Jeffersonville at a glance
- Population: roughly 51,235 people; 19th of 565 places in Indiana (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- 2020 Census base: 49,454 people at the 2020 Census, the baseline for the trend below (US Census Bureau).
- 2020 to 2023 change: about 3.6% growth over the 2020 Census base (US Census Bureau).
- Rank among Indiana places: 19th by size among 565 communities (US Census Bureau).
- Size percentile: larger than about 97% of the Census places in Indiana (US Census Bureau).
- Coordinates: the Census Gazetteer places it at 38.3324, -85.6961.
- Nearest larger cities: Columbus, IN (62 mi); Lexington-Fayette, KY (70 mi); Bloomington, IN (73 mi); Cincinnati, OH (85 mi); Owensboro, KY (87 mi) (Census populations, approximate straight-line distance).
- Smaller places close by: Utica, IN (2 mi); Glenview, KY (3 mi); Indian Hills, KY (3 mi) (US Census Bureau).
What a personal loan costs in Jeffersonville
A personal loan is an installment loan: you receive a lump sum and repay it in fixed monthly payments over a set term, usually two to seven years.
The APR is the comparable price of a loan since it folds in fees; model any offer with the personal loan calculator first.
Choosing a longer term eases the monthly budget but adds interest over the life of the loan; a shorter term costs more per month and less overall.
A payment that strains the budget is a warning sign; a smaller loan or a little more saving time is the safer route.
Indiana lending rules that apply in Jeffersonville
Every figure in the table below is sourced to a publisher with a date; where a state does not publish a number, we say so rather than estimate.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (small loans); finance charges capped at 15% of the first $250 (tiered above) Source says: "Finance charges on the first $250 of a small loan are limited to 15% of the principal". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Small Loan License required (IUCCC; separate Consumer Loan License for IC 24-4.5-3 loans) Source says: "unless a person is a supervised financial organization or has first obtained a small loan license from the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| 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 |
How to compare offers in Jeffersonville
Before you commit to a personal loan in Jeffersonville, work through these steps:
- Pull your free credit reports and dispute any error — it is the cheapest way to improve the rate you are offered.
- Run your figures through the personal loan calculator on this site so you know the payment before a lender quotes one.
- Pre-qualify with at least three lenders and compare the APR, not the interest rate.
- Check that the lender is licensed in Indiana using the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for origination fees and any prepayment penalty before you sign.