| Item | Chicago | West Town | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 26,389 | - | 568 | 17th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.4% | - | 2.4% | 64th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 25,004 | 94.8% | 512 | 18th | 90.1% | 61st |
| Sealed | 1,385 | 5.3% | 56 | 4th | 9.9% | 16th |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,712 | 19% | 140 | 6th | 27.9% | 19th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 20,050 | 81% | 361 | 22nd | 72.1% | 59th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,872 | - | $1,955 | 39th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 15,227 | 61.5% | 264 | 20th | 52.7% | 65th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 9,535 | 38.5% | 237 | 13th | 47.3% | 13th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 4,859 | 19.6% | 92 | 20th | 18.4% | 42nd |
| Not a Default | 19,903 | 80.4% | 409 | 19th | 81.6% | 36th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 9,082 | 36.7% | 151 | 22nd | 30.1% | 61st |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,280 | 9.2% | 54 | 13th | 10.8% | 24th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 13,400 | 54.1% | 296 | 15th | 59.1% | 17th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 19,377 | 78.3% | 404 | 15th | 80.6% | 32nd |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 5,385 | 21.8% | 97 | 18th | 19.4% | 46th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,478 | 10% | 53 | 15th | 10.6% | 43rd |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 22,284 | 90% | 448 | 18th | 89.4% | 35th |
| 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 | 14,150 | 63.5% | 240 | 21st | 53.6% | 68th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,134 | 36.5% | 208 | 14th | 46.4% | 10th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,077 | 43.5% | 24 | 15th | 45.3% | 38th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,401 | 56.5% | 29 | 17th | 54.7% | 39th |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 4,724 | 21.2% | 87 | 21st | 19.4% | 48th |
| Not a Default | 17,560 | 78.8% | 361 | 18th | 80.6% | 30th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 135 | 5.5% | 5 | 5th | 9.4% | 15th |
| Not a Default | 2,343 | 94.6% | 48 | 16th | 90.6% | 61st |
| 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 | 8,969 | 40.3% | 146 | 24th | 32.6% | 65th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,242 | 10.1% | 53 | 13th | 11.8% | 24th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 11,073 | 49.7% | 249 | 14th | 55.6% | 14th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 113 | 4.6% | 5 | 3rd | 9.4% | 11th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 38 | 1.5% | 1 | 7th | 1.9% | 17th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,327 | 93.9% | 47 | 17th | 88.7% | 66th |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 22,284 | 90% | 448 | 18th | 89.4% | 35th |
| Private Attorney | 1,901 | 7.7% | 42 | 13th | 8.4% | 39th |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 577 | 2.3% | 11 | 17th | 2.2% | 35th |
| 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 | 14,150 | 63.5% | 240 | 21st | 53.6% | 68th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,134 | 36.5% | 208 | 14th | 46.4% | 10th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 960 | 50.5% | 23 | 11th | 54.8% | 32nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 941 | 49.5% | 19 | 18th | 45.2% | 45th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 117 | 20.3% | 1 | 28th | 9.1% | 42nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 460 | 79.7% | 10 | 14th | 90.9% | 23rd |
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% | 68,860 | 3rd | 82.5% | 30th |
| Below poverty level | 565,024 | 20.9% | 14,564 | 13th | 17.5% | 48th |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,188,437 | 80.5% | 73,926 | 3rd | 87.9% | 21st |
| Below poverty level | 530,118 | 19.5% | 10,190 | 17th | 12.1% | 57th |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,282 | 31.8% | 47,344 | 4th | 56.8% | 15th |
| Black | 909,842 | 33.7% | 7,584 | 35th | 9.1% | 45th |
| Latinx | 753,375 | 27.9% | 24,391 | 11th | 29.2% | 26th |
| Asian | 143,654 | 5.3% | 2,914 | 17th | 3.5% | 29th |
| Other | 37,313 | 1.4% | 1,191 | 10th | 1.4% | 27th |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,323 | 32.8% | 52,726 | 4th | 62.7% | 11th |
| Black | 808,165 | 29.7% | 5,913 | 40th | 7% | 45th |
| Latinx | 788,140 | 29% | 19,038 | 17th | 22.6% | 29th |
| Asian | 172,991 | 6.4% | 4,049 | 15th | 4.8% | 29th |
| Other | 56,936 | 2.1% | 2,388 | 3rd | 2.8% | 19th |
| 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% | 23,449 | 3rd | 55.2% | 29th |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,929 | 51.9% | 23,795 | 3rd | 58% | 25th |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | $799 - $1,592 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | $1,019 - $2,124 | - | - | - |
