Boyette is anunincorporated community and formercensus-designated place inHillsborough County,Florida, United States. The population was 5,895 at the 2000 census. The CDP area merged withRiverview in 2010.^[3]

Boyette, Florida
Former CDP
Location inHillsborough County and the state ofFlorida
Coordinates:27°50′33″N82°17′8″W / 27.84250°N 82.28556°W /27.84250; -82.28556
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
Area
• Total	6.9 sq mi (17.8 km2)
• Land	6.6 sq mi (17.1 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	82 ft (25 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	5,895
• Density	854.3/sq mi (331.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	12-07825[1]
GNIS feature ID	0295147[2]

According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 6.9 square miles (18 km²), of which 6.6 square miles (17 km²) was land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (4.21%) was water.

As of thecensus^[1] of 2000, there were 5,895 people, 1,937 households, and 1,638 families residing in the community. The population density was 893.1 inhabitants per square mile (344.8/km²). There were 2,103 housing units at an average density of 318.6 per square mile (123.0/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 88.46%White, 5.39%African American, 0.63%Native American, 1.51%Asian, 0.07%Pacific Islander, 1.71% fromother races, and 2.22% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 8.16% of the population.

There were 1,937 households, out of which 46.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% weremarried couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $55,133, and the median income for a family was $56,818. Males had a median income of $41,446 versus $30,781 for females. Theper capita income for the community was $21,057. About 5.5% of families and 5.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.