▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 5 6 , 0 5 4 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 3 8 , 7 4 0 ▁versus ▁$ 2 9 , 9 5 4 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁was ▁$ 2 1 , 3 7 0 . ▁ ▁About ▁ 9 . 4 0 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 2 . 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 1 7 . 3 0 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 9 . 2 0 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Law , ▁government , ▁polic ing ▁ ▁The ▁Pass a ic ▁County ▁Court ▁House ▁and ▁Administr ative ▁Building ▁complex ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁in ▁Pat erson . ▁ ▁In ▁Pass a ic ▁County ' s ▁commission ▁form ▁of ▁government , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Ch osen ▁Free hold ers ▁dis charge ▁both ▁executive ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁respons ib ilities . ▁Seven ▁Free hold ers ▁are ▁elected ▁at - large ▁for ▁three - year ▁terms ▁on ▁a ▁st agger ed ▁basis . ▁A ▁Free holder ▁Director ▁and ▁Free holder ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁seven ▁Free hold ers ▁at ▁an ▁annual ▁re organ ization ▁meeting ▁in ▁January . ▁Pass a ic ▁County ▁oper ates ▁through ▁six ▁standing ▁comm itte es ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Ch osen ▁Free hold ers . ▁They ▁are ▁Administration ▁& ▁Fin ance