| Item | Chicago | Community Areas (data shown here if one selected) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 25,334 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.2% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 24,454 | 96.5% | - | - | - | - |
| Sealed | 880 | 3.5% | - | - | - | - |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,674 | 19.3% | - | - | - | - |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 19,529 | 80.7% | - | - | - | - |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,988 | - | - | - | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 14,581 | 60.2% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 9,622 | 39.8% | - | - | - | - |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 3,617 | 14.9% | - | - | - | - |
| Not a Default | 20,586 | 85.1% | - | - | - | - |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 8,638 | 35.7% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,214 | 9.2% | - | - | - | - |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 13,351 | 55.2% | - | - | - | - |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 18,517 | 76.5% | - | - | - | - |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 5,686 | 23.5% | - | - | - | - |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,630 | 10.9% | - | - | - | - |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 21,573 | 89.1% | - | - | - | - |
| 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% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,163 | 37.8% | - | - | - | - |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,171 | 44.5% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,459 | 55.5% | - | - | - | - |
| 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% | - | - | - | - |
| Not a Default | 18,078 | 83.8% | - | - | - | - |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 122 | 4.6% | - | - | - | - |
| Not a Default | 2,508 | 95.4% | - | - | - | - |
| 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% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,159 | 10% | - | - | - | - |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 10,913 | 50.6% | - | - | - | - |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 137 | 5.2% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 55 | 2.1% | - | - | - | - |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,438 | 92.7% | - | - | - | - |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 21,573 | 89.1% | - | - | - | - |
| Private Attorney | 1,946 | 8% | - | - | - | - |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 684 | 2.8% | - | - | - | - |
| 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% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,163 | 37.8% | - | - | - | - |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,041 | 53.5% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 905 | 46.5% | - | - | - | - |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 130 | 19% | - | - | - | - |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 554 | 81% | - | - | - | - |
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 | 2,133,260 | 78.9% | - | - | - | - |
| Below poverty level | 570,042 | 21.1% | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,186,306 | 80.4% | - | - | - | - |
| Below poverty level | 532,056 | 19.6% | - | - | - | - |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,156 | 31.8% | - | - | - | - |
| Black | 909,833 | 33.7% | - | - | - | - |
| Latinx | 753,356 | 27.9% | - | - | - | - |
| Asian | 143,646 | 5.3% | - | - | - | - |
| Other | 37,312 | 1.4% | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,207 | 32.8% | - | - | - | - |
| Black | 808,161 | 29.7% | - | - | - | - |
| Latinx | 788,134 | 29% | - | - | - | - |
| Asian | 172,935 | 6.4% | - | - | - | - |
| Other | 56,923 | 2.1% | - | - | - | - |
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | ||||||
| 2010 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 592,692 | 49.5% | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,862 | 51.9% | - | - | - | - |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | - | - | - | - |
