| Item | Chicago | Near South Side | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 24,390 | - | 375 | 27th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.1% | - | 7.2% | 11th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 23,272 | 95.4% | 374 | 25th | 99.7% | 3rd |
| Sealed | 1,118 | 4.6% | 1 | 70th | 0.3% | 75th |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,366 | 18.9% | 24 | 51st | 6.5% | 74th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 18,692 | 81.1% | 347 | 23rd | 93.5% | 4th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,956 | - | $2,621 | 6th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 13,838 | 60% | 204 | 27th | 55% | 56th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 9,220 | 40% | 167 | 22nd | 45% | 22nd |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 3,305 | 14.3% | 78 | 13th | 21% | 4th |
| Not a Default | 19,753 | 85.7% | 293 | 26th | 79% | 74th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 8,592 | 37.3% | 98 | 35th | 26.4% | 70th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,569 | 11.1% | 50 | 17th | 13.5% | 20th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 11,897 | 51.6% | 223 | 22nd | 60.1% | 9th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 17,518 | 76% | 353 | 18th | 95.2% | 11th |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 5,540 | 24% | 18 | 56th | 4.9% | 67th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,399 | 10.4% | 36 | 27th | 9.7% | 50th |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 20,659 | 89.6% | 335 | 25th | 90.3% | 28th |
| 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% | 193 | 27th | 57.6% | 52nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,893 | 38.2% | 142 | 22nd | 42.4% | 26th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,072 | 44.7% | 11 | 36th | 30.6% | 61st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,327 | 55.3% | 25 | 19th | 69.4% | 17th |
| 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% | 74 | 16th | 22.1% | 4th |
| Not a Default | 17,451 | 84.5% | 261 | 25th | 77.9% | 74th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 97 | 4% | 4 | 5th | 11.1% | 3rd |
| Not a Default | 2,302 | 96% | 32 | 31st | 88.9% | 75th |
| 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% | 97 | 33rd | 29% | 72nd |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,527 | 12.2% | 50 | 17th | 14.9% | 22nd |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 9,705 | 47% | 188 | 20th | 56.1% | 9th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 165 | 6.9% | 1 | 34th | 2.8% | 48th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 42 | 1.8% | 0 | 25th | 0% | 25th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,192 | 91.4% | 35 | 27th | 97.2% | 26th |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 20,659 | 89.6% | 335 | 25th | 90.3% | 28th |
| Private Attorney | 1,756 | 7.6% | 24 | 31st | 6.5% | 61st |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 643 | 2.8% | 12 | 19th | 3.2% | 29th |
| 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% | 193 | 27th | 57.6% | 52nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,893 | 38.2% | 142 | 22nd | 42.4% | 26th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 947 | 53.9% | 9 | 37th | 37.5% | 63rd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 809 | 46.1% | 15 | 20th | 62.5% | 15th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 125 | 19.4% | 2 | 16th | 16.7% | 33rd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 518 | 80.6% | 10 | 21st | 83.3% | 34th |
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% | 15,775 | 55th | 88.2% | 18th |
| Below poverty level | 565,024 | 20.9% | 2,103 | 62nd | 11.8% | 59th |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,188,437 | 80.5% | 21,879 | 39th | 89.9% | 14th |
| Below poverty level | 530,118 | 19.5% | 2,464 | 59th | 10.1% | 64th |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,282 | 31.8% | 7,786 | 32nd | 43.6% | 23rd |
| Black | 909,842 | 33.7% | 6,343 | 39th | 35.5% | 32nd |
| Latinx | 753,375 | 27.9% | 938 | 50th | 5.3% | 50th |
| Asian | 143,654 | 5.3% | 2,425 | 20th | 13.6% | 8th |
| Other | 37,313 | 1.4% | 386 | 34th | 2.2% | 12th |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,323 | 32.8% | 11,561 | 26th | 47.5% | 22nd |
| Black | 808,165 | 29.7% | 5,979 | 39th | 24.6% | 36th |
| Latinx | 788,140 | 29% | 991 | 56th | 4.1% | 59th |
| Asian | 172,991 | 6.4% | 5,007 | 12th | 20.6% | 6th |
| Other | 56,936 | 2.1% | 805 | 24th | 3.3% | 12th |
| 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% | 5,220 | 41st | 44.3% | 49th |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,929 | 51.9% | 6,423 | 40th | 42.8% | 52nd |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | $329 - $1,268 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | $722 - $2,037 | - | - | - |
