| Item | Chicago | Logan Square | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 24,390 | - | 367 | 29th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.1% | - | 1.9% | 69th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 23,272 | 95.4% | 356 | 26th | 97% | 23rd |
| Sealed | 1,118 | 4.6% | 11 | 31st | 3% | 55th |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,366 | 18.9% | 70 | 23rd | 19.8% | 41st |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 18,692 | 81.1% | 284 | 27th | 80.2% | 37th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,956 | - | $2,175 | 26th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 13,838 | 60% | 231 | 23rd | 65.3% | 16th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 9,220 | 40% | 123 | 30th | 34.8% | 62nd |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 3,305 | 14.3% | 55 | 26th | 15.5% | 21st |
| Not a Default | 19,753 | 85.7% | 299 | 25th | 84.5% | 56th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 8,592 | 37.3% | 157 | 20th | 44.4% | 7th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,569 | 11.1% | 37 | 26th | 10.5% | 32nd |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 11,897 | 51.6% | 160 | 32nd | 45.2% | 73rd |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 17,518 | 76% | 269 | 24th | 76% | 33rd |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 5,540 | 24% | 85 | 23rd | 24% | 45th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,399 | 10.4% | 42 | 22nd | 11.9% | 24th |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 20,659 | 89.6% | 312 | 27th | 88.1% | 54th |
| 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 | 12,766 | 61.8% | 207 | 23rd | 66.4% | 22nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,893 | 38.2% | 105 | 31st | 33.7% | 56th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,072 | 44.7% | 24 | 15th | 57.1% | 16th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,327 | 55.3% | 18 | 31st | 42.9% | 62nd |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 3,208 | 15.5% | 53 | 27th | 17% | 22nd |
| Not a Default | 17,451 | 84.5% | 259 | 27th | 83% | 56th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 97 | 4% | 2 | 15th | 4.8% | 21st |
| Not a Default | 2,302 | 96% | 40 | 22nd | 95.2% | 57th |
| 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 | 8,427 | 40.8% | 152 | 20th | 48.7% | 5th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,527 | 12.2% | 37 | 25th | 11.9% | 29th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 9,705 | 47% | 123 | 33rd | 39.4% | 73rd |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 165 | 6.9% | 5 | 8th | 11.9% | 11th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 42 | 1.8% | 0 | 25th | 0% | 25th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,192 | 91.4% | 37 | 23rd | 88.1% | 59th |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 20,659 | 89.6% | 312 | 27th | 88.1% | 54th |
| Private Attorney | 1,756 | 7.6% | 31 | 22nd | 8.8% | 31st |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 643 | 2.8% | 11 | 24th | 3.1% | 31st |
| 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 | 12,766 | 61.8% | 207 | 23rd | 66.4% | 22nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,893 | 38.2% | 105 | 31st | 33.7% | 56th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 947 | 53.9% | 21 | 14th | 67.7% | 13th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 809 | 46.1% | 10 | 29th | 32.3% | 65th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 125 | 19.4% | 3 | 12th | 27.3% | 22nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 518 | 80.6% | 8 | 27th | 72.7% | 47th |
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% | 58,569 | 7th | 78.5% | 42nd |
| Below poverty level | 565,024 | 20.9% | 16,040 | 5th | 21.5% | 36th |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,188,437 | 80.5% | 63,366 | 6th | 87% | 23rd |
| Below poverty level | 530,118 | 19.5% | 9,497 | 19th | 13% | 55th |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,282 | 31.8% | 28,046 | 11th | 37.6% | 30th |
| Black | 909,842 | 33.7% | 5,110 | 42nd | 6.9% | 48th |
| Latinx | 753,375 | 27.9% | 37,924 | 3rd | 50.8% | 16th |
| Asian | 143,654 | 5.3% | 2,412 | 21st | 3.2% | 31st |
| Other | 37,313 | 1.4% | 1,117 | 12th | 1.5% | 23rd |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,323 | 32.8% | 34,955 | 5th | 48% | 20th |
| Black | 808,165 | 29.7% | 3,356 | 44th | 4.6% | 48th |
| Latinx | 788,140 | 29% | 30,267 | 6th | 41.5% | 23rd |
| Asian | 172,991 | 6.4% | 2,408 | 25th | 3.3% | 34th |
| Other | 56,936 | 2.1% | 1,879 | 9th | 2.6% | 23rd |
| 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% | 19,490 | 8th | 58.9% | 19th |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,929 | 51.9% | 19,113 | 10th | 58.6% | 23rd |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | $698 - $1,295 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | $986 - $1,997 | - | - | - |
