<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Century Pension Income Fund XXIV 1996 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-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 1,875 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 17,786 <DEPRECIATION> (3,584) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,263 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 24,106 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 24,263 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,945 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,324 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 621 <EPS-PRIMARY> 8.35<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>