| Item | Chicago | West Town | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 20,439 | - | 245 | 32nd | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 3.3% | - | 1% | 71st | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 17,173 | 84% | 210 | 32nd | 85.7% | 23rd |
| Sealed | 3,266 | 16% | 35 | 31st | 14.3% | 54th |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 2,618 | 15.4% | 38 | 26th | 18.4% | 34th |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 14,414 | 84.6% | 169 | 33rd | 81.6% | 44th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $2,027 | - | $2,600 | 13th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 10,149 | 59.6% | 109 | 35th | 52.7% | 58th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 6,883 | 40.4% | 98 | 27th | 47.3% | 20th |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 2,436 | 14.3% | 25 | 37th | 12.1% | 50th |
| Not a Default | 14,596 | 85.7% | 182 | 32nd | 87.9% | 28th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 5,209 | 30.6% | 58 | 35th | 28% | 55th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,669 | 15.7% | 40 | 26th | 19.3% | 23rd |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 9,154 | 53.8% | 109 | 31st | 52.7% | 38th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 14,174 | 83.2% | 178 | 29th | 86% | 34th |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 2,858 | 16.8% | 29 | 26th | 14% | 44th |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,039 | 12% | 31 | 26th | 15% | 17th |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 14,993 | 88% | 176 | 32nd | 85% | 61st |
| 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 | 9,172 | 61.2% | 92 | 36th | 52.3% | 61st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 5,821 | 38.8% | 84 | 27th | 47.7% | 17th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 977 | 47.9% | 17 | 22nd | 54.8% | 22nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,062 | 52.1% | 14 | 33rd | 45.2% | 56th |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 2,349 | 15.7% | 23 | 37th | 13.1% | 51st |
| Not a Default | 12,644 | 84.3% | 153 | 32nd | 86.9% | 27th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 87 | 4.3% | 2 | 10th | 6.5% | 22nd |
| Not a Default | 1,952 | 95.7% | 29 | 27th | 93.6% | 55th |
| 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 | 5,101 | 34% | 57 | 35th | 32.4% | 49th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,631 | 17.6% | 40 | 25th | 22.7% | 21st |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 7,261 | 48.4% | 79 | 32nd | 44.9% | 46th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 108 | 5.3% | 1 | 23rd | 3.2% | 37th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 38 | 1.9% | 0 | 28th | 0% | 28th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 1,893 | 92.8% | 30 | 26th | 96.8% | 22nd |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 14,993 | 88% | 176 | 32nd | 85% | 61st |
| Private Attorney | 1,799 | 10.6% | 29 | 23rd | 14% | 16th |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 240 | 1.4% | 2 | 28th | 1% | 44th |
| 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 | 9,172 | 61.2% | 92 | 36th | 52.3% | 61st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 5,821 | 38.8% | 84 | 27th | 47.7% | 17th |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 916 | 50.9% | 16 | 21st | 55.2% | 32nd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 883 | 49.1% | 13 | 25th | 44.8% | 45th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 61 | 25.4% | 1 | 13th | 50% | 8th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 179 | 74.6% | 1 | 32nd | 50% | 42nd |
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% | 68,860 | 3rd | 82.5% | 30th |
| Below poverty level | 565,024 | 20.9% | 14,564 | 13th | 17.5% | 48th |
| 2018 Poverty (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| At or above poverty level | 2,188,437 | 80.5% | 73,926 | 3rd | 87.9% | 21st |
| Below poverty level | 530,118 | 19.5% | 10,190 | 17th | 12.1% | 57th |
| Race (% of Population) | ||||||
| 2010 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| White | 859,282 | 31.8% | 47,344 | 4th | 56.8% | 15th |
| Black | 909,842 | 33.7% | 7,584 | 35th | 9.1% | 45th |
| Latinx | 753,375 | 27.9% | 24,391 | 11th | 29.2% | 26th |
| Asian | 143,654 | 5.3% | 2,914 | 17th | 3.5% | 29th |
| Other | 37,313 | 1.4% | 1,191 | 10th | 1.4% | 27th |
| 2018 Race (% of Population) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| White | 892,323 | 32.8% | 52,726 | 4th | 62.7% | 11th |
| Black | 808,165 | 29.7% | 5,913 | 40th | 7% | 45th |
| Latinx | 788,140 | 29% | 19,038 | 17th | 22.6% | 29th |
| Asian | 172,991 | 6.4% | 4,049 | 15th | 4.8% | 29th |
| Other | 56,936 | 2.1% | 2,388 | 3rd | 2.8% | 19th |
| 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% | 23,449 | 3rd | 55.2% | 29th |
| 2018 Rental Units (% of Housing) from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Rental Units (% of Housing) | 626,929 | 51.9% | 23,795 | 3rd | 58% | 25th |
| Median Rent | ||||||
| 2010 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2006-2010) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $885 | - | $799 - $1,592 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Median Rent from American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2014-2018) | ||||||
| Median Rent | $1,077 | - | $1,019 - $2,124 | - | - | - |
