Young Public School Enrollment is about 85 students, preschool through 12th grade. M-Th with Fridays open for doctor appointments and sports, etc. Community Services Young is primarily a retirement and vacation getaway community. Over half the population of approximately 800 year-round residents are older than 50, and are retired. Employers include the U.S. Forest Service, Young Public School, and several small businesses.
Some residents work outside of Young, and come home on the weekends.
There is a local Mormon congregation, plus the Young Baptist Church, and Grace Bible Fellowship Church. Young also has two grocery stores, a restaurant, an auto parts store, auto mechanic shops, a trap club and a library. There are Boy Scouts, Brownies, and Little League Baseball. The Community Council coordinates various affairs for the town and manages a roping arena and the community center. The U.S. Mail comes up six days a week from Globe.