| Item | Chicago | Ashburn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 18,220 | - | 99 | 46th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 2.9% | - | 3.9% | 28th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 16,059 | 88.1% | 87 | 44th | 87.9% | 37th |
| Sealed | 2,161 | 11.9% | 12 | 46th | 12.1% | 41st |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 3,302 | 21.2% | 23 | 37th | 27.4% | 13th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 12,282 | 78.8% | 61 | 47th | 72.6% | 65th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $2,389 | - | $2,672 | 31st | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 9,162 | 58.8% | 51 | 45th | 60.7% | 34th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 6,422 | 41.2% | 33 | 48th | 39.3% | 44th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 3,831 | 24.6% | 19 | 48th | 22.6% | 50th |
| Not a Default | 11,753 | 75.4% | 65 | 44th | 77.4% | 28th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 3,390 | 21.8% | 27 | 41st | 32.1% | 8th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,280 | 14.6% | 9 | 54th | 10.7% | 60th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 9,914 | 63.6% | 48 | 48th | 57.1% | 51st |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 13,522 | 86.8% | 65 | 47th | 77.4% | 59th |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 2,062 | 13.2% | 19 | 27th | 22.6% | 19th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 1,622 | 10.4% | 11 | 42nd | 13.1% | 19th |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 13,962 | 89.6% | 73 | 45th | 86.9% | 59th |
| Eviction Orders by Representation - likelihood of an eviction order (and/or a money judgment against a tenant) with or without an attorney. | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 8,312 | 59.5% | 45 | 44th | 61.6% | 35th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 5,650 | 40.5% | 28 | 48th | 38.4% | 43rd |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 850 | 52.4% | 6 | 44th | 54.6% | 34th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 772 | 47.6% | 5 | 43rd | 45.5% | 40th |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 3,671 | 26.3% | 19 | 47th | 26% | 35th |
| Not a Default | 10,291 | 73.7% | 54 | 46th | 74% | 43rd |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 160 | 9.9% | 0 | 47th | 0% | 47th |
| Not a Default | 1,462 | 90.1% | 11 | 41st | 100% | 1st |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 3,312 | 23.7% | 27 | 41st | 37% | 5th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,261 | 16.2% | 9 | 54th | 12.3% | 57th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 8,389 | 60.1% | 37 | 48th | 50.7% | 57th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 78 | 4.8% | 0 | 38th | 0% | 38th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 19 | 1.2% | 0 | 12th | 0% | 12th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 1,525 | 94% | 11 | 42nd | 100% | 1st |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 13,962 | 89.6% | 73 | 45th | 86.9% | 59th |
| Private Attorney | 1,405 | 9% | 9 | 45th | 10.7% | 26th |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 217 | 1.4% | 2 | 32nd | 2.4% | 16th |
| Eviction Orders by Attorney Type - likelihood of an eviction order (and/or a money judgment against a tenant) based on type of representation. | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 8,312 | 59.5% | 45 | 44th | 61.6% | 35th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 5,650 | 40.5% | 28 | 48th | 38.4% | 43rd |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 785 | 55.9% | 6 | 42nd | 66.7% | 13th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 620 | 44.1% | 3 | 47th | 33.3% | 59th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 65 | 30% | 0 | 30th | 0% | 30th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 152 | 70.1% | 2 | 25th | 100% | 1st |
Census DataData from US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates were chosen for analysis as they provide the most current data at the census tract level. With 8 years of eviction data, we felt it warranted using more than one set of 5-year estimates, and as comparing non-overlapping 5-year estimates is the recommended approach, we chose to use the 2006-2010 estimates as a proxy for 2010 (our first year of eviction data) and the 2013-2017 estimates as our proxy for 2017 in overtime comparisons. Both sets of data are presented here for your use. | ||||||
| Poverty (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,138,442 | 79.1% | 37,837 | 19th | 89.3% | 12th |
| Below poverty level | 565,024 | 20.9% | 4,545 | 45th | 10.7% | 66th |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,188,437 | 80.5% | 38,995 | 20th | 88.7% | 19th |
| Below poverty level | 530,118 | 19.5% | 4,991 | 42nd | 11.4% | 59th |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,282 | 31.8% | 6,849 | 33rd | 16.2% | 41st |
| Black | 909,842 | 33.7% | 21,449 | 15th | 50.6% | 30th |
| Latinx | 753,375 | 27.9% | 13,271 | 21st | 31.3% | 25th |
| Asian | 143,654 | 5.3% | 473 | 35th | 1.1% | 40th |
| Other | 37,313 | 1.4% | 340 | 37th | 0.8% | 50th |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,323 | 32.8% | 4,424 | 38th | 10.1% | 47th |
| Black | 808,165 | 29.7% | 20,914 | 15th | 47.6% | 29th |
| Latinx | 788,140 | 29% | 17,303 | 19th | 39.3% | 24th |
| Asian | 172,991 | 6.4% | 370 | 43rd | 0.8% | 46th |
| Other | 56,936 | 2.1% | 975 | 20th | 2.2% | 30th |
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | ||||||
| 2010 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 592,752 | 49.5% | 1,702 | 65th | 12.6% | 76th |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,929 | 51.9% | 2,434 | 60th | 17.7% | 75th |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | $879 - $1,084 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | $1,016 - $1,510 | - | - | - |
