| Item | Chicago | Logan Square | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 23,356 | - | 290 | 33rd | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 3.8% | - | 1.5% | 69th | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 19,727 | 84.5% | 229 | 33rd | 79% | 50th |
| Sealed | 3,629 | 15.5% | 61 | 22nd | 21% | 28th |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 3,133 | 16% | 50 | 24th | 22.4% | 18th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 16,431 | 84% | 173 | 34th | 77.6% | 60th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $1,871 | - | $2,100 | 28th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 11,754 | 60.1% | 129 | 34th | 57.9% | 43rd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 7,810 | 39.9% | 94 | 32nd | 42.2% | 35th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 2,270 | 11.6% | 21 | 35th | 9.4% | 53rd |
| Not a Default | 17,294 | 88.4% | 202 | 34th | 90.6% | 25th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 6,281 | 32.1% | 71 | 34th | 31.8% | 45th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,512 | 12.8% | 25 | 34th | 11.2% | 43rd |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 10,771 | 55.1% | 127 | 32nd | 57% | 26th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 15,927 | 81.4% | 188 | 29th | 84.3% | 30th |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 3,637 | 18.6% | 35 | 30th | 15.7% | 48th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,335 | 11.9% | 27 | 36th | 12.1% | 43rd |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 17,229 | 88.1% | 196 | 33rd | 87.9% | 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 | 10,735 | 62.3% | 123 | 32nd | 62.8% | 40th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 6,494 | 37.7% | 73 | 34th | 37.2% | 38th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,019 | 43.6% | 6 | 47th | 22.2% | 69th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,316 | 56.4% | 21 | 26th | 77.8% | 9th |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 2,194 | 12.7% | 21 | 33rd | 10.7% | 50th |
| Not a Default | 15,035 | 87.3% | 175 | 33rd | 89.3% | 28th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 76 | 3.3% | 0 | 36th | 0% | 36th |
| Not a Default | 2,259 | 96.8% | 27 | 35th | 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 | 6,152 | 35.7% | 71 | 33rd | 36.2% | 43rd |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,466 | 14.3% | 25 | 34th | 12.8% | 42nd |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 8,611 | 50% | 100 | 32nd | 51% | 29th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 129 | 5.5% | 0 | 50th | 0% | 50th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 46 | 2% | 0 | 29th | 0% | 29th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 2,160 | 92.5% | 27 | 35th | 100% | 1st |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 17,229 | 88.1% | 196 | 33rd | 87.9% | 34th |
| Private Attorney | 1,990 | 10.2% | 22 | 36th | 9.9% | 49th |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 345 | 1.8% | 5 | 24th | 2.2% | 24th |
| 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 | 10,735 | 62.3% | 123 | 32nd | 62.8% | 40th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 6,494 | 37.7% | 73 | 34th | 37.2% | 38th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 928 | 46.6% | 5 | 48th | 22.7% | 68th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,062 | 53.4% | 17 | 23rd | 77.3% | 9th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 91 | 26.4% | 1 | 21st | 20% | 30th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 254 | 73.6% | 4 | 24th | 80% | 22nd |
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 | - | - | - |
