| Item | Chicago | Ashburn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 26,389 | - | 103 | 55th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.4% | - | 5.5% | 28th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 25,004 | 94.8% | 90 | 55th | 87.4% | 67th |
| Sealed | 1,385 | 5.3% | 13 | 38th | 12.6% | 11th |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,712 | 19% | 34 | 47th | 38.2% | 3rd |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 20,050 | 81% | 55 | 57th | 61.8% | 75th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,872 | - | $2,287 | 16th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 15,227 | 61.5% | 52 | 55th | 58.4% | 52nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 9,535 | 38.5% | 37 | 56th | 41.6% | 26th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 4,859 | 19.6% | 19 | 51st | 21.4% | 20th |
| Not a Default | 19,903 | 80.4% | 70 | 55th | 78.7% | 58th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 9,082 | 36.7% | 30 | 54th | 33.7% | 47th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,280 | 9.2% | 3 | 68th | 3.4% | 74th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 13,400 | 54.1% | 56 | 53rd | 62.9% | 8th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 19,377 | 78.3% | 61 | 57th | 68.5% | 54th |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 5,385 | 21.8% | 28 | 42nd | 31.5% | 24th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,478 | 10% | 10 | 56th | 11.2% | 35th |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 22,284 | 90% | 79 | 55th | 88.8% | 43rd |
| 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% | 46 | 55th | 58.2% | 58th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,134 | 36.5% | 33 | 54th | 41.8% | 20th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,077 | 43.5% | 6 | 51st | 60% | 13th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,401 | 56.5% | 4 | 60th | 40% | 63rd |
| 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% | 19 | 51st | 24.1% | 12th |
| Not a Default | 17,560 | 78.8% | 60 | 55th | 76% | 66th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 135 | 5.5% | 0 | 50th | 0% | 50th |
| Not a Default | 2,343 | 94.6% | 10 | 56th | 100% | 1st |
| 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% | 29 | 54th | 36.7% | 53rd |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,242 | 10.1% | 3 | 68th | 3.8% | 74th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 11,073 | 49.7% | 47 | 52nd | 59.5% | 3rd |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 113 | 4.6% | 1 | 33rd | 10% | 10th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 38 | 1.5% | 0 | 25th | 0% | 25th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,327 | 93.9% | 9 | 59th | 90% | 61st |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 22,284 | 90% | 79 | 55th | 88.8% | 43rd |
| Private Attorney | 1,901 | 7.7% | 7 | 56th | 7.9% | 43rd |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 577 | 2.3% | 3 | 44th | 3.4% | 16th |
| 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% | 46 | 55th | 58.2% | 58th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,134 | 36.5% | 33 | 54th | 41.8% | 20th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 960 | 50.5% | 5 | 54th | 71.4% | 9th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 941 | 49.5% | 2 | 64th | 28.6% | 68th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 117 | 20.3% | 1 | 28th | 33.3% | 12th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 460 | 79.7% | 2 | 43rd | 66.7% | 45th |
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 | - | - | - |
