Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Lake Point’s subject grades is an A+ for incomes; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 2 of Utah’s 173 towns score higher on incomes. Lake Point's public schools trail 74% of Utah towns on state tests and graduation. On hazard risk, just 13 of Utah’s 173 towns do worse. Lake Point’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, where Utah’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Black Rock Site is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lake Point has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Where Lake Point beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Lake Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Lake Point is from typical.
Lake Point has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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Census counts: 141 in 1860, a peak of 299 in 1930, 190 in 1950. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
13 mi LakeLake Bonneville
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
23 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaAmerica First Field35 mi Theme parkEvermore ParkGreat Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · America First Field: Scott Catron, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Point, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Point.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Lake Point for work: only 2% work in town. At $137,000, Lake Point’s median household income is above both Utah’s towns ($101,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The average trip to work in Lake Point is 29 minutes.
| Lake Point | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $137,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 37% of residents (28% statewide); people 65 and older are 4% of residents (12% statewide). Lake Point’s median age is 27.5 years. Lake Point has grown 28% since 2020, to 2,947 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lake Point | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27.5 years | 32.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 36% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Lake Point | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.7% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.1% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.1% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.6% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.6% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.3% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Point Community Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Emigrant Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Point has chilly, snowy winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 22° and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
87% of Lake Point households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Lake Point; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Lake Point residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah.
City in Utah, United States
Lake Point is a city on the eastern edge of northern Tooele County, Utah, United States. The community was originally settled in 1854 under the name of E.T. City, in honor of Ezra T. Benson. It was renamed Lake Point in 1923. A 2021 feasibility study for the proposed Lake Point incorporation area indicated an estimated population of 2,599. During the 2021 United States elections, the residents of Lake Point voted to become a city with a five-member council; the first city council was then elected the following year.
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Lake Point has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($137,367 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
