Personal loans in Youngtown, AZ
An estimated 6,919 people make their home in Youngtown, a figure that ranks 51st in Arizona. The trend for Youngtown between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 1.9%.
Youngtown counts about 6,919 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Arizona law does the governing. Which products a lender may offer to Youngtown's 6,919 residents follows from the Arizona consumer-lending framework. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Youngtown loan. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to El Mirage, AZ about 1 miles away.
Local context for Youngtown
Here is the sourced Census picture for Youngtown, plus the Arizona lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: about 6,919, ranked 51st of 91 places in Arizona (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A drop of about 1.9% from 2020 to 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 135 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 44% of Arizona places rank below Youngtown.
- Population density: 4,653 people per square mile on 1.5 square miles of land.
- Land area: Youngtown covers 1.5 square miles, the 84th-largest area among Arizona's 91 places.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Arizona's residents live in Youngtown (6,919 people).
- Nationally: Youngtown is the 4,018th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Youngtown's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 81st of 91 places in Arizona.
- State comparison: Arizona's places average +3.8% for 2020-to-2023, against Youngtown's 1.9%.
- Density rank: Youngtown is the 3rd most densely settled place in Arizona.
- Density vs Arizona: Youngtown's 4,653 people per square mile compare with a state median of 566.
- Location: latitude 33.5850, longitude -112.3049 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: El Mirage (1 mi); Glendale (8 mi); Tolleson (10 mi); Surprise (10 mi); Phoenix (12 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Youngtown.
- Smaller places close by: Litchfield Park (7 mi); Guadalupe (25 mi); Cave Creek (25 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 5 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 32 places are larger than Youngtown.
The state rulebook for Youngtown
Arizona has no separate rate rule for Youngtown; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 6,919 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) Source says: "The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI)". | Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Not permitted — payday lending authorization expired June 30, 2010; DIFI no longer licenses payday lenders; consumer loans over 36% APR illegal since July 1, 2010 Source says: "The law allowing payday loans in Arizona expired on June 30, 2010. DIFI no longer licenses payday lenders." | Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer lender license required from the deputy director (A.R.S. Title 6, Chapter 5); at least $25,000 in assets readily available per licensed office; license not transferable Source says: "shall not engage in the business of a consumer lender without first being licensed as a consumer lender". | Arizona State Legislature — A.R.S. § 6-603 as of 2026-09-16 |
Steps to take before a Youngtown loan
Before you apply in Youngtown, a community of about 6,919, work through these steps:
- 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.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Look the lender up in the Arizona regulator's licence records before you sign.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
What differs between Youngtown and the rest of Arizona is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 6,919 people here.
What shapes a Youngtown personal loan
A Youngtown personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 6,919 residents. Two numbers drive a Youngtown loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Youngtown loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Lender access in Youngtown
Youngtown is a fairly dense community of about 6,919 people, with 20 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Arizona licence lets a lender serve Youngtown without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 6,919 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, El Mirage, AZ about 1 miles away.
The geography behind Youngtown
The Census Gazetteer records about 1.5 square miles of land within Youngtown, with no significant water area listed. Spread across it are roughly 4,653 residents per square mile. The largest place in Arizona, Phoenix, lies about 12 miles away. Within 50 miles of Youngtown there are 20 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 5 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- El Mirage, AZ — population 35,850
- Litchfield Park, AZ — population 6,884
- Glendale, AZ — population 253,855
- Tolleson, AZ — population 7,173
- Surprise, AZ — population 158,285
- Peoria, AZ — population 198,750
- Phoenix, AZ — population 1,650,070
- Avondale, AZ — population 93,545