| Item | Chicago | Logan Square | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 25,201 | - | 354 | 29th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.2% | - | 1.8% | 69th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 23,529 | 93.4% | 323 | 30th | 91.2% | 47th |
| Sealed | 1,672 | 6.6% | 31 | 18th | 8.8% | 31st |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,541 | 19.5% | 88 | 19th | 27.8% | 24th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 18,754 | 80.5% | 229 | 29th | 72.2% | 54th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,850 | - | $1,887 | 43rd | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 14,520 | 62.3% | 192 | 29th | 60.6% | 41st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,775 | 37.7% | 125 | 28th | 39.4% | 37th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 1,910 | 8.2% | 17 | 36th | 5.4% | 68th |
| Not a Default | 21,385 | 91.8% | 300 | 29th | 94.6% | 10th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 8,375 | 36% | 118 | 27th | 37.2% | 28th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,188 | 9.4% | 24 | 29th | 7.6% | 46th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 12,732 | 54.7% | 175 | 28th | 55.2% | 41st |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 18,366 | 78.8% | 261 | 27th | 82.3% | 28th |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 4,929 | 21.2% | 56 | 27th | 17.7% | 50th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,592 | 11.1% | 41 | 26th | 12.9% | 31st |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 20,703 | 88.9% | 276 | 30th | 87.1% | 47th |
| 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 | 13,309 | 64.3% | 174 | 29th | 63% | 41st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,394 | 35.7% | 102 | 28th | 37% | 37th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,211 | 46.7% | 18 | 27th | 43.9% | 41st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,381 | 53.3% | 23 | 22nd | 56.1% | 37th |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 1,845 | 8.9% | 14 | 36th | 5.1% | 69th |
| Not a Default | 18,858 | 91.1% | 262 | 28th | 94.9% | 9th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 65 | 2.5% | 3 | 5th | 7.3% | 7th |
| Not a Default | 2,527 | 97.5% | 38 | 26th | 92.7% | 71st |
| 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 | 8,223 | 39.7% | 116 | 27th | 42% | 26th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,145 | 10.4% | 24 | 29th | 8.7% | 44th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 10,335 | 49.9% | 136 | 30th | 49.3% | 44th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 152 | 5.9% | 2 | 21st | 4.9% | 35th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 43 | 1.7% | 0 | 30th | 0% | 30th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,397 | 92.5% | 39 | 24th | 95.1% | 34th |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 20,703 | 88.9% | 276 | 30th | 87.1% | 47th |
| Private Attorney | 2,000 | 8.6% | 33 | 23rd | 10.4% | 31st |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 592 | 2.5% | 8 | 27th | 2.5% | 34th |
| 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 | 13,309 | 64.3% | 174 | 29th | 63% | 41st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,394 | 35.7% | 102 | 28th | 37% | 37th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,077 | 53.9% | 17 | 25th | 51.5% | 40th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 923 | 46.2% | 16 | 21st | 48.5% | 37th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 134 | 22.6% | 1 | 33rd | 12.5% | 40th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 458 | 77.4% | 7 | 24th | 87.5% | 29th |
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% | 58,569 | 7th | 78.5% | 42nd |
| Below poverty level | 565,024 | 20.9% | 16,040 | 5th | 21.5% | 36th |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,188,437 | 80.5% | 63,366 | 6th | 87% | 23rd |
| Below poverty level | 530,118 | 19.5% | 9,497 | 19th | 13% | 55th |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,282 | 31.8% | 28,046 | 11th | 37.6% | 30th |
| Black | 909,842 | 33.7% | 5,110 | 42nd | 6.9% | 48th |
| Latinx | 753,375 | 27.9% | 37,924 | 3rd | 50.8% | 16th |
| Asian | 143,654 | 5.3% | 2,412 | 21st | 3.2% | 31st |
| Other | 37,313 | 1.4% | 1,117 | 12th | 1.5% | 23rd |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,323 | 32.8% | 34,955 | 5th | 48% | 20th |
| Black | 808,165 | 29.7% | 3,356 | 44th | 4.6% | 48th |
| Latinx | 788,140 | 29% | 30,267 | 6th | 41.5% | 23rd |
| Asian | 172,991 | 6.4% | 2,408 | 25th | 3.3% | 34th |
| Other | 56,936 | 2.1% | 1,879 | 9th | 2.6% | 23rd |
| 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% | 19,490 | 8th | 58.9% | 19th |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,929 | 51.9% | 19,113 | 10th | 58.6% | 23rd |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | $698 - $1,295 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | $986 - $1,997 | - | - | - |
