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Payday Loan Stores in California
617 payday, installment and title loan stores of 10 chains operate in 202 cities and towns across California — 1.6 stores per 100,000 residents, compared with 2.6 nationwide.
- Loan stores
- 617
- Store chains
- 10
- Stores per 100k people
- 1.6
- Bank branches
- 5,539
- Median household income
- $102,369
- Poverty rate
- 12.0%
Loan stores by city in California
Pick a city for the full list of stores with addresses, phone numbers and hours, or scroll down for the smaller towns.
- Los Angeles · 41
- Bakersfield · 18
- Fresno · 17
- Sacramento · 14
- San Diego · 12
- Modesto · 10
- Riverside · 10
- San Bernardino · 10
- San Jose · 10
- Ontario · 9
- Santa Ana · 9
- Stockton · 9
- Anaheim · 8
- Chula Vista · 8
- Fontana · 7
- Moreno Valley · 7
- Oxnard · 7
- Visalia · 7
- Lancaster · 6
- Merced · 6
- Oakland · 6
- Pomona · 6
- Santa Maria · 6
- Torrance · 6
- El Cajon · 5
- Escondido · 5
- Hayward · 5
- La Puente · 5
- Long Beach · 5
- Madera · 5
- Palmdale · 5
- Panorama City · 5
- Porterville · 5
- Rialto · 5
- Roseville · 5
- Victorville · 5
- Antioch · 4
- Chico · 4
- Clovis · 4
- Garden Grove · 4
- Hemet · 4
- Hollister · 4
- Redding · 4
- Salinas · 4
- San Francisco · 4
- Temecula · 4
- Tulare · 4
- Van Nuys · 4
- Whittier · 4
- Wilmington · 4
- Bell Gardens · 3
- Bellflower · 3
- Carson · 3
- Cathedral City · 3
- Covina · 3
- Downey · 3
- El Monte · 3
- Elk Grove · 3
- Folsom · 3
- Hanford · 3
- Hawthorne · 3
- Indio · 3
- Lodi · 3
- Lynwood · 3
- North Hollywood · 3
- Santa Rosa · 3
- South Gate · 3
- Turlock · 3
- Tustin · 3
- Vista · 3
- Yuba City · 3
- Alameda · 2
- Alhambra · 2
- Azusa · 2
- Buena Park · 2
- Canoga Park · 2
- Carlsbad · 2
- Colton · 2
- Compton · 2
- Corona · 2
- Delano · 2
- Fairfield · 2
- Fullerton · 2
- Gilroy · 2
- Glendale · 2
- Inglewood · 2
- Irvine · 2
- La Habra · 2
- Lakewood · 2
- Manteca · 2
- Montebello · 2
- National City · 2
- Norwalk · 2
- Paramount · 2
- Perris · 2
- Rancho Cordova · 2
- Redlands · 2
- Redwood City · 2
- Reseda · 2
- San Leandro · 2
- San Pedro · 2
- Simi Valley · 2
- Sylmar · 2
- Tracy · 2
- Upland · 2
- Vallejo · 2
- Ventura · 2
- Watsonville · 2
- Westminster · 2
- Berkeley · 1
- Brentwood · 1
- Carmichael · 1
- Chino · 1
- Citrus Heights · 1
- Concord · 1
- Costa Mesa · 1
- Fallbrook · 1
- Fremont · 1
- Gardena · 1
- Hesperia · 1
- Highland · 1
- Huntington Beach · 1
- Huntington Park · 1
- La Mesa · 1
- Lake Elsinore · 1
- Lake Forest · 1
- Milpitas · 1
- Mission Viejo · 1
- Monterey Park · 1
- Morgan Hill · 1
- Newport Beach · 1
- Northridge · 1
- Oceanside · 1
- Oroville · 1
- Pasadena · 1
- Pico Rivera · 1
- Pittsburg · 1
- Rancho Cucamonga · 1
- Richmond · 1
- San Gabriel · 1
- San Jacinto · 1
- San Luis Obispo · 1
- San Marcos · 1
- San Pablo · 1
- San Ramon · 1
- Santa Barbara · 1
- Santa Cruz · 1
- Santee · 1
- Sherman Oaks · 1
- South San Francisco · 1
- Thousand Oaks · 1
- Valencia · 1
- Walnut Creek · 1
- West Covina · 1
- West Sacramento · 1
- Woodland · 1
- Yucaipa · 1
Loan store chains in California
| Lender | Stores in CA | Cities | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACE Cash Express | 153 | 93 | acecashexpress.com |
| OneMain Financial | 111 | 96 | onemainfinancial.com |
| Oportun | 93 | 67 | oportun.com |
| Advance America | 72 | 67 | advanceamerica.net |
| Lendmark Financial Services | 57 | 53 | lendmarkfinancial.com |
| loanDepot | 41 | 39 | loandepot.com |
| Check Into Cash | 30 | 29 | checkintocash.com |
| Speedy Cash | 30 | 27 | speedycash.com |
| Mariner Finance | 22 | 22 | marinerfinance.com |
| Moneytree | 8 | 8 | moneytreeinc.com |
Where loan stores cluster in California
Cities ranked by loan stores per 100,000 residents, with local median household income and poverty rate. Statewide: 1.6 stores per 100k, median income $102,369.
| City | Stores | Per 100k people | Median income | Poverty rate | Biggest chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panorama City | 5 | 7.5 | $56,369 | 20.1% | ACE Cash Express |
| Wilmington | 4 | 7.5 | $61,440 | 19.0% | ACE Cash Express |
| Hollister | 4 | 6.9 | $108,156 | 8.2% | loanDepot |
| Porterville | 5 | 6.2 | $58,152 | 19.8% | ACE Cash Express |
| Cathedral City | 3 | 5.8 | $67,031 | 15.3% | Advance America |
| Merced | 6 | 5.5 | $61,564 | 22.0% | ACE Cash Express |
| Tulare | 4 | 5.1 | $69,905 | 17.6% | ACE Cash Express |
| Ontario | 9 | 5.0 | $83,346 | 12.6% | ACE Cash Express |
| Rialto | 5 | 4.7 | $83,915 | 13.7% | ACE Cash Express |
| La Puente | 5 | 4.7 | $90,593 | 10.5% | ACE Cash Express |
| Lynwood | 3 | 4.6 | $70,507 | 17.3% | ACE Cash Express |
| Madera | 5 | 4.6 | $74,424 | 21.8% | ACE Cash Express |
| Hanford | 3 | 4.3 | $73,558 | 15.2% | Advance America |
| Visalia | 7 | 4.3 | $80,651 | 11.7% | ACE Cash Express |
| Santa Maria | 6 | 4.1 | $87,267 | 13.5% | Advance America |
Loan stores in smaller towns of California
Other cities and towns in California with loan stores, and the number of stores in each.
- Antelope 1
- Atwater 1
- Banning 1
- Barstow 1
- Brawley 1
- Burlingame 1
- Calexico 2
- Campbell 1
- Ceres 1
- Cerritos 3
- Coachella 1
- Culver City 5
- Desert Hot Springs 1
- Dinuba 1
- El Centro 3
- El Cerrito 2
- El Sobrante 2
- Foothill Ranch 1
- Harbor City 1
- La Verne 1
- Lawndale 1
- Lemon Grove 3
- Marysville 1
- Maywood 1
- Mission Hills 1
- Montclair 1
- Newark 1
- Newhall 1
- Oakdale 1
- Pismo Beach 1
- Pleasant Hill 1
- Red Bluff 1
- Riverbank 1
- Rohnert Park 1
- San Bruno 1
- San Fernando 5
- San Juan Capistrano 1
- San Ysidro 1
- Selma 1
- Sonora 1
- Stanton 1
- Suisun City 3
- Twentynine Palms 1
- Winnetka 2
- Yucca Valley 1
Loan stores: storefront locations of major payday, installment and title lenders; online-only lenders and small independent stores are not included. Population, income and poverty: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.