▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁$ 5 9 , 0 7 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 6 3 , 6 9 3 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 4 1 , 5 6 1 ▁versus ▁$ 2 8 , 7 6 3 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁$ 2 1 , 6 7 6 . ▁ ▁About ▁ 3 . 6 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 5 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 4 . 9 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 7 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁Water ford ▁Township ▁is ▁govern ed ▁under ▁the ▁Township ▁form ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁municipal ▁government . ▁The ▁five - member ▁Township ▁Committee ▁is ▁elected ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁vot ers ▁at - large ▁in ▁part isan ▁elections ▁to ▁serve ▁three - year ▁terms ▁of ▁office ▁on ▁a ▁st agger ed ▁basis , ▁with ▁either ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁seats ▁coming ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁each ▁year ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁a ▁three - year ▁cycle . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁are ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Township ▁Committee ▁from ▁among ▁its ▁members ▁during ▁the ▁Re organ ization ▁meeting ▁each ▁January . ▁ ▁, ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Water ford ▁Township ▁Committee ▁are ▁Mayor ▁Richard ▁T . ▁Ye at