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Release 2 of the Chicago Evictions data, December 17, 2020.

This archive includes:

  • Methodology.
  • Four eviction data files (csv format), with rows for each of the 10 years (2010-2019). The files represent different geographical areas: Chicago, Community Areas, Wards, and Census Tracts.
  • Eviction data field definitions document.
  • Four census data files (csv format), with rows for both sets of American Community Survey 5-year estimates used: 2006-2010 5-year estimates and 2014-2018 5-year estimates. The files represent different geographical areas: Chicago, Community Areas, Wards, and Census Tracts.
  • Census data field definitions document.
  • Three Census Tract crosswalk files (csv format) which map Census Tracts to the other three geographies: Chicago, Community Areas, and Wards.
  • Census Tract crosswalk field definitions document.