Personal loans in Worland, WY
In Worland, one of 99 Census places in Wyoming, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. By population, Worland sits at 17th in Wyoming, with an estimated 4,785 residents.
Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Worland loan. The trend for Worland between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 0.4%. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Worland's roughly 4,785 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The next larger city is Cody, WY about 64 miles away.
Borrowing in Worland: the local picture
The figures below are Worland's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Wyoming rules.
- Population: an estimated 4,785 residents, 17th of 99 places in Wyoming (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: About 0.4% above the 2020 Census base.
- Net change: roughly 18 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Worland sits ahead of around 83% of Wyoming places, at 4,785 people.
- Density: roughly 1,043 residents per square mile, spread over 4.6 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Worland's 4.6 square miles rank 16th of 99 places in Wyoming.
- Water area rank: Worland ranks 9th among Wyoming's 99 places, with 0.05 sq mi.
- Within Wyoming: about 1.2% of the state's population lives in Worland.
- National rank: Worland is the 4,961st most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Wyoming: Worland stands 58th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 99 places.
- Versus Wyoming: the state average change is +1.7%, while Worland moved 0.4%.
- Density rank: Worland places 29th among Wyoming's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Wyoming: Worland's 1,043 people per square mile compare with a state median of 699.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 44.0204, -107.9617.
- Nearest larger cities: Cody (64 mi); Powell (65 mi); Riverton (72 mi); Sheridan (73 mi); Lander (91 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Worland on the same terms.
- Nearest smaller places: Manderson (17 mi); Kirby (19 mi); Basin (25 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 9 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 5.
A pre-application checklist for Worland
Before you hand your details to a lender in Worland, where the population is near 4,785:
- 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.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the Wyoming licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
None of these steps is Worland-specific: the same Wyoming licensing and disclosure rules reach all 4,785 residents.
The Wyoming lending rules that reach Worland
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Wyoming, and so for Worland's roughly 4,785 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wyoming Division of Banking Source says: The Division is responsible for the chartering and regulation of Wyoming state banks, trust companies, mortgage companies, as well as non-bank financial companies. | Wyoming Division of Banking as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal with a post-dated check casher license; finance charge capped at the greater of $30 or 20% per month; max term 1 month (Wyo. Stat. § 40-14-363) Source says: No post-dated check finance charge shall exceed the greater of thirty dollars ($30.00) or twenty percent (20%) per month on the principal balance | Wyoming Legislature (Wyoming Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Lender, Sales Finance Company, Post-Dated Check Casher, and Pawnbroker licenses via NMLS; licensing mandatory per location including online Source says: Licensing is mandatory for every location where business is regularly conducted | Wyoming Division of Banking as of 2026-09-16 |
The anatomy of a Worland personal loan
Worland is a small community of about 4,785 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Worland. The term you choose in Worland decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Worland's place among Wyoming's 99 places
Set beside Wyoming's 99 places, Worland ranks 17th by population and holds about 1.2% of the state total. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 58th of 99 Wyoming places, putting it near the 41th percentile for growth. Its roughly 1,043 residents per square mile place it 29th among Wyoming's places. Within 50 miles sit 9 smaller Census places, alongside the 0 that are larger.
What is available to Worland borrowers
At roughly 1,043 people per square mile, Worland is moderately settled; 0 larger places lie within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Wyoming reach Worland's 4,785 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Cody, WY about 64 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Manderson, WY — population 91
- Kirby, WY — population 76
- Basin, WY — population 1,330
- East Thermopolis, WY — population 236
- Thermopolis, WY — population 2,742
- Greybull, WY — population 1,709
- Ten Sleep, WY — population 257
- Burlington, WY — population 370