| Item | Chicago | Jefferson Park | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 24,507 | - | 78 | 59th | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 4% | - | 2.2% | 64th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 21,850 | 89.2% | 68 | 58th | 87.2% | 41st |
| Sealed | 2,657 | 10.8% | 10 | 59th | 12.8% | 37th |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 3,839 | 17.7% | 18 | 54th | 27.3% | 14th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 17,827 | 82.3% | 48 | 60th | 72.7% | 64th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,889 | - | $2,272 | 19th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 13,062 | 60.3% | 39 | 58th | 59.1% | 38th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 8,604 | 39.7% | 27 | 61st | 40.9% | 40th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 1,709 | 7.9% | 3 | 66th | 4.6% | 69th |
| Not a Default | 19,957 | 92.1% | 63 | 58th | 95.5% | 9th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 7,425 | 34.3% | 29 | 52nd | 43.9% | 4th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,334 | 10.8% | 6 | 60th | 9.1% | 40th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 11,907 | 55% | 31 | 61st | 47% | 66th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 17,346 | 80.1% | 52 | 58th | 78.8% | 41st |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 4,320 | 19.9% | 14 | 53rd | 21.2% | 37th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,211 | 10.2% | 11 | 53rd | 16.7% | 7th |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 19,455 | 89.8% | 55 | 60th | 83.3% | 70th |
| 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 | 12,161 | 62.5% | 33 | 61st | 60% | 46th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,294 | 37.5% | 22 | 62nd | 40% | 32nd |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 901 | 40.8% | 6 | 50th | 54.6% | 14th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,310 | 59.3% | 5 | 59th | 45.5% | 63rd |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 1,647 | 8.5% | 3 | 65th | 5.5% | 65th |
| Not a Default | 17,808 | 91.5% | 52 | 61st | 94.6% | 13th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 62 | 2.8% | 0 | 38th | 0% | 38th |
| Not a Default | 2,149 | 97.2% | 11 | 53rd | 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 | 7,319 | 37.6% | 28 | 52nd | 50.9% | 3rd |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,299 | 11.8% | 6 | 60th | 10.9% | 37th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 9,837 | 50.6% | 21 | 63rd | 38.2% | 71st |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 106 | 4.8% | 1 | 28th | 9.1% | 13th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 35 | 1.6% | 0 | 27th | 0% | 27th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,070 | 93.6% | 10 | 52nd | 90.9% | 56th |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 19,455 | 89.8% | 55 | 60th | 83.3% | 70th |
| Private Attorney | 1,754 | 8.1% | 11 | 48th | 16.7% | 4th |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 457 | 2.1% | 0 | 65th | 0% | 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 | 12,161 | 62.5% | 33 | 61st | 60% | 46th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,294 | 37.5% | 22 | 62nd | 40% | 32nd |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 790 | 45% | 6 | 47th | 54.6% | 22nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 964 | 55% | 5 | 50th | 45.5% | 55th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 111 | 24.3% | 0 | 49th | 0% | 49th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 346 | 75.7% | 0 | 61st | 0% | 61st |
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% | 25,332 | 35th | 94.8% | 4th |
| Below poverty level | 565,024 | 20.9% | 1,378 | 71st | 5.2% | 74th |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,188,437 | 80.5% | 25,283 | 36th | 90.3% | 13th |
| Below poverty level | 530,118 | 19.5% | 2,706 | 57th | 9.7% | 65th |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,282 | 31.8% | 18,250 | 18th | 68.3% | 11th |
| Black | 909,842 | 33.7% | 274 | 72nd | 1% | 73rd |
| Latinx | 753,375 | 27.9% | 5,746 | 35th | 21.5% | 30th |
| Asian | 143,654 | 5.3% | 2,107 | 25th | 7.9% | 18th |
| Other | 37,313 | 1.4% | 333 | 38th | 1.3% | 31st |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,323 | 32.8% | 17,159 | 18th | 61.3% | 14th |
| Black | 808,165 | 29.7% | 307 | 70th | 1.1% | 74th |
| Latinx | 788,140 | 29% | 6,910 | 34th | 24.7% | 27th |
| Asian | 172,991 | 6.4% | 2,894 | 23rd | 10.3% | 16th |
| Other | 56,936 | 2.1% | 719 | 27th | 2.6% | 24th |
| 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% | 3,126 | 53rd | 28.6% | 62nd |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,929 | 51.9% | 3,873 | 49th | 34.3% | 58th |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | $742 - $1,010 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | $992 - $1,209 | - | - | - |
