| Item | Chicago | West Town | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Rank | Percent | Rank | |
How Many Evictions Are There? | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | ||||||
| Eviction Filings | 19,529 | - | 254 | 31st | - | - |
| Eviction Filing Rate | ||||||
| Eviction Filing Rate | 3.1% | - | 1.1% | 72nd | - | - |
| Sealed Cases (% of eviction filings) | ||||||
| Not Sealed | 17,129 | 87.7% | 216 | 31st | 85% | 45th |
| Sealed | 2,400 | 12.3% | 38 | 23rd | 15% | 33rd |
Why Do Evictions Happen? | ||||||
| Eviction with Back Rent Cases | ||||||
| Eviction Only | 2,641 | 15.6% | 40 | 26th | 18.6% | 31st |
| Eviction with Back Rent | 14,336 | 84.4% | 175 | 31st | 81.4% | 47th |
| Median Back Rent Sought | ||||||
| Median Back Rent Sought | $2,180 | - | $2,700 | 17th | - | - |
What Happens In Eviction Court? | ||||||
| Eviction Orders (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 10,002 | 58.9% | 122 | 33rd | 56.7% | 47th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 6,975 | 41.1% | 93 | 30th | 43.3% | 31st |
| Eviction Orders by Default (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 2,313 | 13.6% | 33 | 26th | 15.4% | 21st |
| Not a Default | 14,664 | 86.4% | 182 | 31st | 84.7% | 57th |
| Eviction Orders at First Time Up (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 4,923 | 29% | 70 | 28th | 32.6% | 19th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,641 | 15.6% | 43 | 25th | 20% | 13th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 9,413 | 55.5% | 102 | 33rd | 47.4% | 68th |
Does Having An Attorney Matter? | ||||||
| Landlord Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Landlord | 14,302 | 84.2% | 174 | 30th | 80.9% | 45th |
| Landlord without an Attorney | 2,675 | 15.8% | 41 | 19th | 19.1% | 33rd |
| Tenant Representation (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| Represented Tenant | 2,084 | 12.3% | 26 | 29th | 12.1% | 41st |
| Tenant without an Attorney | 14,893 | 87.7% | 189 | 31st | 87.9% | 37th |
| 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 | 8,995 | 60.4% | 111 | 33rd | 58.7% | 46th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 5,898 | 39.6% | 78 | 31st | 41.3% | 32nd |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 1,007 | 48.3% | 11 | 32nd | 42.3% | 51st |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 1,077 | 51.7% | 15 | 21st | 57.7% | 26th |
| Eviction Orders by Default by Representation | ||||||
| No Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants did not have an attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 2,229 | 15% | 31 | 26th | 16.4% | 24th |
| Not a Default | 12,664 | 85% | 158 | 32nd | 83.6% | 54th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order by Default | 84 | 4% | 2 | 11th | 7.7% | 16th |
| Not a Default | 2,000 | 96% | 24 | 29th | 92.3% | 60th |
| 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 | 4,802 | 32.2% | 69 | 28th | 36.5% | 20th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 2,598 | 17.4% | 42 | 26th | 22.2% | 17th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 7,493 | 50.3% | 78 | 33rd | 41.3% | 66th |
| With an Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had attorney representation) | ||||||
| Eviction Order at First Time Up | 121 | 5.8% | 1 | 27th | 3.9% | 45th |
| Other Outcome at First Time Up | 43 | 2.1% | 1 | 13th | 3.9% | 17th |
| Not a First Time Up Outcome | 1,920 | 92.1% | 24 | 29th | 92.3% | 36th |
What About Legal Aid Attorneys? | ||||||
| Tenant Attorney Type (% of completed cases) | ||||||
| No Attorney | 14,893 | 87.7% | 189 | 31st | 87.9% | 37th |
| Private Attorney | 1,824 | 10.7% | 22 | 29th | 10.2% | 47th |
| Legal Aid Attorney | 260 | 1.5% | 4 | 25th | 1.9% | 23rd |
| 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 | 8,995 | 60.4% | 111 | 33rd | 58.7% | 46th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 5,898 | 39.6% | 78 | 31st | 41.3% | 32nd |
| Private Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a private attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 937 | 51.4% | 11 | 29th | 50% | 33rd |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 887 | 48.6% | 11 | 24th | 50% | 36th |
| Legal Aid Attorney (% of completed cases where tenants had a legal aid attorney) | ||||||
| Eviction Order | 70 | 26.9% | 0 | 36th | 0% | 36th |
| Other Outcome (primarily dismissals) | 190 | 73.1% | 4 | 14th | 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% | 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 | - | - | - |
