| Item | Chicago | Beverly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 25,201 | - | 63 | 64th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4.2% | - | 4.2% | 38th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 23,529 | 93.4% | 51 | 67th | 81% | 73rd |
| Sealed | 1,672 | 6.6% | 12 | 41st | 19.1% | 5th |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 4,541 | 19.5% | 8 | 74th | 16.7% | 56th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 18,754 | 80.5% | 40 | 65th | 83.3% | 22nd |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,850 | - | $2,452 | 14th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 14,520 | 62.3% | 25 | 70th | 52.1% | 69th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,775 | 37.7% | 23 | 64th | 47.9% | 9th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 1,910 | 8.2% | 3 | 67th | 6.3% | 60th |
| Not a Default | 21,385 | 91.8% | 45 | 68th | 93.8% | 17th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 8,375 | 36% | 9 | 72nd | 18.8% | 76th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,188 | 9.4% | 5 | 62nd | 10.4% | 31st |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 12,732 | 54.7% | 34 | 63rd | 70.8% | 1st |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 18,366 | 78.8% | 37 | 66th | 77.1% | 38th |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 4,929 | 21.2% | 11 | 61st | 22.9% | 40th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,592 | 11.1% | 12 | 53rd | 25% | 1st |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 20,703 | 88.9% | 36 | 70th | 75% | 77th |
| 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% | 18 | 73rd | 50% | 74th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,394 | 35.7% | 18 | 64th | 50% | 4th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,211 | 46.7% | 7 | 52nd | 58.3% | 14th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,381 | 53.3% | 5 | 57th | 41.7% | 62nd |
| 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% | 2 | 69th | 5.6% | 67th |
| Not a Default | 18,858 | 91.1% | 34 | 70th | 94.4% | 11th |
| 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% | 8 | 74th | 22.2% | 75th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,145 | 10.4% | 5 | 62nd | 13.9% | 26th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 10,335 | 49.9% | 23 | 67th | 63.9% | 1st |
| 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% | 36 | 70th | 75% | 77th |
| Private Attorney | 2,000 | 8.6% | 11 | 49th | 22.9% | 1st |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 592 | 2.5% | 1 | 56th | 2.1% | 38th |
| 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% | 18 | 73rd | 50% | 74th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,394 | 35.7% | 18 | 64th | 50% | 4th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,077 | 53.9% | 7 | 49th | 63.6% | 21st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 923 | 46.2% | 4 | 53rd | 36.4% | 55th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 134 | 22.6% | 0 | 46th | 0% | 46th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 458 | 77.4% | 1 | 55th | 100% | 1st |
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% | 20,652 | 43rd | 95.8% | 2nd |
| Below poverty level | 565,024 | 20.9% | 904 | 75th | 4.2% | 76th |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,188,437 | 80.5% | 19,517 | 46th | 95.5% | 3rd |
| Below poverty level | 530,118 | 19.5% | 920 | 72nd | 4.5% | 75th |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,282 | 31.8% | 13,117 | 24th | 60.9% | 14th |
| Black | 909,842 | 33.7% | 7,144 | 37th | 33.1% | 35th |
| Latinx | 753,375 | 27.9% | 894 | 52nd | 4.2% | 55th |
| Asian | 143,654 | 5.3% | 84 | 51st | 0.4% | 50th |
| Other | 37,313 | 1.4% | 317 | 40th | 1.5% | 25th |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,323 | 32.8% | 11,595 | 25th | 56.7% | 15th |
| Black | 808,165 | 29.7% | 7,136 | 36th | 34.9% | 31st |
| Latinx | 788,140 | 29% | 1,096 | 53rd | 5.4% | 54th |
| Asian | 172,991 | 6.4% | 190 | 48th | 0.9% | 44th |
| Other | 56,936 | 2.1% | 420 | 41st | 2.1% | 36th |
| 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% | 1,552 | 67th | 18.3% | 73rd |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,929 | 51.9% | 1,434 | 70th | 17.8% | 73rd |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | $183 - $1,086 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | $848 - $1,254 | - | - | - |
