Young's Livability

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B
Affordability -
C-
Housing -
B
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
D+
Commute -
D+
Education -
B
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Young, AZ
Young, AZ is located in Gila County in the state of Arizona.
The total City Population for Young is about 375 with about 3 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $204,769, which is roughly 18% lower than the Average Home Value of $248,562 for the state of Arizona, and roughly 6% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $40,313, which is roughly 37% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $64,350 for the state of Arizona, and roughly 38% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.04Male Population Estimate: 58.4%
Female Population Estimate: 41.6%
Median Age: 60.9
Male Median Age: 56.8
Female Median Age: 56.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:9.1%
Other:9.1%
Asian:0.9%
Indian:0.8%
Black:0.3%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting



Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 32.33%
Libertarian: 1.24%
Green: 0%
Other: 0%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Young specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Gila County: About 7.48073 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Gila County: About 574.255 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Gila County is about 47% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 50% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Young is about 25.6%.
Arizona is ranked #22 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 50.69 out of 100.

Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 72.56The average living wage for the state of Arizona is $32.42/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.15/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Arizona a minimum wage score of 81.18 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.15/hr, which gives Arizona a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 68.17 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Arizona is $240.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 59.39 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Arizona does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Arizona does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Arizona does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Arizona does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Arizona does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Arizona does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Arizona does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Arizona does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Arizona does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Arizona does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Arizona does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Arizona does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Arizona does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Arizona does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Arizona does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Arizona does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Arizona does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Arizona does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 85554Latitude: 34.118900
Longitude: -110.955900
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: No
Region: West
Average Elevation: 5282.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 928