▁ ▁The ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 7 9 , 4 7 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 9 7 , 5 0 5 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 5 6 , 5 6 3 ▁versus ▁$ 3 9 , 5 8 3 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 5 1 , 9 5 8 . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁living ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁no ▁under ▁eigh teen ▁and ▁ 5 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁over ▁ 6 4 . ▁ ▁Government ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁Town ▁Council ▁and ▁Mayor . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁town ' s ▁mayor ▁is ▁T . J . ▁R ede fer . ▁ ▁The ▁Town ▁has ▁a ▁full - time ▁police ▁force , ▁whose ▁command ▁staff ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Police ▁and ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁( ass istant ▁chief ▁of ▁police ). ▁ ▁The ▁department ▁has ▁no ▁" special ▁units " ▁as ▁do ▁some ▁large ▁ag encies , ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁have ▁two ▁officers , ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁and ▁a ▁corpor al , ▁who ▁are ▁qualified ▁as ▁motor cycle ▁officers . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁department ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁full - time ▁communic ations ▁center ▁( dispatch ). ▁ ▁During ▁high - activity ▁periods , ▁the