IN — population 1,813
- Knox, IN — population 3,599
- Culver, IN — population 1,196
- Medaryville, IN — population 556
- Francesville, IN — population 826