| Item | Chicago | Ashburn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 25,334 | - | 106 | 54th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.2% | - | 5.9% | 25th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 24,454 | 96.5% | 92 | 56th | 86.8% | 75th |
| Sealed | 880 | 3.5% | 14 | 24th | 13.2% | 3rd |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,674 | 19.3% | 23 | 52nd | 25.3% | 24th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 19,529 | 80.7% | 68 | 57th | 74.7% | 54th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,988 | - | $2,576 | 11th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 14,581 | 60.2% | 57 | 55th | 62.6% | 30th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 9,622 | 39.8% | 34 | 56th | 37.4% | 48th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 3,617 | 14.9% | 14 | 55th | 15.4% | 26th |
| Not a Default | 20,586 | 85.1% | 77 | 57th | 84.6% | 51st |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 8,638 | 35.7% | 26 | 59th | 28.6% | 67th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,214 | 9.2% | 6 | 60th | 6.6% | 60th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 13,351 | 55.2% | 59 | 52nd | 64.8% | 8th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 18,517 | 76.5% | 66 | 56th | 72.5% | 43rd |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 5,686 | 23.5% | 25 | 51st | 27.5% | 35th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,630 | 10.9% | 12 | 54th | 13.2% | 24th |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 21,573 | 89.1% | 79 | 56th | 86.8% | 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 | 13,410 | 62.2% | 50 | 56th | 63.3% | 37th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,163 | 37.8% | 29 | 56th | 36.7% | 41st |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,171 | 44.5% | 7 | 49th | 58.3% | 16th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,459 | 55.5% | 5 | 56th | 41.7% | 62nd |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 3,495 | 16.2% | 13 | 55th | 16.5% | 28th |
| Not a Default | 18,078 | 83.8% | 66 | 56th | 83.5% | 49th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 122 | 4.6% | 1 | 27th | 8.3% | 13th |
| Not a Default | 2,508 | 95.4% | 11 | 55th | 91.7% | 64th |
| 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 | 8,501 | 39.4% | 25 | 59th | 31.7% | 66th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,159 | 10% | 6 | 59th | 7.6% | 53rd |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 10,913 | 50.6% | 48 | 53rd | 60.8% | 7th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 137 | 5.2% | 1 | 32nd | 8.3% | 14th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 55 | 2.1% | 0 | 37th | 0% | 37th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,438 | 92.7% | 11 | 55th | 91.7% | 46th |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 21,573 | 89.1% | 79 | 56th | 86.8% | 54th |
| Private Attorney | 1,946 | 8% | 8 | 55th | 8.8% | 37th |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 684 | 2.8% | 4 | 47th | 4.4% | 13th |
| 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 | 13,410 | 62.2% | 50 | 56th | 63.3% | 37th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,163 | 37.8% | 29 | 56th | 36.7% | 41st |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,041 | 53.5% | 6 | 50th | 75% | 9th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 905 | 46.5% | 2 | 65th | 25% | 69th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 130 | 19% | 1 | 33rd | 25% | 27th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 554 | 81% | 3 | 45th | 75% | 43rd |
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 | - | - | - |
