<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Century Pension Income Fund XXIV 1998 Third Quarter 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-Q filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000780590 <NAME> CENTURY PENSION INCOME FUND XXIV <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 <CASH> 3,824 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 146 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,845 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 11,527 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 11,845 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 4,736 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,068 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 4,102 <EPS-PRIMARY> 53.56<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>