<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Income Properties Ltd, III 1996 Second Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000720460 <NAME> ANGELES INCOME PROPERTIES LTD, III <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <CASH> 1,266 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 48 <ALLOWANCES> 41 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 14,043 <DEPRECIATION> 8,253 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,479 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 3,421 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (1,844) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 7,479 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 897 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,040 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 215 <INCOME-PRETAX> (669) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (669) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (669) <EPS-PRIMARY> (7.63)<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>The Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>