| Item | Chicago | Ashburn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 25,201 | - | 134 | 51st | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.2% | - | 6.8% | 16th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 23,529 | 93.4% | 106 | 52nd | 79.1% | 75th |
| Sealed | 1,672 | 6.6% | 28 | 23rd | 20.9% | 3rd |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,541 | 19.5% | 30 | 49th | 28.9% | 18th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 18,754 | 80.5% | 74 | 53rd | 71.2% | 60th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,850 | - | $2,528 | 10th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 14,520 | 62.3% | 60 | 53rd | 57.7% | 51st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,775 | 37.7% | 44 | 51st | 42.3% | 26th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 1,910 | 8.2% | 6 | 59th | 5.8% | 67th |
| Not a Default | 21,385 | 91.8% | 98 | 52nd | 94.2% | 11th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 8,375 | 36% | 29 | 55th | 27.9% | 68th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,188 | 9.4% | 7 | 58th | 6.7% | 53rd |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 12,732 | 54.7% | 68 | 49th | 65.4% | 4th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 18,366 | 78.8% | 75 | 53rd | 72.1% | 52nd |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 4,929 | 21.2% | 29 | 37th | 27.9% | 26th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,592 | 11.1% | 12 | 53rd | 11.5% | 44th |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 20,703 | 88.9% | 92 | 52nd | 88.5% | 34th |
| 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% | 56 | 53rd | 60.9% | 50th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,394 | 35.7% | 36 | 51st | 39.1% | 27th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,211 | 46.7% | 4 | 57th | 33.3% | 59th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,381 | 53.3% | 8 | 49th | 66.7% | 13th |
| 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% | 5 | 60th | 5.4% | 68th |
| Not a Default | 18,858 | 91.1% | 87 | 51st | 94.6% | 10th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 65 | 2.5% | 1 | 17th | 8.3% | 3rd |
| Not a Default | 2,527 | 97.5% | 11 | 55th | 91.7% | 73rd |
| 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% | 28 | 55th | 30.4% | 70th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,145 | 10.4% | 7 | 58th | 7.6% | 53rd |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 10,335 | 49.9% | 57 | 46th | 62% | 3rd |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 152 | 5.9% | 1 | 29th | 8.3% | 17th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 43 | 1.7% | 0 | 30th | 0% | 30th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,397 | 92.5% | 11 | 54th | 91.7% | 49th |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 20,703 | 88.9% | 92 | 52nd | 88.5% | 34th |
| Private Attorney | 2,000 | 8.6% | 11 | 49th | 10.6% | 26th |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 592 | 2.5% | 1 | 56th | 1% | 65th |
| 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% | 56 | 53rd | 60.9% | 50th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,394 | 35.7% | 36 | 51st | 39.1% | 27th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,077 | 53.9% | 3 | 61st | 27.3% | 69th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 923 | 46.2% | 8 | 38th | 72.7% | 8th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 134 | 22.6% | 1 | 33rd | 100% | 1st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 458 | 77.4% | 0 | 66th | 0% | 66th |
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 | - | - | - |
