Born in Lubbock, Texas, Trae is the son of Candice and Rayford Young, who played basketball at Texas Tech and professionally in Europe.[9][10] He has a younger brother, Tim, and two younger sisters, Caitlyn and Camryn. Young also has an uncle who played college basketball in the NAIA.[11] Trae was raised in Pampa, Texas, by his mother and paternal grandparents, as his father played basketball overseas.[12][13]