Texhoma at a glance
- Population: about 245, 1,126th by size in Texas of 1,224 places (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- 2020 Census base: 260 people at the 2020 Census, the baseline for the trend below (US Census Bureau).
- 2020 to 2023 change: down about 5.8% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate (US Census Bureau).
- Rank among Texas places: 1,126th in population of 1,224 places (US Census Bureau).
- Size percentile: roughly 8% of places in Texas rank below it by population (US Census Bureau).
- Coordinates: it sits at 36.4937, -101.7938 in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Texhoma, OK (1 mi); Goodwell, OK (12 mi); Stratford, TX (19 mi); Guymon, OK (22 mi); Gruver, TX (27 mi); US Census Bureau population estimates.
- Nearest smaller places: Hardesty, OK (34 mi); Richfield, KS (53 mi); Sanford, TX (57 mi) (US Census Bureau estimates).
What a personal loan costs in Texhoma
A personal loan hands you a single sum and a repayment schedule of equal monthly installments over an agreed term.
Judge an offer by its APR, which blends the interest rate with fees, and use the personal loan calculator to see the total cost.
Because interest accrues for longer, a longer term means a lower installment and a higher total cost — decide which matters more to you.
If you are consolidating debt, the loan only helps if you stop adding to the balances it clears; otherwise the total debt grows.
Texas lending rules that apply in Texhoma
Each row below is a Texas rule with its publisher and the date it was retrieved.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required for non-depository lenders charging more than 10% interest; Chapter 342 governs consumer loans (Tex. Fin. Code § 342.051) Source says: Non-depository lenders who engage in making, transacting, or collecting loans with a rate of interest greater than 10% must be licensed by the OCCC. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
How to compare offers in Texhoma
These steps are the ones that most affect the offer you receive in Texhoma:
- 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 Texas using the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for origination fees and any prepayment penalty before you sign.