I have a question about poverty / income statistics for NYC. Where can I find information about where certain "races" live and a correlation of income rates.
For instance: are there distinct Irish neighborhoods in NY that hold a set of income correlates? Where are all the poor white people living?
The City of New York has its own Census FactFinder: http://gis.nyc.gov/dcp/pa/address.jsp. You can search by "Community District" (these are fairly large) or you can type in a specific address. It will display a map of the census tract, with data on race, income, family configuration, age, and a bunch of other characteristics.
Another tool is http://www.socialexplorer.com. It has interactive maps that will let you search by ancestry. (If you're looking for Irish people, and not just white, you need to search for ethnicity or ancestry.) Click on "Maps" then choose the 2000 Census interactive map. You can select ancestry, then select the specific ancestry you want to look at. Unfortunately, you need to keep zooming in on the map to get to NYC, it won't let you just type in the city.