<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Income Properties Ltd. III 1997 First 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> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 <CASH> 1,445 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 71 <ALLOWANCES> 26 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 14,180 <DEPRECIATION> 8,747 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,603 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 3,787 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (2,454) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 7,603 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 523 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 492 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 91 <INCOME-PRETAX> (204) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (204) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (204) <EPS-PRIMARY> (2.33)<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>